Korean, Canadian naval bands unite for joint performance as submarine arrives in British Columbia Korean and Canadian naval bands conducted a joint performance on Wednesday in a bid to enhance the partnership between the navies, officials said, following the arrival of a Korean submarine at a port in Victoria, Canada. 2026.5.27
Boats and bots President Lee Jae Myung, far left, attends a presentation about a ship welding robot at Samsung Heavy Industries' exhibition booth following a conference on the future vision of Korean shipbuilding held at a hotel in Ulsan on May 13. 2026.5.13
Korea touts job creation with Canadian sub project bid at bilateral economic cooperation forum Korea is positioning its bid for Canada's $44 billion submarine program as a long-term industrial engine capable of generating almost half a million jobs across the Canadian economy. 2026.3.31
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries celebrates 'day of the Aegis destroyers' HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ (HD HHI) three Aegis destroyers gathered at the shipbuilder’s Ulsan shipyard on Thursday. 2026.2.22
Trump namedrops Korean shipbuilder for 'Golden Fleet' initiative Korean shipbuilders and defense firms are preparing to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called Golden Fleet battleship initiative, as bilateral shipbuilding cooperation — “Make American Shipbuilding Great Again” — begins to gain full momentum. 2025.12.23
U.S. chief of naval operations visits HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard to discuss cooperation Admiral Daryl Caudle, U.S. chief of naval operations, visited HD Hyundai Heavy Industries on Saturday to explore opportunities for naval cooperation under the Korea-U.S. shipbuilding initiative known as MASGA (Make America Shipbuilding Great Again). 2025.11.16
HD Hyundai signs MOU on naval shipbuilding program with India's Cochin Shipyard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is partnering with India’s state-owned Cochin Shipyard to enter the country’s naval shipbuilding market, with an agreement signed on Monday to jointly pursue a landing platform dock program for the Indian Navy. 2025.11.11
HD Hyundai Heavy wins 435.3 billion won order to build 2 container ships HD Hyundai Heavy Industries said Monday it has won a 435.3 billion won ($299.3 million) deal to build two large container vessels from Thai-based container shipper Regional Container Lines. 2025.11.10
HD Hyundai provides financial support to families of shipyard accident victims HD Hyundai’s foundation has provided living expenses to families of workers killed in industrial accidents at its shipyards, Korea’s largest shipbuilder said on Tuesday. 2025.9.23
For Korean firms to win Canada's sub contract, Seoul should buy choppers, experts say The success of a joint bid by Hanwha Ocean and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for the multibillion-dollar Canadian Patrol Submarine Project will require an offset package, and firefighting helicopters are a practical and appealing option for Seoul. 2025.9.19
![The 3,000-ton ROKS Dosan Ahn Chang-ho enters a port at the Canadian naval base in Esquimalt, Victoria, on May 23 in what marks the first trans-Pacific voyage ever undertaken by a Korean submarine. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12575673.jpg?imageId=12575673&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Maninder Sidhu, Canada’s minister of international trade, delivers a keynote address at the Plenary Session of the Team Canada Mission to Korea, with more than 100 Canadian organizations in attendance, at Lotte Hotel Seoul on March 31. [EMBASSY OF CANADA TO KOREA]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12711234.jpg?imageId=12711234&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![From left: The ROKS Jeongjo the Great, the ROKS Dosan Jeong Yak-yong and the ROKS Daeho Kim Jong-seo DDG-II guided missile destroyers at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' shipyard in Ulsan [HD HHI]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11984607.jpg?imageId=11984607&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Visitors look around advanced weapons systems at the opening ceremony of the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition at Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi, on Oct. 20. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12160124.jpg?imageId=12160124&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Admiral Daryl Caudle, U.S. chief of naval operations at right, shakes hands with HD Hyundai Chairman Chung Ki-sun during his visit to the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries headquarters in Ulsan on Nov. 15. [HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12111127.jpg?imageId=12111127&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A view of Cochin Shipyard in India. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced Nov. 11 that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Cochin Shipyard, India’s largest state-owned shipbuilder, to cooperate on the Indian Navy’s landing platform dock program. [HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12395406.jpg?imageId=12395406&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A general view shows HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan Shipyard in Ulsan on Dec. 29, 2023. [REUTERS/YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12096036.jpg?imageId=12096036&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Logo for the HD Hyundai Hope Foundation, launched in September 2024 [HD HYUNDAI]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12153031.jpg?imageId=12153031&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, rear, modified by Canada’s Coulson Aviation for firefighting and deployed to battle wildfires in Australia, flies with a Bell 412EP helicopter operated by the Australian government. [COULSON]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12160704.jpg?imageId=12160704&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)