Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

From factories to data centers: Korea's heavy industries pivot to meet surging AI demand

Korea's heavy industries are slowly wading into the business of building AI data centers by repurposing factory sites and core technologies to meet surging demand for their power-hungry infrastructure.

2026-04-24

HD Hyundai, Anduril ink MOU on underwater drones

HD Hyundai has partnered with the U.S. defense technology firm Anduril to jointly develop advanced unmanned underwater vehicle systems, expanding a collaboration that previously focused on unmanned surface vehicles.

2026-04-23

HD HHI wins $424M power equipment order in U.S.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Korea's leading shipbuilder, said Wednesday it has secured a 627 billion won ($424 million) contract to supply power generation equipment to a U.S. energy infrastructure company.

2026-04-22

HD Hyundai's India shipyard takes shape in latest deal

HD Hyundai plans to build a shipyard in India as the largest shareholder in a new joint venture with Indian maritime partners, marking the company's push into a major new market.

2026-04-21

First oil tanker to pass through Strait of Hormuz since outbreak of Iran war to arrive in May

An oil tanker is expected to arrive in Korea early next month after passing through the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first shipment to the country by an oil tanker passing through Hormuz since the outbreak of the Iran war.

2026-04-20

HD Hyundai Heavy wins $460 million VLGC order for Middle East-based client

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Korea's leading shipbuilder, said on Friday that it has secured a 674.7 billion won ($460 million) contract to build four gas carriers for a Middle East-based client.

2026-04-19

HD Hyundai Electric completes Korea's largest environmentally friendly transformer

HD Hyundai Electric has completed the country’s largest-capacity transformer that uses environmentally friendly insulating oil — a unit destined for export to Britain.

2026-04-16

HD KSOE affiliates secure 1.97 trillion won in shipbuilding orders

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) said Wednesday its affiliates have secured shipbuilding orders worth a combined 1.97 trillion won ($1.3 billion) in multiple deals signed this month.

2026-04-08

HD Hyundai's Avikus wins global certification for autonomous navigation

HD Hyundai’s autonomous ship navigation subsidiary Avikus has secured a global classification certification for its autonomous navigation system, the parent company said Tuesday.

2026-04-07

HD Hyundai Samho wins $232 million LPG ship order from Greece

HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries said Friday it has secured a 349.8 billion-won ($232 million) order to build two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers for a shipping company in Greece.

2026-04-03