Cerberus Capital Management and HD Hyundai have launched Cerberus Maritime, a joint investment platform to rebuild U.S. shipbuilding capacity, modernize ports, and strengthen maritime supply chains. Hyundai contributes expertise and funding as an anchor investor, while Cerberus brings infrastructure turnaround experience. The initiative reflects growing U.S.–Korea cooperation in maritime industries.
Cerberus Capital Management has partnered with South Korea’s HD Hyundai to establish Cerberus Maritime, a new platform designed to strengthen the U.S. maritime industry. Announced on August 25, 2025, the initiative supports national efforts to modernize shipyards, upgrade ports, and secure maritime supply chains with advanced technologies.
HD Hyundai will act as both anchor investor and technical partner, contributing its shipbuilding expertise, engineering capabilities, and digital systems know-how. The company will also assist in investment evaluation and pursue collaborative projects in the U.S. maritime infrastructure sector.
The Korea Development Bank is backing the venture by promoting investments into the strategy, reinforcing cross-border cooperation between American and Korean maritime players.
Cerberus adds experience from its revitalization of the Subic Bay shipyard in the Philippines, a project that transformed the facility into a center for shipbuilding, subsea infrastructure, and logistics, where HD Hyundai is already a major tenant. The new partnership is expected to build on that success to accelerate U.S. shipbuilding renewal.