Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) founded in 1975 has secured its foothold as the world’s No. 1 dockyard dedicated to the construction of mid-sized vessels, based on abundant technology and experience.

Equipped with an integrated information system for the entire manufacturing process and an advanced design and engineering system achieved based on relentless research and development (R&D), HMD boasts the industry’s best technology and productivity. It has the biggest share of the global market when it comes to petrochemical carriers, container ships, Conro, and asphalt carriers, and it has been selected as the World Class Product of Korea attesting to its competitiveness in the mid-sized ship construction sector.

The company has been striving to gain a competitive edge through ceaseless change and innovation amidst the global economic recession and as latecomers are catching up. As a result, HMD has preemptively occupied the eco-friendly ship market based on the world’s top eco-ship technology and boosting its competitiveness in the high value-added special-purpose ship market that includes platform supply vessels (PSVs), combo vessels, open hatch general cargo (OHGC), juice carriers, refrigerated container carriers, ethylene gas carriers, etc.

By meeting the demands in the rapidly changing shipping market and the diverse demands from customers, HMD has taken leadership in the global shipbuilding industry. As part of the efforts toward business diversification and technology export in 1999, HMD expanded into Vietnam and established Hyundai-Vietnam Shipyard (HVS).

After commencing its business in the area of ship repair, HVS switch into shipbuilding in 2009 and has been garnering global attention with its remarkable growth. HMD, which has been contributing to national development and prosperity through the advancement of the shipbuilding industry, will continue to maintain its devotion to building unparalleled ships.