There Is a Separate 'Joseon Haeyang Day' in Ulsan... Awards for Shipbuilding and Offshore Plant Contributors

Ulsan City, 17th Ulsan Shipbuilding and Marine Day Ceremony

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Vice President Han Ju-seok and 17 Others Awarded

The ’Ulsan Shipbuilding and Maritime Day‘ commemorative ceremony, featuring award presentations and lectures in the shipbuilding and maritime industry sectors, will be held on the 28th.

Ulsan City announced that it will hold the ‘17th Ulsan Shipbuilding and Maritime Day Commemorative Ceremony’ at 2:30 PM on the same day at Ulsan Taehwaho (Ulsan New Port General Wharf).

Ulsan Shipbuilding and Maritime Day was established in 2006 to commemorate June 28, 1974, the day when the first phase of Hyundai Shipyard (completion of docks 1 and 2) was finished and two 260,000-ton ultra-large vessels (Atlantic Baron, Atlantic Barreness) were named. The ceremony has been held annually since 2007.

South Korea’s national ‘Shipbuilding and Maritime Day’ is on September 15, originally designated as ‘Shipbuilding Day’ in honor of surpassing 10 million tons of ship orders on September 15, 1997, and renamed ‘Shipbuilding and Maritime Day’ in 2011.

The ceremony on this day will be held in two parts with about 150 attendees, including Mayor Kim Du-gyeom, Han Young-seok, Vice Chairman and CEO of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, and officials from related organizations.

The first part will include the screening of shipbuilding and maritime videos and awards for meritorious contributors, while the second part will feature a keynote lecture and a tour inside the Ulsan Taehwaho vessel.

At the awards presentation, Vice President Han Ju-seok of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries will receive a commendation plaque from the Ulsan Mayor for his contribution to achieving 200 million horsepower in large engines.

Additionally, 13 individuals including Lee Hyun-chan, Chief Inspector of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, will receive commendations from the Ulsan Mayor, and three individuals including Lim Geun-tae, Senior Researcher at the Shipbuilding and Offshore Plant Research Institute, will be awarded commendations from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy.

Mayor Kim Du-gyeom stated, “Ulsan City has made remarkable achievements by promoting future ship technology development and digital transformation of manufacturing processes. Following last year’s construction of Ulsan Taehwaho and the completion of the Autonomous Ship Performance Verification Center, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Land Control Center was held on June 16 this year, and the construction of the Integrated Maritime Logistics Performance Verification Center is scheduled for March next year.”

He added, “I am confident that these facilities will play a significant role in elevating Ulsan’s status as an international center for shipbuilding and maritime industries.”

The recipients of the 17th Ulsan Shipbuilding and Marine Day awards.

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