# HD Hyundai Joins Forces with U.S. Shipbuilder for Vessel Construction **URL:** \ **Category:** Press Releases\ **Created:** [June 23, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hd-hyundai-joins-forces-with-u-s-shipbuilder-for-vessel-construction/72841 "2025-06-23T13:39:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jbtam99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jbtam99/32/65499_2.png) [@jbtam99](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jbtam99)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hd-hyundai-joins-forces-with-u-s-shipbuilder-for-vessel-construction/72841/1 "2025-06-23T13:39:44Z")
> **[HD Hyundai Joins Forces with U.S. Shipbuilder for Vessel Construction](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hd-hyundai-joins-forces-with-us-shipbuilder-for-vessel-construction-302487630.html)** > > /PRNewswire/ -- HD Hyundai announced the launch of a strategic shipbuilding collaboration in the United States centered on Tampa Ship, a major U.S. shipyard... ---
**Author:** ![Hawespiper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ebca7d/32.png) [@Hawespiper](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Hawespiper)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hd-hyundai-joins-forces-with-u-s-shipbuilder-for-vessel-construction/72841/2 "2025-06-23T13:48:36Z")
Very interesting. I wonder who these ships (LNG fueled container ships to be delivered in 2028) are for? Also they mentioned partnerships with Fairbanks-Morse who is the US licensee for MAN, so that gives a clue on the main engine and generator supplier. That makes sense as WIN GD has heavy Chinese ownership/influence. ---
**Author:** ![Boat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Boat](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Boat)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hd-hyundai-joins-forces-with-u-s-shipbuilder-for-vessel-construction/72841/3 "2025-06-23T15:57:15Z")
Chouest Containership? Would they get into the business? Wouldn’t be ultimately surprising but who knows. Maybe for Matson or Crowley ---
**Author:** ![Quetzalcoatlus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3bc359/32.png) [@Quetzalcoatlus](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Quetzalcoatlus)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hd-hyundai-joins-forces-with-u-s-shipbuilder-for-vessel-construction/72841/4 "2025-06-23T17:14:37Z")
Probably for “Osprey Ship Management”, no? ---
**Author:** ![cpgrabow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@cpgrabow](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/cpgrabow)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hd-hyundai-joins-forces-with-u-s-shipbuilder-for-vessel-construction/72841/5 "2025-06-25T00:15:01Z")
Matson’s most recent annual report states that they don’t intend to build any new ships for a decade and Crowley’s two dry cargo ships are less than ten years old. The logic of ECO building new boxships makes no sense to me as there’s no obvious customer for new tonnage. Only possibility I can perhaps see is a replacement for National Shipping’s 1988-built National Glory. Also, no way anything is getting delivered before 2029. ---
**Author:** ![Boat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Boat](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Boat)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hd-hyundai-joins-forces-with-u-s-shipbuilder-for-vessel-construction/72841/6 "2025-06-25T15:47:15Z")
Hypothetically, would ECO building and manning containerships to compete with Matson/Crowley/Tote be beneficial? Non union, and all in house systems. ---
**Author:** ![cpgrabow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@cpgrabow](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/cpgrabow)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hd-hyundai-joins-forces-with-u-s-shipbuilder-for-vessel-construction/72841/7 "2025-06-25T16:11:00Z")
More competition is always good. But I don’t see an obvious customer for this ship(s) to be built by 2028, and am very skeptical that a yard with no experience in such construction can build such a vessel that quickly. ---
**Author:** ![jbtam99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jbtam99/32/65499_2.png) [@jbtam99](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jbtam99)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hd-hyundai-joins-forces-with-u-s-shipbuilder-for-vessel-construction/72841/8 "2025-06-25T19:20:26Z")
> [@Boat](#): > > and manning containerships If they’re manning them, that would be news to me (and would require A LOT of adjustment to operations and crewing). As far as I know, it’s a build contract only ---
**Author:** ![Boat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Boat](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Boat)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hd-hyundai-joins-forces-with-u-s-shipbuilder-for-vessel-construction/72841/9 "2025-06-28T15:37:06Z")
It’s gotta be for a union then no? Which other company has small to medium containerships that would need a new one in the next 5 years? ---
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hd-hyundai-joins-forces-with-u-s-shipbuilder-for-vessel-construction/72841/10 "2025-06-28T19:32:04Z")
Hasn’t Chouset already branched into managing and crewing government owned or chartered ships, including container ships? ---
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hd-hyundai-joins-forces-with-u-s-shipbuilder-for-vessel-construction/72841/11 "2025-06-28T19:38:45Z")
It would be better for mariners if there were some variety with a few new shipowners and a few new non-union ships. ---
**Author:** ![Boat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Boat](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Boat)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hd-hyundai-joins-forces-with-u-s-shipbuilder-for-vessel-construction/72841/12 "2025-06-28T21:48:42Z")
Not containerships, but a good amount of gov contracts. Would be interesting to see if they will try and get into the jones act box ship competition. Non union would be cool.