Company profile
Samsung Heavy Industries
Samsung Heavy Industries builds commercial ships and offshore systems while developing autonomous navigation and robotic shipyard production. Its platforms...
Facts
- Segment
- MARITIME
- Country
- South Korea
- Headquarters
- Seongnam, Gyeonggi
- Founded
- 1974
- Ticker
- 010140
- Website
- https://www.samsungshi.com/En/
About Samsung Heavy Industries
Samsung Heavy Industries was established in 1974 and is headquartered in Seongnam, with major shipbuilding operations at Geoje. The company designs and constructs commercial vessels and offshore facilities, including LNG carriers, floating production systems and drill ships.
Its autonomy programme includes the Samsung Autonomous Ship navigation system and SHIFT-Auto, a purpose-built catamaran for fully autonomous operations research. Samsung Heavy has demonstrated SAS on transpacific routes and uses robotic automation inside its shipyards. PIPE ROBOFAB integrates automated logistics, machining, measurement and welding for pipe-spool production, while a Rainbow Robotics partnership is expanding collaborative and mobile-manipulator applications.
Summary
Type: Shipbuilder
Core: SAS and shipyard robots
Function: Automates ships and production
Audience: Maritime operators