{{Short description|Shipyard in the Philippines}} {{use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox port | name = Agila Subic Shipyard | image = Hanjin Subic Shipyard panoramio 114271925.jpg | image_alt = | image_size = | image_caption = | logo = | logo_alt = | logo_size = | logo_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_geomask = | pushpin_map_zoom = | pushpin_map_caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | country = Philippines | location = Subic Freeport Zone, Subic, Zambales | coordinates = {{Coord|14|49|01.4|N|120|12|20.2|E|display=title, inline}} | coordinates_footnotes = | grid_name = | grid_position = | locode = | opened = 2006 | closed = | operated = '''2006–2019:'''<br />Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines<br />'''2022–present:'''<br />Agila Subic<br />Vectrus<br />Philippine Navy | owner = '''2006–2019:'''<br />Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines<br />'''2022–present:'''<br />Cerberus Capital Management | type = | sizewater = | sizeland = | size = | berths = | ships = | wharfs = | piers = | draft_depth = | air_draft = | platforms = | lines = | gauge = | streets = | trucks = | employees = | leadershiptitle = | leader = | blankdetailstitle1 = | blankdetails1 = | blankdetailstitle2 = | blankdetails2 = | blankdetailstitle3 = | blankdetails3 = | arrivals = | cargotonnage = | containervolume = | cargovalue = | teu = | passengertraffic = | revenue = | profit = | blankstatstitle1 = | blankstats1 = | blankstatstitle2 = | blankstats2 = | blankstatstitle3 = | blankstats3 = | website = {{URL|www.agilasubic.com}} | embedded = }} '''Agila Subic Multi-Use Facilities''' (also known as '''Agila Subic Shipyard'''; formerly the '''Hanjin Subic Shipyard''') are a shipyard in Subic, Zambales, Philippines. It is located along the coastline of the Redondo Peninsula in Sitio Agusuhin.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bayarong |first1=Anthony |title=Hanjin builds $1-B Subic shipyard |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2006/03/25/news/regions/hanjin-builds-1-b-subic-shipyard/796786/https://www.manilatimes.net/2006/03/25/news/regions/hanjin-builds-1-b-subic-shipyard/796786/ |access-date=26 May 2021 |work=Manila Times |date=25 March 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hanjin Shipyard Subic |url=https://www.jslaarchitects.com/project_uri/hanjin-shipyard-subic/ |publisher=JSLA Architects – Architectural Design Firm |language=en}}</ref>
It was formerly owned and operated by shipbuilding firm Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines. In 2022, Cerberus Capital Management purchased the Subic port.<ref>[https://mybaseguide.com/subic-bay THE US RETURNS TO SUBIC BAY WITH EXPANDED MILITARY ROLE]</ref>
==History== ===As Hanjin Subic Shipyard=== thumb|left|A 20.766 TEU container ship (''CMA CGM Louis Bleriot'') and oil tanker (''Levantine Sea'') being constructed at Dry Dock no. 6 The Subic Shipyard was built by Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines (HHIC–Phil), a subsidiary of the South Korean firm Hanjin Heavy Industries. HHIC–Phil received its first order to build a ship at the Subic Shipyard in 2006.<ref name=hanjinbooks>{{cite news |last1=Remo |first1=Amy R. |title=Hanjin books $5B in sales in 5 years |url=https://business.inquirer.net/184501/hanjin-books-5b-in-sales-in-5-years |access-date=26 May 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=2015-01-06 |language=en}}</ref> Construction of the shipyard began in early 2006<ref>{{cite news |last1=Empeño |first1=Henry |title=Hanjin launches 2 more container ships in Subic |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/12/10/08/hanjin-launches-2-more-container-ships-subic |access-date=26 May 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=2008-12-10 |language=en}}</ref> and its facilities were complete by 2009.<ref name=hanjinbooks/> The first ship built at the Subic Freeport Zone, the MV ''Argolikos'', was inaugurated at the Hanji Subic Shipyard in July 2008, in a ceremony attended by then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The ship was also the Philippine-made container ship.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sapnu |first1=Ric |title=GMA leads launch of first Subic-made container ship |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2008/07/04/70777/gma-leads-launch-first-subic-made-container-ship |access-date=26 May 2021 |work=The Philippine Star |date=4 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=First RP-built cargo ship inaugurated in Subic Bay |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/07/04/08/first-rp-built-cargo-ship-inaugurated-subic-bay |access-date=26 May 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=2008-07-04 |language=en}}</ref>
By 2015, the Hanjin Subic Shipyard became one of the top ten top 10 shipbuilders in the world in terms of orderbook.<ref name=hanjinbooks/> At one point, the Philippines is the fifth largest shipbuilding nation in the world, largely owing to the output of the Subic shipyard.<ref name=ayeraafter>{{cite news |last1=Empeño |first1=Henry |title=Hanjin, A Year After |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/01/19/hanjin-a-year-after/ |access-date=26 May 2021 |work=BusinessMirror |date=2020-01-19}}</ref> At its peak in 2016, the shipyard employed 35,000 people.<ref name=bankruptcy>{{cite news |last1=Venzon |first1=Cliff |title=Hanjin shipyard bankruptcy poses dilemma for Duterte |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Hanjin-shipyard-bankruptcy-poses-dilemma-for-Duterte2 |access-date=26 May 2021 |work=Nikkei Asia |date=31 January 2019}}</ref>
Riddled with debt, HHIC–Phil filed for voluntary rehabilitation under Republic Act 10142, otherwise known as "An Act Providing for the Rehabilitation or Liquidation of Financially Distressed Enterprises and Individuals" on January 8, 2019 and laid off 10,000 of its employees retaining only 300 employees in the shipyard by January 2020.<ref name=ayeraafter/><ref name=bankruptcy/>
===Agila Subic=== Australian shipbuilder Austal and US-based private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management considered launching a joint bid to takeover the Subic shipyard.<ref>{{cite news |title=Austal, Cerberus team up to eye Hanjin's Philippine shipyard |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-hanjin-austal-cerberus-ca-idUSKBN1WO16B |access-date=26 May 2021 |work=Reuters |date=2019-10-09 |language=en}}</ref> Austal would later drop its bid to have a stake in the shipyard.<ref name="maritime">{{cite news |title=Former Hanjin Subic Bay Shipyard in Philippines Being Sold to Cerberus |url=https://maritime-executive.com/article/former-hanjin-subic-bay-shipyard-in-philippines-being-sold-to-cerberus |access-date=6 November 2022 |work=The Maritime Executive |date=9 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
Agila Subic became Cerberus' new partner, taking over the operations of the shipyard in March 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cerberus-Agila taking over Hanjin Subic shipbuilding facility |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/03/07/cerberus-agila-taking-over-hanjin-subic-shipbuilding-facility/ |access-date=6 November 2022 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=7 March 2022}}</ref> Agila Subic is a Dutch venture consisting of four companies that are affiliates of Cerberus.<ref name="redux">{{cite news |last1=Empeño |first1=Henry |title=Subic redux |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/09/17/subic-redux/ |access-date=6 November 2022 |work=BusinessMirror |date=16 September 2022}}</ref> Accordingly the shipyard was renamed as the Agila Subic Multi-Use Facilities.<ref name="ph-uae">{{cite news |last1=Fadriquela |first1=Jerome |title=PH-UAE defense industry at ship building partnership pinag-aaralan |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/08/31/22/ph-uae-defense-industry-at-ship-building-partnership-pinag-aaralan |access-date=6 November 2022 |work=TFC News |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=31 August 2022 |language=tl}}</ref>
The Philippine Navy began leasing the shipyard's northern section in May 2022.<ref name=makes>{{cite news |last1=Mangosing |first1=Frances |title=Navy makes strategic move to Subic shipyard facing WPS |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1602734/navy-makes-strategic-move-to-subic-shipyard-facing-wps |access-date=6 November 2022 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=26 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> American defense contractor Vectrus also moved in.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Verdejo |first1=Genivi |title=SBMA sees Agila Subic's takeoff |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/06/01/business/maritime/sbma-sees-agila-subics-takeoff/1845703/ |access-date=6 November 2022 |work=The Manila Times |date=1 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
Cerberus completed its acquisition of the shipyard by April 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=US-based Cerberus acquires Hanjin shipyard in Subic Bay |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/4/22/Cerberus-conclusion-agreements-Hanjin-shipyard-Subic-Bay.html |access-date=6 November 2022 |work=CNN Philippines |date=22 April 2022 |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106050214/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/4/22/Cerberus-conclusion-agreements-Hanjin-shipyard-Subic-Bay.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In November 2022, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority officials welcomed United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson and indicated they wanted to see American military forces return to the Philippine naval base.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=|first=|date=November 24, 2022|title=U.S. military poised to return to Subic Bay, counter China's presence|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/11/34dad3ba3fae-us-military-poised-to-return-to-subic-bay-counter-chinas-presence.html|newspaper=Kyodo News}}</ref>
South Korean shipbuilding firm Hyundai Heavy Industries expressed interest to use the facilities within the Agila Shipyard for its commercial shipbuilding purposes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 May 2023 |title=South Korea's Hyundai in talks to expand Subic Bay ship business |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/South-Korea-s-Hyundai-in-talks-to-expand-Subic-Bay-ship-business |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230515082726/https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/South-Korea-s-Hyundai-in-talks-to-expand-Subic-Bay-ship-business |archive-date=15 May 2023 |access-date=1 August 2023 |website=Nikkei Asia}}</ref> They also have plans to establish a maintenance facility for the Philippine Navy ships within the shipyard, intended to maintain warships bought from the shipbuilder like the Jose Rizal-class frigate and the Miguel Malvar-class frigate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 July 2023 |title=The Details Regarding HD Hyundai's Plan on Setting Up Maintenance Facility in Subic |url=https://www.pitzdefanalysis.net/2023/06/the-details-regarding-hd-hyundais-plan-setup-maintenance-facility-subic.html?m=1 |access-date=1 August 2023 |website=Pitz Defense Analysis}}</ref>
By September 2024, Hyundai has been hiring and training workers in preparation of its full operations in January 2026.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aglibot |first1=Joanna Rose |title=Jobs back as former Hanjin shipyard reopens as Agila Subic |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2095938/jobs-back-as-former-hanjin-shipyard-reopens-as-agila-subic |access-date=15 August 2025 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=15 August 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
==Facilities== thumb|Facilities The Hanjin Subic Shipyard covers an area of {{convert|300|ha|acre}} within the Subic Freeport Zone. As of 2015, it has a {{convert|500|x|135|m|ft|abbr=on}} dock, gantry cranes and an automated assembly line with 600,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT) of annual shipbuilding capacity.<ref name=hanjinbooks/>
===Philippine Navy base=== {{Infobox military installation | name = Naval Operating Base Subic | ensign = | ensign_size = | native_name = | partof = Agila Subic Shipyard |mapframe=no | location = Subic Freeport Zone, Subic, Zambales | country =the Philippines | image = | alt = | caption = | image2 = <!--secondary image, major command emblems for airfields --> | alt2 = | caption2 = | type = Naval base | ownership = Philippine Navy<!-- government department such as the MoD or the United States DoD --> | operator = | controlledby = <!-- such as RAF Bomber Command or the Eighth Air Force --> | open_to_public = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc --> | site_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox --> | site_other = <!-- for other sorts of facilities – radar types etc --> | site_area = <!-- area of site m2, km2 square mile etc --> | code = <!--facility/installation code --> | built = {{Start date|2022}} | used = <!--{{End date|1946}} --> | builder = | materials = | height = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level --> | length = <!-- for border fences or other DMZs --> | fate = <!--changed from demolished parameter--> | condition = | battles = | events = | current_commander = <!-- current commander --> | past_commanders = <!-- past notable commander(s) --> | garrison = <!-- such as the 25th Bombardment Group --> | occupants = <!-- squadrons only --> | designations = | website = | footnotes = <!-- catchall in case it's needed to preserve something in infobox that doesn't work in new code --> }} The Philippine Navy occupies the northern yard of the shipyard.<ref name=makes/> The portion is referred to as Naval Operating Base (NOB) Subic.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nepomuceno |first1=Priam |title=SoKor shipbuilder eyes maintenance depot in Subic: DND |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1177768 |access-date=6 November 2022 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=29 June 2022}}</ref> The navy has previously considered turning the shipyard into a submarine base.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nepomuceno |first1=Priam |title=PH Navy eyes Hanjin's Subic shipyard as submarine base |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1091472 |access-date=26 May 2021 |work=Philippine News Agency |language=en}}</ref>
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