HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced on the 6th that it has won a contract for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) of the U.S. Navy's supply support ships.
The contracted project involves the regular overhaul of the 40,000-ton cargo supply ship 'USNS Alan Shepard.'
The vessel measures 210 meters in length, 32 meters in width, and 9.4 meters in height, and was commissioned in 2007. The ship's name is taken from the first American astronaut.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries will begin maintenance at the Ulsan HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard near the wharf starting in September, and is set to deliver it to the U.S. Navy in November after undergoing propeller cleaning, various tank maintenance, and equipment inspections.
Joo Won-ho, head of the special vessel business at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, said, "This MRO contract is the first to be awarded after the government proposed the Korea-U.S. shipbuilding cooperation project 'MASGA.' We will do our utmost to successfully complete the project as a representative shipbuilding corporation of Korea."