HMM introduces S.Korea's first LNG-powered vessels
South Korea's HMM Co. said on Friday that it will introduce two 7,700 TEU (1 TEU equals one 20-foot container) container ships powered by liquefied ...
Samsung Heavy sails autonomous demonstration vessel
The South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Thursday the launch ceremony for Samsung Heavy Industries' autonomous demonstra...
Hyosung Chemical scraps specialty gas unit sale to IMM, STIC
Hyosung Chemical Corp. has failed to reach an agreement with a consortium of IMM Private Equity and STIC Investments Inc. to sell its specialty gas ...
KEPCO wins Saudi Arabia's two gas power plant projects
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) announced on Thursday that it was selected as the final successful bidder to build and operate two 1.9GW combined...
S.Korean firms bet big on US LNG market under new Trump gov't
South Korean energy and shipbuilding companies are gearing up for a swift advance into the US liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, which is expected ...
Korea’s LIG Nex1 to export unmanned surface vessel
GUMI, North Gyeongsang Province — South Korean defense maker LIG Nex1 Co. aims to export its unmanned surface vessel (USV) under development a...
Korean duty-free shops post Q3 losses; no signs of recovery
The four major duty-free shop operators in South Korea on Thursday posted operating losses in the third quarter, marking the first quarter in almo...
Korea’s DL Group to sell hotels for $462 mn in further restructuring
DL Group, South Korea’s petrochemical-to-construction conglomerate is putting some hotels on the market to raise an estimated 650 billion won ...
Hanwha Ocean wins $51.2 mn deal for two LNG carriers
Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, secured a new contract to build two LNG carriers, making it the domestic shipyard w...
Hanwha Systems, HJ S&C to enter overseas naval vessel market
South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. said on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. to...
S&P upgrades SK Innovation credit rating to BBB-
Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) announced on Friday that it upgraded SK Innovation Co.'s long-term credit rating from a ...
Samsung Securities lowers Samsung Electro-Mechanics target price
South Korea's Samsung Securities lowered its target price for Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. to 160,000 won ($120) from 210,000 won. The securit...
DS Dansuk wins $750 mn SAF material order from Phillips 66
South Korea's DS Dansuk Co., which operates bioenergy, battery, and plastic recycling businesses, said on Monday it signed a 1 trillion won ($750 mi...
POSCO International eyes M&A in US natural gas market
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is considering ac...
Doosan Enerbility defies doubters about homegrown gas turbines
Doosan Enerbility Co., a leading power plant engineering company in South Korea, has defied doubters about its gas turbines, the first produced at h...
Daishin Securities lowers its price target for Nongshim
Daishin Securities Co. cut its price target on Nongshim Co.'s stock to 530,000 won ($397) from 550,000 won ($412) on Tuesday, saying the company's o...
Hanwha unveils carbon-free gas carrier amid tougher rules
Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, has introduced a carbon-free gas carrier to meet the growing demand for eco-friendl...
SK E&S creates value chain from FPSO, gas field project to carbon capture
SINGAPORE – At Seatrium Admiralty Yard on Jurong Island, southwest of Singapore, some 2,000 workers are busy welding gas pipes and doing other...
Hanwha to bag up to $2.2 bn container ship order from Maersk
Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, is expected to win its first container ship order from the world’s No. 2 ship...
S.Korean companies fret over Scope 3 disclosure rule
Businesses in South Korea, Asia’s No. 4 economy, are voicing concerns about the government’s plan to mandate companies to disclose their...
NCSOFT to seek recovery momentum with open-world game
South Korea’s gaming giant NCSOFT Corp. is set to develop an open-world massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) while launchin...
NPS to veto SK Innovation’s merger with LNG affiliate
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), manager of the world’s third-largest public pension fund, said on Thursday it is set to ve...
Korea’s household debt hits record high on mortage loans
South Korea’s household debt hit a record high in the second quarter as the domestic housing market started to recover and more consumers rush...
SK seeks sale of specialty gas unit for around $3 bn
SK Group, the second-largest conglomerate in South Korea, is considering selling global leading specialty gas producer SK Specialty Co. for around 4...
HD Hyundai Marine wins $30 mn LNG-FSU conversion deal
South Korea's HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. secured its first project to convert a floating storage unit for liquefied natural gas (LNG-FSU).HD Hyu...
KOGAS executes first simultaneous LNG bunkering in Korea
South Korea's state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) said on Friday that its subsidiary, Korea LNG Bunkering, successfully carried out the country’...
Gas maker Air Products Korea put on sale for around $3.6 bn
US industrial gas maker Air Products and Chemicals Inc. has put its South Korean unit up for sale for an estimated 5 trillion won ($3.6 billion), in...
SK Gas delays $1 bn combined cycle power plant operation
SK Gas Ltd., South Korea’s No. 1 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributor, has postponed the commercial operation of its combined cycle power...
Korean shipbuilders in talks for $3.3 bn Qatar LNG tanker deals
South Korean shipbuilders are in talks with Qatari state companies for an estimated $3.3 billion in deals to manufacture additional liquefied natura...
S.Korean stocks log largest daily loss since pandemic
The South Korean stock market dropped more than 3% on Friday to breach the psychologically important barrier of 2,700 in almost two months, after we...
