Hanwha Ocean shares sink 23% after Canada selects Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems for around 12 submarines
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Canada named Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems as preferred supplier for ~12 submarines, rejecting Hanwha Ocean's bid with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. The loss triggered a sharp repricing in Korean defense/shipbuilding exposure, with Hanwha Ocean down 23% and risk-off spillover weighing broader Korean equities amid Samsung post-earnings profit taking. The episode highlights NATO procurement barriers for South Korean arms exporters, pressuring near-term sector sentiment and the KOSPI.
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Canada said it has chosen Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems as the preferred contractor to build around 12 submarines, passing over a bid from South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean and its partner HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. Hanwha Ocean shares fell more than 23% on the news. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries briefly slid 10% in early trade, while South Korea’s Kospi was down around 6% midmorning, weighed in part by post-earnings profit taking in Samsung Electronics.
