Overview
HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan specialises in mid-sized vessels — MR tankers, LR1/LR2 product tankers, PCTCs, container feeder ships, and gas carriers. The yard is the principal source of MR product tankers in the world and has a strong reputation for on-time delivery and cost control.
Key facts
- Ulsan, South Korea
- Dominant MR product-tanker builder
- Strong PCTC and feeder-container book
- Sister yard to HD Hyundai HHI
- On-time delivery reputation
Why it matters to seafarers
Product-tanker engineers and chemical-tanker officers will see HD Hyundai Mipo as the dominant builder of their tonnage. The yard's mooring-deck and cargo-piping arrangements have a recognisable layout — useful for hand-overs between sister ships.