HD Hyundai Launches Peru Navy Ship
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced on Wednesday that it recently held a launch ceremony for the ‘Chimbote,’ the first of the Peruvian Navy’s new landing support ships, at the SIMA shipyard in Peru.The launch ceremony was attended and directly hosted by Keiko Fujimori, President of Peru, with the
On Wednesday, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries unveiled the first of Peru's new landing support ships, titled 'Chimbote,' at the SIMA shipyard in Peru. The ceremonial launch was graced by President Keiko Fujimori of Peru, alongside government officials and key representatives from both nations, including Minister of Defense Rafael Belaunde, Commander-in-Chief of the Peruvian Navy Federico Javier Bravo de Rueda Delgado, Korean Ambassador Choi Jong-uk, and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' President Joo Won-ho.
The 'Chimbote,' alongside its counterpart 'Talara,' is a multipurpose vessel designed for tasks such as personnel and material transport, logistical support, and disaster response. The two ships bear the names of significant Peruvian port cities. This naval ship export project to Peru marks a new export model for K-ships, as it transitioned from the delivery of finished products after domestic construction to local joint production through technical cooperation, elevating the naval vessel business from mere ship manufacturing to an engineering enterprise.
This Peruvian naval vessel project was executed with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries handling the design and technical support, and the SIMA shipyard contributing to block production, assembly, outfitting, testing, and commissioning. This approach is expected to spur future export increases, especially as more countries seek the local construction of ordered naval vessels.
Government support and public-private cooperation were instrumental in this export project, with the Ministry of National Defense, Defense Acquisition Program Administration, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Peru, KOTRA, and various stakeholders playing crucial roles.
President Fujimori emphasized that the project isn't just about constructing a single naval vessel, but building future capabilities, while also fostering job creation, human resource development, and supply chain expansion in the shipbuilding industry. Joo Won-ho echoed these sentiments, describing the 'Chimbote' launch as a Team Korea achievement forged through the alliance of public and private sectors, and projecting diversification of the export market to enhance K-ships' competitiveness.
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