HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Company, Ltd. (), formerly Korea Shipbuilding & Engineering Corporation () and Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. (), is a South Korean-based multinational shipbuilding company, founded in 1937 as Chosun Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. ().

Scandals

7 July, Thousands of protesters clashed with the police in a demonstration against layoffs in Yeong-do,

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, and Police fired water cannons with diluted tear-water solution on the crowds after warning the crowds to disperse on the streets. In late September, 2020, the

Korea Development Bank Korea Development Bank (KDB Bank) is a South Korean state-owned development bank which aims to encourage the industrial development of South Korea. It was founded in 1954 in accordance with The Korea Development Bank Act to finance and manage ...

(KDB), the main creditor and largest shareholder, announced it would sell all or part of its stake in HHIC. KDB owns 83.45 percent of shares in HHIC. On December 14, 2020, KDB announced that Dongbu Construction, Keithton Partners, and SM Merchant Marine are bidding to acquire HHIC. In July 2021, the company announced that it had completed the second ship of the

Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship The Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship () is a Ship class, class of landing platform helicopter (LPH) and Amphibious assault ship, amphibious assault ships operated by the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). It was designed and built by Hanjin Heavy ...

for the

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, named the ROKS Marado.

Ships built

* Container ships ** 1 ''Ital Lunare'' * Surface naval ** 2 of 9 s ** 12 of 24 s ** 2 of 4 s * Amphibious warfare ships ** 2 of 2 s ** 1 of 4 s ** 4 of 4

landing ship An amphibious warfare ship (or amphib) is an amphibious vehicle warship employed to land and support ground forces, such as marines, on enemy territory during an amphibious assault. Specialized shipping can be divided into two types, most crud ...

s ** 4 of 8

air-cushioned landing craft An air-cushioned landing craft, also called an LCAC ( landing craft, air cushioned), is a modern variation on the amphibious landing boat. The majority of these craft are small- to mid-sized multi-purpose hovercraft, also known as "over the be ...

s * Patrol vessels ** 24 of 34 s ** 17 of 17 s * Auxiliary ships ** 3 of 3 ''Mulgae 87''-class

landing Craft Landing craft are small and medium seagoing watercraft, such as boats and barges, used to convey a landing force (infantry and vehicles) from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. The term excludes landing ships, which are larger. ...

s ** 3 of 9 ''Mulgae 79''-class

Corporate governance

Ownership

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