Two Korean trainee sailors on a Korean vessel stranded near the Strait of Hormuz due to Middle East tensions will disembark and return home, the government said on Sunday.
The Foreign Ministry said Wednesday it held an interagency meeting to assess the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and discuss ways to ensure the safety of Korean ships and crew members operating in the area.
Korea is in the process of providing supplies to one of its ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict in the Middle East, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official said on Tuesday.
Some 40 Korean commercial vessels were found to be operating in or near the Strait of Hormuz, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Tuesday, amid escalating tensions across the Middle East following U.S. and Israeli air strikes on Iran.
The United States seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive push to dictate oil flows in the Americas and force Venezuela's socialist government to become an ally.
Five crew members who fell overboard from a cargo ship off the southern coast of Seogwipo, Jeju Island, on Friday were all rescued by the Coast Guard, according to authorities.
Korea’s shipbuilders are moving quickly to deepen ties with India as global ship orders fall and executives and analysts warn the industry may have passed its peak. The companies see India as a potential base for long-term growth.
HD Hyundai has partnered with U.S. defense technology firm Anduril Industries to co-develop an autonomous surface vessel (ASV) for the U.S. Navy, positioning the Korean shipbuilder at the forefront of a rapidly expanding unmanned maritime market.
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.
Japan has declared the revival of its shipbuilding industry, setting up a new front in its economic rivalry with Korea as both nations vie for lucrative contracts with the U.S. Navy.
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