2024

Hanwha Ocean becomes the first Korean shipbuilder to win an MRO contract from the US Navy

Becomes the first Korean corporation to run a shipbuilding business in the U.S. with the acquisition of Philly Shipyard

Acquires the wind power and plant business of Hanwha corporation

2023

Dual-fuel Powered Very Large Container Ship Equipped with High Manganese Steel Tank won the Korea Technology Award President’s Prize

Large Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel was selected as a WORLD CLASS PRODUCT OF KOREA

Became the first Korean company to join the FMC (First Movers Coalition)

M&A into Hanwha Group, changed the company name to Hanwha Ocean

“Smart Energy Saving System” won the IR52 Jang Young-shil Award

2022

Standalone Cryogenic High Manganese Steel Tank for LNG Fuel Propulsion Ships (MCTIB®) won the IR52 Jang Young-shil Award and was included in the 10 Mechanical Technologies of the Year

“SS-III (Dosan Ahn Changho-class)” won the 2022 Korea Technology Award President’s Prize and was included in the 10 Mechanical Technologies of the Year

Established the ESG Committee

2021

24,000 TEU Smart Containership won the Korea Technology Award Prime Minister’s Prize

Named HAN-V (autonomous navigation test ship)

LNG Nitrogen Refrigerant System (NRS) for Offshore Platform and Ships won the IR52 Jang Young-shil Award

Established the ESG Administration

Opened the Digital Production Center

2020

“Smart Energy Saving System” was included in the 10 Mechanical Technologies of the Year

1,400t Submarine (exported submarine) won the Korea Technology Award and was selected as a WORLD CLASS PRODUCT OF KOREA

Succeeded ship-to-ship LNG loading at a shipyard’s quay wall for the first time in the world

Launched the Ahn Mu (SS-085) Submarine (3,000t submarine)

Named Algeciras (24,000 TEU), the world’s largest container ship

2019

Opened the Intelligent Production Technology Test Center

Final delivery of 15 Icebreakers LNGC for the Arctic Ocean

Opened the Sloshing Research Center

2018

Icebreaking LNGC for Polar Regions won the Korea Technology Award Prime Minister’s Prize

Opened the Siheung R&D Center

Launched of the independently developed 3,000t medium-sized submarine “SS-III (Dosan Ahn Changho-class) Submarine,”

Built a full re-liquefication system for high & low-pressure engines for the first time in the world

2017

LNG-FSRU, LNG Icebreaker for the Arctic Ocean was selected as the 2017 Best Vessel (Maritime)

Independently developed SOLIDUS, a membrane LNG cargo tank

Delivered the independently developed “Nagapasa-class Submarine,” Korea’s first submarine export, to Indonesia

Developed MCTIB, a high manganese steel LNG storage tank for cryogenic cargo and fuel

Delivered one of the largest jack-up rigs in the world

2016

Completed an icebreaking LNGC for the Arctic Ocean for the first time in the world

Made the 100th LNGC delivery since the foundation

Delivered LNG-FPSO to Malaysia for the first time in Korea

Launched Korea’s first export submarine to Indonesia

2015

Received BSI’s ISO 55001 certification for the first time in Korea

Built an LNGC equipped with an LNG-powered engine and a re-liquefication system (PRS) for the first time in the world

Delivered an LNG-powered container ship for the first time in the world featuring Hanwha Ocean technology

Built and delivered the largest container ship in the world (19.224 TEU)

Partial Re-liquefication System (PRS) for LNGC won the IR52 Jang Young-shil Award

2014

High-pressure Natural Gas Injection Ship Engine (ME-GI) Fuel Supply System (HiVAR) won the IR52 Jang Young-shil Award and was included in the 10 Mechanical Technologies of the Year

Won orders for 37 LNGCs, the largest number among Korean shipbuilders

Won orders for 15 icebreaking LNGCs for the Arctic Ocean

Began the building of 1,800t “KSS-I(Jang Bogo-class)Submarine”

Arc-7 173K LNGC won the IR52 Jang Young-shil Award

2013

High-pressure Natural Gas Injection Ship Engine (ME-GI) Fuel Supply System (HiVAR) won the Korea Technology Award Gold Prize

Won an order for 263K LNG-FSRU, one of the world’s biggest capacities

400,000 tons of Very Large Iron Ore Carrier (VLOC) was selected as a WORLD CLASS PRODUCT OF KOREA

Built and delivered the world’s largest container ship (18,000 TEU)

High-efficiency Eco-friendly Container Ship (18,300TEU) won the IR52 Jang Young-shil Award

2012

High-efficiency Eco-friendly Container Ship (18,300TEU) won the Korea Technology Award Gold Prize and was included in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s 10 New Technologies

Completed the Novus II Wind Plant

2011

Became the first Korean company to export submarines

Completed Pazflor FPSO, the world’s largest offshore crude oil production facility

2010

Successfully salvaged the ROKS Cheonan and returned

2009

Won the USD 10 Billion Export Tower Award on the 46th Trade Day

Established DeWind Co. (wind power industry)

2008

Achieved KRW 11 trillion in sales

2007

210K Very Large LNGC won the Korea Technology Award Grand Prize

Won the USD 6 Billion Export Tower Award on the 44th Trade Day

2006

Exceeded USD 10 billion worth of total orders

2005

LNG-RV won the Korea Technology Award Gold Prize and was included in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s 10 New Technologies

Built and delivered an LNG-RV for the first time in the world

2004

Became the world’s first shipbuilding company to operate the PI system

2003

Launched 100 batches at the No.2 Dock

Selected as the World’s Best Shipbuilder by Lloyd's List Maritime Asia

2000

Launched 100 batches at the No.1 Dock

1997

Received the ISO 14001 Environmental Management certification

1996

Launched the “DDH-971 (ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great),” Korea’s first independently developed destroyer

1995

Achieved USD 10 billion in total exports

1993

“SS-062 (ROKS Yi Cheon),” Korea’s first combat submarine, was listed in the Guinness Book of South Korea

Launched double-hulled VLCCs for the first time in the world

1992

Built the “SS-062 (ROKS Yi Cheon),” Korea’s first 1,200t submarine

Received the ISO 9001 certification

1985

Built a 300,000-ton VLCC

1984

Established the Ship & Marine Technology Research Institute

Introduced a floating dock

1983

Completed the No.2 dock / delivered an offshore seawater treatment plant

1981

Held a comprehensive building completion ceremony of Okpo Shipyard / completed a Goliath crane

1979

Received an order for and built the first line of chemical carriers

1977

Completed a small assembly plant

1973

Began building Okpo Shipyard of the Korea Shipbuilding Company