Hanwha Ocean probed in South Korea over suspected unfair supply practices
By Jenny Lee ( May 8, 2026, 04:52 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea’s leading warship builder Hanwha Ocean is under investigation by the country’s antitrust regulator over suspected unfair practices involving the supply of naval equipment and components. Investigators from the Korea Fair Trade Commission were recently sent to the company’s office in central Seoul to collect documents related to the matter, MLex was told.South Korea’s leading warship builder Hanwha Ocean is under investigation by the country’s antitrust regulator over suspected unfair practices involving the supply of naval equipment and components....
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