HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Company, Ltd. (Korean: 주식회사 HJ중공업; Hanja: 株式會社HJ重工業), formerly Korea Shipbuilding & Engineering Corporation (대한조선공사; 大韓造船公社) and Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. (주식회사 한진중공업; 株式會社韓進重工業), is a South Korean-based multinational shipbuilding company, founded in 1937 as Chosun Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (조선중공업 주식회사; 朝鮮重工業株式會社).
[2] 7 July, Thousands of protesters clashed with the police in a demonstration against layoffs in Yeong-do, Busan, and Police fired water cannons with diluted tear-water solution on the crowds after warning the crowds to disperse on the streets.
[3][4] In late September, 2020, the Korea Development Bank (KDB), the main creditor and largest shareholder, announced it would sell all or part of its stake in HHIC.
[5] On December 14, 2020, KDB announced that Dongbu Construction, Keithton Partners, and SM Merchant Marine are bidding to acquire HHIC.
[6] In July 2021, the company announced that it had completed the second ship of the Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship for the Republic of Korea Navy, named the ROKS Marado.