{"id":20458,"date":"2025-11-19T19:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=20458"},"modified":"2025-11-19T19:02:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:02:20","slug":"hd-hyundai-becomes-worlds-first-shipbuilder-to-build-deliver-5000-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=20458","title":{"rendered":"HD Hyundai Becomes World\u2019s First Shipbuilder To Build & Deliver 5,000 Ships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
HD Hyundai Becomes World\u2019s First Shipbuilder To Build & Deliver 5,000 Ships<\/div>\n

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HD Hyundai has become the world\u2019s first shipbuilder to build and deliver 5,000 ships, marking half a century since its first vessel delivery in 1974.<\/p>\n

HD Hyundai announced that it held a ceremony on Wednesday, November 19, at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan to celebrate delivering a total of 5,000 ships.<\/p>\n

The event was attended by HD Hyundai Chairman Chung Kisun; National Assembly members Kim Taeseon (Ulsan Dong-gu) and Yoon Jong-o (Ulsan Buk-gu); Park Dong-il, Director General at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources; Ahn Byung-gil, CEO of the Korea Ocean Business Corporation; and Park Jong-seug, Chairman of Korea Marine Transport Co.(and Chairman of the Korea Shipowners\u2019 Association).<\/p>\n

The 5,000th vessel delivered by HD Hyundai is the Diego Silang, the second offshore patrol vessel built for the Philippine Navy. Measuring 118.4 meters in length and 14.9 meters in width, the state-of-the-art vessel reaches a cruising speed of 15 knots (28 km\/h) and has a range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km).<\/p>\n

It was launched in March and delivered to the Philippine Navy in October. HD Hyundai has secured contracts to build a total of ten naval vessels for the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Since delivering its first vessel\u2014the 260,000-ton Very Large Crude Oil Carrier Atlantic Baron\u2014in 1974, HD Hyundai has provided ships to more than 700 shipowners across 68 countries, culminating in the latest delivery of the Diego Silang.<\/p>\n

In detail, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has delivered 2,631 vessels, HD Hyundai Mipo has delivered 1,570 vessels, and HD Hyundai Samho has delivered 799 vessels. This record-setting achievement has not been matched even by European or Japanese shipbuilders, despite their much longer shipbuilding histories.<\/p>\n

Assuming an average vessel length of 250 meters, the combined length of 5,000 ships reaches approximately 1,250 kilometers. This distance exceeds the straight-line distance from Seoul to Tokyo (about 1,150 kilometers) and is more than 140 times the height of Mount Everest (approximately 8,800 meters).<\/p>\n

Chairman Chung stated, \u201cOur 5,000-vessel milestone represents the pride of Korea\u2019s shipbuilding industry and the history of bold challenges that have reshaped the global maritime paradigm.\u201d He continued, \u201cBuilding on this shared legacy of innovation, we will move confidently toward the next 5,000 vessels\u2014and the next half century.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, HD Hyundai\u2019s three shipbuilding subsidiaries delivered a total of 144 vessels in 2024, including container ships, LNG carriers, and product carriers.<\/p>\n

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