Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries

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Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HSHI 現代三湖重工業) is world's 5th largest shipbuilder and produces approximately 30 vessels per year. Its yard is located in Samho-eup, 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, container ships, gas and chemical carriers. Also, the company makes transport equipment such as Goliath Cranes and container offloading cranes.

In 2006, the company built a hull part of FPSO (Floating Production Storage Offloading) vessels and 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.

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