South Korean shipbuilders bet on floating data centers as AI accelerates
By Choonsik Yoo ( July 10, 2026, 06:36 GMT | Insight) -- South Korean shipbuilders are moving into the floating data-center sector as surging AI-driven demand for computing infrastructure exposes the limits of expanding land-based facilities. HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industries have separately announced partnerships with foreign companies to develop floating data-center technology, betting that South Korea's strengths in shipbuilding and related industries position it to capitalize on the emerging market.South Korean shipbuilders are unveiling commercialization plans to enter the business of floating data centers, which is emerging as an alternative to land-based facilities amid criticism that the expansion of computing power is failing to keep pace with the spread of artificial intelligence....
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