Founded in 1896, The Hakodate Dock Co., Ltd has a long history in Japan’s shipbuilding industry, having developed into the only shipyard and manufacturer of heavy industrial machinery in northern Japan. Its shipbuilding division developed a 34K DWT Double Side Skin-type bulk carrier in collaboration with parent company Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd based on its Superhandy 32 which features box-shaped cargo holds, a wide breadth and shallow draft. The company’s ship repair division, located near major sea routes in the North Pacific, is in full operation, repairing or converting various types of domestic and international merchant ships, as well as JMSDF destroyers and Japan Coast Guard ships. In response to customer demands, it has constructed a 230K DWT dry dock measuring 308.0m x 54.0m x 8.50m to accommodate large-sized ships.more

Hyundai Shipbuilding Division, the world's number one shipbuilder, leads the global shipbuilding industry with a 15% share of the market. The Hyundai shipyard stretches over four kilometers along the coast of Mipo Bay in Ulsan, Korea. The Shipbuilding Division is capable of building all types of ships to meet various demands from its clients. It has ten large-scale drydocks with nine huge 'Goliath Cranes'. Since the shipyard's groundbreaking in 1972, HHI's Shipbuilding Division has garnered many awards and set many records within the shipbuilding industry. The Division reached the 10 million DWT production mark in 1984, and reached the milestone of 20 million DWT in 1988, 30 million DWT in 1991, 40 million DWT in 1994, 50 million DWT in 1997, and 100 million DWT in 2005. The Division has delivered more than 1,840 ships to 282 shipowners in 48 countries since 1972. HHI's Special & Naval Shipbuilding Division, as a licensed National Defense Industrial Shipbuilder and engineering consultant for the Korea's navy, has the technology to design and build modern, reliable submarines, naval ships and auxiliary service vessels of various proven and advanced hull forms.more