• Collaboration expands to LNG bunkering vessel and autonomous maritime technologies, as well as workforce training
• Signs Korea-U.S. collaborative R&D agreements with U.S. universities and companies
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) is expanding comprehensive cooperation with the U.S. shipbuilding industry by leveraging its advanced shipbuilding technologies and shipyard operation expertise.
SHI announced that it participated in the opening ceremony of the Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center (KUSPC), held on July 23 (local time) at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., where it signed a series of agreements to strengthen its U.S. business.
Established under Korea`s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR), the Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center aims to support joint research between Korean and U.S. shipbuilders while facilitating communication and collaboration among governments and industry.
The opening ceremony was attended by Jung Kwan Kim, Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources, and Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, along with government and industry representatives from both countries. Samsung Heavy Industries was represented by Sung An Choi, Vice Chairman and CEO and Kyung Hee Kim, Head of Future Business Division (Vice President), while officials from Korea’s three major shipbuilders attended. (....)