Changwon Special City Completes Construction of Small and Medium-Sized Special Ship Support Center in Jinhae

Changwon Mayor Hong Nampyo: "Shipbuilding Industry, Efforts to Strengthen Competitiveness of Eco-Friendly Ships as a Future-Oriented Industry"

"We will ensure that the facilities within the Jinhae Advanced Industrial Research Complex, including the Small and Medium-sized Special Ship Support Center, are stably established to become the pride of Jinhae-gu as the hub of research and development in the southeastern region."

Hong Nam-pyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, made this statement on the 4th at the completion ceremony of the Small and Medium-sized Special Ship Support Center held at the Jinhae Advanced Industrial Research Complex in Yeoja-dong, Jinhae-gu.

Completion Ceremony of the Small and Medium-sized Special Ship Support Center.

The completion ceremony was attended by about 200 people, including Mayor Hong Nam-pyo of Changwon Special City, Yoo Myung-hyun, Director of the Industry Bureau of Gyeongsangnam-do, Heo Dong-won, Chairman of the Economic and Environmental Committee of the Gyeongsangnam-do Council, Lee Young-jong, Officer of the Shipbuilding and Offshore Plant Division of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, provincial and city council members, local residents, shipbuilders, and equipment industry representatives, adding luster to the event.

Changwon Special City, together with Gyeongnam Province and the Korea Research Institute of Small and Medium Shipbuilding, was selected in 2021 for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s "Industrial Innovation Infrastructure Construction Contest" and established the Small and Medium-sized Special Ship Support Center. This facility is located in the Jinhae Advanced Industrial Research Complex, covering a site area of 10,608.9㎡ and a total floor area of 5,448.7㎡ across two buildings. Construction began in October 2022 and was completed in June this year. The total project cost amounted to 31.2 billion KRW.

Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, is attending the completion ceremony of the Small and Medium-sized Special Ship Support Center and explaining to the officials.

The Support Center assists small and medium shipbuilders in securing orders for unexplored special ship types and supports overall performance evaluation for parts localization, overseas classification societies, and product certification through an internationally accredited testing institution system that verifies performance according to military standards required for special ships and international standards demanded for export vessels.

In particular, the Special Ship Support Center is the first building completed within the Yeoja District of the Jinhae Advanced Industrial Research Complex, making it especially meaningful as it is expected to become a growth engine for the Jinhae area. Research facilities such as the 2nd Materials Research Institute, Advanced Warship Research Center, and Energy Park are scheduled to be sequentially established in the Jinhae Advanced Industrial Research Complex by 2027. Changwon City anticipates that the Jinhae Advanced Industrial Research Complex will serve as a foundation for advancing regional core industries and fostering future industries.

Mayor Hong Nam-pyo of Changwon Special City stated, "We will actively strive to transform the shipbuilding industry into a future-oriented industry and enhance Changwon’s competitiveness in eco-friendly ships."