HYUNDAI SAMHO HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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HSHI is world's 5th largest shipbuilder and it prodeces about 30 vessels in a year. It's yard is located in Yeong-am Gun Jeolanam Do of South Korea. The company belongs to HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES GROUP which consists of 3 shipbuilders.(HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES,HYUNDAI MIPO DOCK YARD and HYUNDAI SAMHO HEAVY INDUSTRIES)

HSHI mainly produces tankers, bulk carriers, containerships, gas and chemical carriers. Also, the company makes Transpoting equipments such as Goliath Cranes and Container offloading Cranes.

In 2006, the company has just built a hull part of FPSO(Floating Production Storage Offloading)vessel and now, they have just started to build LNG Carriers, LPG carriers and PCTCs(Pure Car & Truck Carrier). Furthermore, they are planning to increase the number of ships they can build in a year up to 41~43 ships by making and using a Floating Dock.