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US Navy maintenance firms to visit South Korean shipyards this month
US naval maintenance firms will visit South Korean shipyards in Busan on Oct.
29 as part of a two-day maintenance and support forum.
The event, organized by a South Korean shipbuilding industry group, is expected to bring together about 100 people from both countries.
The visitors will assess South Korea’s ability to repair and maintain US warships, while South Korean companies will hear more about US requirements.
Major South Korean shipbuilders and equipment suppliers are expected to take part.
South Korean firms have won about eight US warship maintenance contracts since the two countries announced the MASGA initiative early last year, working with repair companies in the Busan and South Gyeongsang region.
But US law limits the work that can be done at foreign shipyards, so most US naval maintenance remains with domestic companies.
Expanding cooperation may require changes to those rules, and the forum is intended to support closer collaboration.
US Navy maintenance, repair and overhaul firms and related organizations are expected to visit South Korean shipyards in Busan on October 29.
The visit is part of a Korea-US naval MRO and support cooperation forum scheduled for October 28-29.
The forum is intended to let US participants assess South Korean shipbuilding capabilities and help Korean firms understand US requirements.
About 100 people from shipbuilding companies in both countries are expected to attend.
South Korean shipyards have won about eight US Navy MRO contracts, but current US regulations limit the work available to foreign shipyards.
- Who
- US Navy MRO firms and related organizations, alongside South Korean shipbuilding companies and suppliers.
- What
- US firms are expected to visit South Korean shipyards as part of a Korea-US naval MRO and support cooperation forum.
- When
- October 28-29, 2026; the shipyard visits are scheduled for October 29.
- Where
- Busan, South Korea, including the Wyndham Grand Hotel and domestic shipbuilding sites.
- Why
- To assess South Korean MRO capabilities, share US requirements and promote cooperation between the two countries.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Participants from both countries are scheduled to present their areas of cooperation at the forum.
US MRO firms and related organizations are scheduled to visit South Korean shipbuilding sites.
- Forum dates
- October 28-29, 2026
- Forum location
- Busan, South Korea
- Expected participants
- About 100
- South Korean firms' US Navy MRO awards
- About eight contracts
- US Navy fleet
- 295 ships in 2024
- US ships based overseas
- 40 in 2024
What people are saying
The US aims to directly assess the capabilities of Korea's shipbuilding industry, while Korea aims to understand US requirements in detail and activate naval MRO cooperation between the two countries.
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