HD Hyundai strengthened shipbuilding cooperation with the Tamil Nadu authorities following a high-level delegation go to to the Ulsan shipyard in South Korea. 5 officers from the Tamil Nadu authorities, together with TRB Rajaa, Minister for Industries, Funding Promotions and Commerce, and Gaurav Daga, Deputy Vice President at Steering Tamil Nadu, toured the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. facility to look at industrial and special-purpose vessel operations.
In keeping with a report by Pulse, the English service of Maeil Enterprise Information Korea, the go to follows an unique memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between HD Hyundai and the Tamil Nadu authorities in December final 12 months concerning the development of a brand new shipyard.
The Indian authorities at the moment evaluates the event of recent shipyards below the Maritime Amrit Kaal Imaginative and prescient 2047, a strategic initiative designed to ascertain India as a world powerhouse within the transport and shipbuilding sectors. The Ministry of Ports, Delivery and Waterways beforehand recognized Tamil Nadu as one in all 5 candidate websites for a devoted shipbuilding cluster.
The delegation reviewed superior manufacturing programs, automated amenities and core operational capabilities vital for contemporary shipyard administration. In the course of the tour of the Ulsan shipyard, officers examined the infrastructure required to help India’s manufacturing objectives.
“Rajaa famous that cooperation with HD Hyundai, the world’s main shipbuilder, will function a possibility to construct the muse of India’s shipbuilding trade ecosystem and create high-quality jobs. The minister added that Tamil Nadu will play a pivotal position in revitalising India’s shipbuilding trade and increasing exchanges and cooperation between the 2 international locations,” the report mentioned.
HD Hyundai officers indicated that the engagement aligned with their broader market enlargement technique within the area. “This go to by Tamil Nadu authorities officers demonstrates the Indian authorities’s robust dedication to fostering the shipbuilding trade,” the report quoted Choi Han-nae, head of Company Planning at HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. “Strengthening our cooperation with India within the shipbuilding and offshore sectors will function a catalyst for our additional market enlargement.”
Printed on January 9, 2026
