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HD Hyundai, Kiewit to build Houston shipyard by 2029

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

HD Hyundai Co. signed a deal with Kiewit to build a Houston shipyard.
HD-Kiewit Shipbuilding LLC will break ground in 2027 and operate by 2029.
The greenfield smart shipyard will create about 3,000 jobs and use digital twins, automation and robotic welding.
Kiewit will supply expertise while HD Hyundai provides shipbuilding technology, training, and targets U.S. Navy logistics vessels and commercial ships.

History

Historical Context

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 Emergency Shipbuilding Program spurred private yards such as Henry J. Kaiser’s to mass-produce Liberty ships—2,710 built nationwide, including nearly 600 at Oregon Shipbuilding in Portland. That wartime model of federal-backed, large-scale shipyards informs the 2027 HD Hyundai-Kiewit greenfield yard in Houston, aimed at rapid Navy logistics production.

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Story summary

HD Hyundai Co. signed a deal with Kiewit to build a Houston shipyard.
HD-Kiewit Shipbuilding LLC will break ground in 2027 and operate by 2029.
The greenfield smart shipyard will create about 3,000 jobs and use digital twins, automation and robotic welding.
Kiewit will supply expertise while HD Hyundai provides shipbuilding technology, training, and targets U.S. Navy logistics vessels and commercial ships.

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