HSG Sungdong Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. is a company primarily engaged in shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion, ship block production, and offshore wind power structure manufacturing. The company specializes in constructing large vessels and producing offshore wind substructures, leveraging its unique on-land shipbuilding technology. It embarked on a new leap forward through the merger of the former Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and HSG Heavy Industries.HSGSungdongShipbuildingCo.,Ltd.isacompanyprimarilyengagedinshipbuilding,shiprepairandconversion,shipblockproduction,andoffshorewindpowerstructuremanufacturing.Thecompanyspecializesinconstructinglargevesselsandproducingoffshorewindsubstructures,leveragingitsuniqueon-landshipbuildingtechnology.ItembarkedonanewleapforwardthroughthemergeroftheformerSungdongShipbuilding&MarineEngineeringandHSGHeavyIndustries.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Shipbuilding: Capability to construct various large vessels including bulk carriers, container ships, shuttle tankers, and crude oil carriers. Possessing proprietary technology to build and launch ships up to 220,000 DWT on land.Shipbuilding:Capabilitytoconstructvariouslargevesselsincludingbulkcarriers,containerships,shuttletankers,andcrudeoilcarriers.Possessingproprietarytechnologytobuildandlaunchshipsupto220,000DWTonland.
Ship Repair and Conversion: Provision of diverse ship repair services, including LNG ship cargo tank repairs and eco-friendly ship conversion projects. Utilizing its own floating docks with dimensions of 320m length, 67m width, and 80,000-ton lifting capacity for repair operations.ShipRepairandConversion:Provisionofdiverseshiprepairservices,includingLNGshipcargotankrepairsandeco-friendlyshipconversionprojects.Utilizingitsownfloatingdockswithdimensionsof320mlength,67mwidth,and80,000-tonliftingcapacityforrepairoperations.
Ship Block Manufacturing: Capability to produce ship blocks of various sizes, from single blocks to half blocks. Establishment of cooperative relationships with major shipyards like Samsung Heavy Industries for outsourcing large block production.ShipBlockManufacturing:Capabilitytoproduceshipblocksofvarioussizes,fromsingleblockstohalfblocks.EstablishmentofcooperativerelationshipswithmajorshipyardslikeSamsungHeavyIndustriesforoutsourcinglargeblockproduction.
Offshore Wind Substructure Manufacturing: Expertise in producing jacket-type substructures, floating/floater-type substructures, and Offshore Substation (OSS). Equipped with facilities optimized for offshore wind substructure fabrication, including a 1,190,000m² yard, 2km quayside, and large roll bending machines.OffshoreWindSubstructureManufacturing:Expertiseinproducingjacket-typesubstructures,floating/floater-typesubstructures,andOffshoreSubstation(OSS).Equippedwithfacilitiesoptimizedforoffshorewindsubstructurefabrication,includinga1,190,000m²yard,2kmquayside,andlargerollbendingmachines.
On-Land Shipbuilding Technology: Possession of proprietary Gripper Translift System technology enabling ship construction without dry docks. This technology facilitates shorter construction periods and cost reductions.On-LandShipbuildingTechnology:PossessionofproprietaryGripperTransliftSystemtechnologyenablingshipconstructionwithoutdrydocks.Thistechnologyfacilitatesshorterconstructionperiodsandcostreductions.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Unique On-Land Shipbuilding Technology: The world's first large-scale shipbuilder to adopt on-land shipbuilding as its main method, possessing original technology to build and launch ships up to 220,000 DWT on ground. This method ensures economic efficiency and workplace safety by eliminating the need for dry dock construction.UniqueOn-LandShipbuildingTechnology:Theworld'sfirstlarge-scaleshipbuildertoadopton-landshipbuildingasitsmainmethod,possessingoriginaltechnologytobuildandlaunchshipsupto220,000DWTonground.Thismethodensureseconomicefficiencyandworkplacesafetybyeliminatingtheneedfordrydockconstruction.
Smart Yard and Production System: Establishment of a Smart Yard integrating IT technologies to maximize efficiency across all management and production processes. Operation of a 'Smart Flow Production System' that integrates all processes from steel cutting to ship delivery.SmartYardandProductionSystem:EstablishmentofaSmartYardintegratingITtechnologiestomaximizeefficiencyacrossallmanagementandproductionprocesses.Operationofa'SmartFlowProductionSystem'thatintegratesallprocessesfromsteelcuttingtoshipdelivery.
Leading Capability in Offshore Wind Market: Emerging as a key player in the global offshore wind market, backed by large-scale facilities and technological expertise in offshore wind substructure manufacturing. Securing significant contracts with Danish utility Ørsted and pursuing mass production of WindFloat® floating wind foundations through collaboration with Principle Power.LeadingCapabilityinOffshoreWindMarket:Emergingasakeyplayerintheglobaloffshorewindmarket,backedbylarge-scalefacilitiesandtechnologicalexpertiseinoffshorewindsubstructuremanufacturing.SecuringsignificantcontractswithDanishutilityØrstedandpursuingmassproductionofWindFloat®floatingwindfoundationsthroughcollaborationwithPrinciplePower.
Extensive Shipbuilding Experience and Reliability: A track record of delivering over 250 vessels, demonstrating high-quality shipbuilding and on-time delivery capabilities. Recognition of its technology and production capacity by major shipyards through an outsourcing contract with Samsung Heavy Industries for S-MAX tanker construction.ExtensiveShipbuildingExperienceandReliability:Atrackrecordofdeliveringover250vessels,demonstratinghigh-qualityshipbuildingandon-timedeliverycapabilities.RecognitionofitstechnologyandproductioncapacitybymajorshipyardsthroughanoutsourcingcontractwithSamsungHeavyIndustriesforS-MAXtankerconstruction.
Eco-friendly and Safety Management: Efforts to establish eco-friendly factory facilities for environmental protection and compliance with domestic and international environmental laws. Implementation of health and safety policies and a world-class Environmental Management System to create a safe and healthy working environment.Eco-friendlyandSafetyManagement:Effortstoestablisheco-friendlyfactoryfacilitiesforenvironmentalprotectionandcompliancewithdomesticandinternationalenvironmentallaws.Implementationofhealthandsafetypoliciesandaworld-classEnvironmentalManagementSystemtocreateasafeandhealthyworkingenvironment.
Target IndustrieTargetIndustrie
Shipbuilding Industry: Construction and repair of merchant vessels such as bulk carriers, container ships, and tankers.ShipbuildingIndustry:Constructionandrepairofmerchantvesselssuchasbulkcarriers,containerships,andtankers.
Offshore Plant Industry: Manufacturing of offshore plant components and structures.OffshorePlantIndustry:Manufacturingofoffshoreplantcomponentsandstructures.
Offshore Wind Industry: Manufacturing and supply of offshore wind turbine substructures.OffshoreWindIndustry:Manufacturingandsupplyofoffshorewindturbinesubstructures.
Special Transport Equipment Industry: Manufacturing of special transport equipment.SpecialTransportEquipmentIndustry:Manufacturingofspecialtransportequipment.
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
Africa (offshore production facility orders)Africa(offshoreproductionfacilityorders)
South Korea, TaiwanSouthKorea,Taiwan
GreeceGreece
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
ISO 9001 Certification: Quality Management System certification.ISO9001Certification:QualityManagementSystemcertification.
ISO 14001 Certification: Environmental Management System certification.ISO14001Certification:EnvironmentalManagementSystemcertification.
OHSAS 18001 Certification: Occupational Health and Safety Management System certification (expected to transition to ISO 45001).OHSAS18001Certification:OccupationalHealthandSafetyManagementSystemcertification(expectedtotransitiontoISO45001).
Gripper Translift System (GTS) Development: World's first on-land shipbuilding method development.GripperTransliftSystem(GTS)Development:World'sfirston-landshipbuildingmethoddevelopment.
Development of Self-Driving Launching System (patent application): Technology related to ship launching.DevelopmentofSelf-DrivingLaunchingSystem(patentapplication):Technologyrelatedtoshiplaunching.
Development of Network Digital Welding System: Technology for improving production efficiency and quality.DevelopmentofNetworkDigitalWeldingSystem:Technologyforimprovingproductionefficiencyandquality.