History
The footsteps of HMD, which only creates the best!
HMD, founded in 1975, is a shipbuilding company with the No. 1 share of the global market in the construction of mid-sized ships.
1996~2005 Business Diversification
2005
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12
- Value Innovation Award (The 31st National Quality Management Conference)
- HMD’s mid-sized container carrier chosen as a World Class Product of Korea
- The Dolphins FC finishes second at the 2005 FA Cup
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09
- Hanmaeum Festival held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the company
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05
- Completed the construction of Daebul Plant in Jeollanam-do Province
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03
- Achieved 5 million DWT in ships built
- Chosen as Best Management Company by Asia Money
- Complete transition into shipbuilding business (delivered Seorak, the last repaired vessel)
- Repaired 8,040 vessels and modified 175 vessels to date
2004
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11
- Awarded the 1 Billion Dollar Export Tower
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06
- The Dolphins FC Wins the 2004 K2 Football Championships
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04
- Groundbreaking ceremony for the block factory at the Daebul Industrial Complex
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01
- Construction of the 100th ship (Cape Bruny)
- Capital increase to KRW 100 billion (capital increase with consideration)
2003
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11
- HMD’s mid-sized PC vessel chosen as a World Class Product of Korea by MOTIE
- Awarded the 900 Million Dollar Export Tower
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10
- Hosting of the 1st HMD Skills Competition
- The Dolphins FC wins the 84th National Sports Competition
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08
- Acquired an integrated management system (quality, safety/health, environment) certification
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03
- Formation of sisterhood ties with the ROK Army Logistics Command
2002
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12
- Won a contract to build 12 PC vessels for BP (UK)
- HMD Broadcasting wins Excellent Broadcasting Award at the 2002 Korea Company Newsletter Awards
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11
- Won contracts to build 14 PC vessels for Tsakos (Greece), etc.
- Chosen as the world’s best ship repair service provider (Lloyd's List Maritime Asia)
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10
- Won a contract to modify the world’s largest heavy lift ship for Dockwise (Netherlands)
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09
- Won a contract to built four PC vessels for NITC (Iran)
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07
- The Dolphins FC wins the 12th National Amateur Football Championships
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06
- Bangeojin Sports Park used as a training camp by the national team of Brazil for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
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05
- Delivered the world’s first national car ferry, Seonghui
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04
- The 3rd Wildflower and Underwater Rock Exhibition
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01
- Confirmation that Bangeojin Sports Park will be used as a training camp by the national team of Brazil for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2001
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12
- Korea’s first national car ferry named “Seonghui”
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11
- Chosen as the world’s best shipbuilder (Lloyd's List Maritime Asia)
- Awarded the 500 Million Dollar Export Tower
- Opened the in-house CATV, HMD Broadcasting
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09
- Reconstructed the website
- The Dolphins FC wins the 2001 Korea Fall Amateur Football Federation Competition (second consecutive win)
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08
- Won a contract to build two 46,000-ton product carriers
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07
- Opened Bangeojin Sports Park, a natural grass football field that can be used all year-round
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02
- Built and delivered a pipelying vessel (CSO Deep Blue)
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01
- Built and delivered the world’s largest combined cycle barge
- Completed the construction of Mohwa Plant (Eodong-eup, Gyeongju)
2000
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12
- Opened the Training Center
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11
- awarded the Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit (National Quality Management Conference)
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10
- Hanmaeum Festival to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the company and V-2005 Progress Rally
- Chosen as the world’s best ship repair service provider for two straight years (Lloyd's List Maritime Asia)
- Publication of “25 Years of Hyundai Mipo Dockyard”
- Renewed the ISO 9001 certification
- The Dolphins FC wins the 55th National Football Championships
1999
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12
- Awarded the 300 Million Dollar Export Tower and the Production Innovation Award
- Awarded the Management Innovation Award from the KMAC
- Awarded the Excellence Prize at the 1999 Safety Management Awards
- Chosen as the top company in health and environment among companies with excellent labor-management cooperation
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11
- Won the Management Innovation Award and chosen as the world’s best ship repair service provider (LLOYD’S LIST)
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09
- Won a contract to build a pipelaying vessel
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08
- Acquired the Y2K certification
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06
- Capital increase to KRW 73 billion
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05
- Exported a hatch cover and automatic door to Japan for the first time
- Built and delivered two drill ships
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04
- Completed the construction of Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard (HVS) in Vietnam
1998
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11
- Awarded Top Excellence in Value Management by the KMAC
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07
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06
- Built and delivered 6 MPC vessels incl. Iran Satari
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03
- Capital increase (KRW 43 billion)
1997
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12
- Delivered the first ship built (RAMFORM BANFF)
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11
- Acquired the ISO 9001 (quality management system) certification
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05
- Completed the construction of the ship hull assembly and painting shops
1996
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11
- Groundbreaking ceremony for Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard
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10
- Hosting of <Challenge 35/V-2000> for joint commitment by labor and management
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01
- Implementation of a management strategy called V-2000 to expand into the shipbuilding business