Chennai, June 9 -- Tamil Nadu Industries Minister Ms Keerthana on Tuesday held discussions with top Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) inSouth Korea on the proposed greenfield Shipbuilding Yard at the southern Thoothukudi district.

The project is envisaged as a mega greenfield shipyard with the capability to support large commercial vessel segments and strengthen India'slong-term shipbuilding capacity.

She also visited the HHI Ulsan shipyard in Korea, toured shipbuilding facilities, observed advanced production systems, and held discussions on potential areas of cooperation.

The Minister said "Under the guidance of Hon'ble Chief Minister Thiru C. Joseph Vijay, I visited HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' Ulsan shipyard in the Republic of Korea, wh...