Samsung Heavy Industries boosts global ties to lead floating data center market

Samsung Heavy Industries is accelerating its efforts to dominate the emerging market for floating data centers (FDCs) by forging stronger international collaborations. The South Korean shipbuilding giant announced on Thursday that it has been actively engaging with global partners during the Posidonia 2026 exhibition in Athens, Greece. On Tuesday, Samsung Heavy Industries solidified a three-party business cooperation agreement concerning FDCs with Greek shipowner Capital and the British classification society Lloyd's Register (LR). This collaboration aims to advance the development and deployment of these innovative offshore facilities. Further strengthening its position, the company also signed a memorandum of understanding with Lloyd's Advisory, an LR consulting firm, to jointly assess the economic feasibility of FDCs in the North American market, including infrastructure analysis and marketability evaluations. Earlier, on Monday, Samsung Heavy Industries committed to joint development with Supermicro, a U.S.-based AI server specialist, at the InnoVate APAC 2026 ICT expo in Taipei, Taiwan. FDCs, designed to float on the sea, present unique engineering challenges related to vibration, inclination, and corrosive marine environments.