Overview
- The companies signed a definitive agreement on Thursday to adopt a next-generation marine platform that integrates ship design, production, supply-chain data, inspection and sea trials into one 3D model.
- The immediate work is planning and development of a Virtual Shipyard for simulation and analytics rather than full operational rollout, with the longer-term goal of an autonomous manufacturing system.
- HD KSOE says the platform will let design changes and real-time production updates flow directly to shop floors and suppliers to reduce schedule slippage and rework.
- Siemens will provide industrial AI, digital twin and automation software while HD Hyundai contributes shipbuilding operations expertise, and the partners call the effort a repeatable blueprint for modern shipyards.
- The signing took place at the Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center opening and was framed within the MASGA cooperation that includes large South Korean investments to boost U.S. shipbuilding, linking the deal to wider industrial policy goals.