On October 29, 2025, the Korea-US Shipbuilding Collaboration Forum, hosted by the Lloyd's Register Fund Research Center (Director: Yonghwan Kim), was held at the Westin Josun Seoul Hotel. This event, held concurrently with the 10th CEO Forum of Korea Marine Industry, brought together key CEOs and senior experts from the Korean and US shipbuilding industries. Professor Themistoklis Sapsis, Director of MIT's Ocean Engineering Program, and Professor Karen Thole, Dean of the University of Michigan, proposed collaboration in research and technology development between Korea and USA. Eric Chewning, Senior Vice President of Huntington Ingalls Industries, and Patrick Ryan, CTO of the American Bureau of Shipping, outlined future directions for shipyard cooperation between the two countries. Rear Admiral Tae-Hoon Kim, Chief of Staff and Strategic Management of the ROK Navy, presented his thoughts on the appropriate MASGA from a naval perspective. With approximately 40 attendees, various ideas for shipbuilding cooperation between the two countries were discussed.