defense ships
Scope
Date
~
-
Korean chipmakers
Samsung in talks to supply customized HBM4 to Nvidia, Broadcom, Google
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s leading memory chipmaker, is in talks to supply customized sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory, or HBM...
Apr 30, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE secures $1.8 bn in container ship orders
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) secured orders for 22 container ships worth a total of 2.54 trillion won ($1.8 billion) ...
Apr 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Steel
POSCO raises ship steel prices as Korea's tariffs curb supply
POSCO Holdings Inc. has raised second-quarter prices of thick plates used in vessels amid concerns over tighter supply after South Korea levied anti...
Apr 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Business & Politics
Seoul, Washington agree on July tariff deal framework in '2+2' trade talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korea and the US have agreed to work together to craft a comprehensive tariff-liberalization package by July 8, marki...
Apr 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Aerospace & Defense
South Korean defense industry thriving on strong overseas demand
The South Korean defense industry's current heyday is expected to continue for a while as global demand for Korean-made weapons and combat systems h...
Apr 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korean stock market
NPS pours $3.9 bn to buttress Korean stock market
South Korea’s National Pension Service, the country’s largest institutional investor, has come to the rescue of the domestic stock marke...
Apr 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korean shipbuilders rally as Trump hints at buying foreign ships
South Korean shipbuilding stocks soared on Friday on news that US President Donald Trump indicated that the world’s No. 1 economy may purchase...
Apr 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Mergers & Acquisitions
IMM consortium owns 100% of Hyundai LNG Shipping; Stake sale eyed
A consortium of IMM Private Equity Inc. and IMM Investment Corp. has secured full ownership of Hyundai LNG Shipping, South Korea’s top liquefi...
Apr 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai on course for $1.55 bn order amid US-China trade war
HD Hyundai Co., the world’s largest shipbuilding group, is emerging as a key beneficiary of the Trump administration’s tariff policies a...
Apr 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace signs $254 million deal to supply K9 howitzers to India
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, said on Thursday it has signed a 370 billion won ($254 million) deal to supply K9 self...
Apr 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace plans record $2.5 bn rights offering for plant expansion
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, said on Thursday it is raising 3.6 trillion won ($2.5 billion) in new capital through ...
Mar 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix ships world’s first 12-layer HBM4 samples early
South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix Inc. has begun delivering samples of the world’s most advanced, next-generation high bandwidth memory ...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea’s Hanwha acquires 9.9% in Australia’s Austal
South Korean chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group has taken a 9.9% stake in Austal Ltd., an Australian shipbuilder, for 183.3 million Aust...
Mar 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha wins $1.6 billion order to build 6 container ships for Evergreen
Hanwha Ocean Co., a leading South Korean shipbuilder, said on Monday it has won a 2.33 trillion won ($1.61 billion) order to build six eco-friendly,...
Mar 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea’s Hanwha Ocean sends USNS Wally Schirra back to theater after MRO
A 210-meter, 40,000-ton US Navy vessel, heavily corroded and weathered from years of service, was pulled into Hanwha Ocean Co.'s shipyard in Ge...
Mar 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy eyes $5.5 bn FLNG ship deals as Trump sanctions China
GEOJE, South Gyeongsang – At a huge shipyard operated by Samsung Heavy Industries Co. on Geoje, an island in South Gyeongsang province some 39...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai to invest $206 mn to develop SMR ship
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE), an intermediary shipbuilding holding company of HD Hyundai Co., will invest up to 30...
Mar 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai, Palantir chiefs discuss AI shipyard, defense technology
Chung Kisun, executive vice chairman of the world’s largest shipbuilder HD Hyundai Co., has met with Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies I...
Mar 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Business & Politics
Asia’s defense stocks climb on hopes of more European arms spending
Defense stocks in key Asian markets jumped on Tuesday, buoyed by expectations that European nations will boost security spending amid fears that the...
Mar 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth eyes March visit to Seoul
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is arranging a visit to South Korea next month to inspect shipyards and discuss cooperation on naval vessel constr...
Feb 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
HMM seeks to acquire parts of SK Shipping for $1.4 bn from Hahn & Co.
HMM Co., South Korea’s largest ocean carrier, is seeking to buy SK Shipping Co., excluding its liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation busi...
Feb 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea’s Hanwha eyes L-SAM exports with UAE’s EDGE
Hanwha Group’s Vice Chairman and heir apparent Kim Dong-kwan is on the front line to export South Korea's latest homegrown air defense system ...
Feb 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea’s defense order backlog reaches record $73.1 billion at end-2024
South Korea’s seven major defense companies saw their combined order backlog reach a record 105.6 trillion won ($73.1 billion) at the end of 2...
Feb 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Korea Shipbuilding premieres nuclear-powered ship design
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE), the parent of the world’s largest shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.,...
Feb 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha agrees to buy 60% stake in Ourhome for $599 mn
South Korea’s Hanwha Group, which is seeking to re-enter the catering market five years after leaving the sector, has agreed to buy a nearly 6...
Feb 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE bags $371 mn LNG bunker ship order
The outlook for South Korean shipbuilders’ liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering ship construction looks bright as the global LNG-powered ship...
Feb 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai in talks to buy back Korean ship parts maker
HD Hyundai Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, is in talks with a private equity firm to buy back a South Korean ship parts manufactu...
Feb 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Earnings
Hanwha Systems posts record earnings in 2024 on brisk defense sales
Hanwha Systems Co., a leading South Korean defense company, reported its best-ever earnings last year thanks to brisk sales of its defense systems i...
Feb 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Beauty & Cosmetics
Korea’s beauty retailer CJ Olive Young to open first US offline outlet
CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, said on Tuesday it has set up a US business entity in Los Angeles to enhance its p...
Feb 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE wins $2.6 bn order for 12 container ships
South Korea’s largest shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) said on Thursday it got 3.716 trillion won ...
Jan 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 BMW Surpasses Mercedes in Sales – Imported Car Market 'Shake-Up'
- 2 Seoul appeal: Korean art captivates Indonesia’s affluent connoisseurs
- 3 CJ CheilJedang scraps $3.5 bn green bio sale, shifts gears to expansion
- 4 Trump Jr. meets Korean business chiefs in back-to-back sessions
- 5 Samsung in talks to supply customized HBM4 to Nvidia, Broadcom, Google