HHI Stops Production after Worker Fatality

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) said it was ordered to halt production at its shipbuilding division in Ulsan after a worker died at the facility.

The company said on Friday that Busan Regional Employment and Labor Office, part of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, ordered work suspension to allow for the necessary security checks to be carried out.

The shipbuilding work was halted on Thursday, January 25.

A worker lost his life after sustaining severe burns while conducting shipbuilding work, Reuters reported citing a HHI spokesperson as saying.

According to initial reports, the accident occurred on January 23, however, further details regarding what led to the incident were not revealed.

Production is expected to be resumed once the inspection determines it is safe.

World Maritime News Staff

Share this article

Follow World Maritime News

Worker Dies after Plunging into Water at Port of Bilbao

A stevedore worker lost his life while working at a container terminal in the Spanish Port of Bilbao.

read more →

Longshore Worker Dies at Marine Terminal in San Diego

A longshore worker dies in a forklift accident at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal in San Diego.

read more →

Containers at Melbourne's VICT Still Stranded

Australian court orders union officers to abandon their picket at the Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT).

read more →

Body Found Floating near Yang Ming's Chartered Boxship

Body of an Indonesian worker was found floating near the stern of the Yang Ming’s Louds Island, at JCIT.

read more →

Worker Dies after Falling from Maersk Drilling Rig off Norway

A worker has passed away following a fall on Thursday from the Maersk Interceptor jack-up drilling rig, off Norway.

read more →

6 Workers Die at Bangladeshi Shipbreaking Yards in 2 Months

Six workers died and eight were injured in ten separate accidents at Bangladeshi shipbreaking yards in two months.

read more →

In Depth>

Worker Dies Aboard Petrobras' Drillship

A worker died on board one of the drillships operated by Brazil’s oil and gas producer Petrobras. The ...

read more →

Indonesian Port Worker Crushed to Death at ICTSI Terminal

An Indonesian port worker was killed on the job at the International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) ...

read more →

SIU Canada Urges Algoma Tankers to Stop Strike Breaking

The Seafarers’ International Union of Canada (SIU) has called on shipping company Algoma Tankers to “cease ...

read more →

124 Ships Dumped on South Asia's Beaches in Q3

Some 124 ships out of 227 ships broken in the third quarter of 2017 ended up on beaches in South Asia for dirty and ...

read more →

Spotted: AIDA Starts Its First World Cruise

On October 17, AIDAcara embarked from Hamburg on AIDA Cruises’ very first world cruise. The 116-day cruise ...

read more →

LDRSP, Worker Engagement Guide for Port Industry Launched

UK port employers, led by Port Skills and Safety (PSS), have joined forces with the Health and Safety Executive and ...

read more →

Events>

<< Mar 2019 >>
MTWTFSS
25 26 27 28 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Nor-Shipping 2019

Nor-Shipping’s conference and event programme is tailored to deliver the knowledge, value and networking to help you build your business.

read more >

LNG2019

LNG2019 features the largest number and highest level of LNG industry leaders.

read more >

Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) 2019

very year, SMW gathers the international maritime community for a week of flagship conferences…

read more >

CWC World Gas & Power Series – Brazil & the Americas Summit

CWC World Gas & Power Series: Brazil & the Americas Summit is the perfect meeting place to make contacts…

read more >

K Line Enters FPSO Partnership off Ghana

Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has entered into an agreement with three companies to participate in ...

read more →

Myanmar Orders Eight Cranes for Its New Port

Japan’s Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) has secured a contract to supply eight container handling ...

read more →

Further OPEC Cuts to Influence Tanker Demand?

Extension of oil production cuts until March 2018 could affect tanker demand, either via lower crude and product ...

read more →