Samsung Heavy Industries has initiated a full-scale entry into the U.S. market with the advent of the Korea-U.S. shipbuilding cooperation project 'MASGA.' Samsung Heavy Industries announced on the 6th that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic partnership with DISEC, a company specializing in ship design and equipment procurement.

DISEC, headquartered in Busan, is a domestic company that has established a close cooperative relationship with the U.S. shipbuilding industry. Since signing a design and material supply contract with NASSCO, one of the major U.S. shipbuilders, in 2006, it has maintained the partnership. It collaborates with the U.S. shipbuilding industry in various fields, including commercial and special ship design, equipment supply, maintenance, and shipyard consulting.

Through this agreement, the two companies will cooperate in areas such as medium-sized commercial ship construction, shipyard modernization consulting, ship modification and LNG carrier cargo hold repair, and providing green and digital solutions. They plan to build an optimized value chain for the MASGA project by combining Samsung Heavy Industries' construction technology with DISEC's design and procurement capabilities.

A representative from Samsung Heavy Industries stated, "Following the MOU signed with the U.S. naval maintenance specialist shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group in August, this collaboration with DISEC secures a bridgehead for entry into the U.S. market," adding, "The agreement with DISEC will be an opportunity to create new growth engines."

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