Executives from the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries special ship division visited the U.S. Huntington Ingalls shipyard to discuss cooperation plans.
On the 21st, Huntington Ingalls said it invited HD Hyundai Heavy Industries executives this month to the Ingalls Shipbuilding yard in Mississippi for a three-day cooperation event.
In April, the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on improving shipbuilding productivity and cooperating on advanced shipbuilding technology. They agreed to combine each company's expertise and capabilities in warship construction to maximize production efficiency in shipbuilding and share know-how to improve construction expenses and delivery schedules.
Executives from Huntington Ingalls and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries discussed ways to expand new opportunities in shipbuilding construction technologies and processes, and in the commercial and naval sectors. The HD Hyundai Heavy Industries executives closely inspected the construction site at Ingalls Shipbuilding and toured facilities for advanced robotics and shipbuilding modernization.
Brian Blanchette, president of Ingalls Shipbuilding, said, "We expect to develop the ideas generated during this visit into new opportunities that will accelerate deliveries of core ships for the U.S. Navy fleet."
Lee Sang-bong, head of design at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries special ship division, said, "This visit was an opportunity to directly confirm the expertise and technological capabilities that Huntington Ingalls has accumulated in shipbuilding. We look forward to strengthening our cooperative relationship even further through close collaboration going forward."