SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Seven years since the collapse of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction-Philippines in 2019, the country’s shipbuilding industry took a major step towards revival with the launch of Orion Jade, the first vessel built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Philippines (HHIP) at the Agila Subic Shipyard. The 115,000-ton crude oil tanker was formally inaugurated on Tuesday, July 28. Officials said the project reflects renewed investments in the country’s shipbuilding sector and positions Subic as Hyundai’s primary manufacturing hub in Southeast Asia. “Orion Jade” is the first vessel to be fully constructed at the facility by HD Hyundai, […]...Keep on reading: First HD Hyundai vessel marks Subic shipbuilding industry's revival