- Registration date2025-08-19
Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jung-kwan visited Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje Shipyard in Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea, on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
During his first industrial site visit since taking office, the minister attended the naming ceremony for two very large liquefied natural gas carriers, where he delivered congratulatory remarks and celebrated alongside Hanwha Ocean CEO Kim Hee-cheul and other officials.
The minister then toured specialty shipyards before visiting the maintenance, repair, and overhaul site for Charles Drew, the 3rd US naval vessel currently at the Geojeo Shipyard. Encouraging employees and crew members, he also met with Kim Yoo-chul, leader of Hanwha Ocean’s labor union, to express appreciation for workers’ dedication to the rebound of Korea’s shipbuilding industry.