Mousterian, Samsung Heavy Sign Deal To Develop Floating Data Centers In U.S.

Mousterian Corporation, Inc. (“M3”), a developer of floating and water-adjacent data center infrastructure, and Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (“SHI”), one of the world’s largest shipbuilders and maritime engineering firms, announced a strategic cooperation to jointly develop and deliver institutional-grade floating data center (“FDC”) projects worldwide.

Under the cooperation, M3 will lead development, site origination, tenant sourcing, and project delivery, while SHI will contribute its engineering, fabrication, and delivery capabilities for floating maritime assets at scale. The parties intend to advance a portfolio of FDC developments across multiple jurisdictions.

The cooperation reflects a shared view that purpose-built floating data centers — sited adjacent to existing power generation assets — can materially compress development timelines for hyperscale and AI compute capacity by unlocking stranded generation capacity beyond the reach of conventional land-based sites.

“Bringing a partner of Samsung Heavy Industries’ caliber alongside our development platform validates the institutional viability of the floating data center asset class,” said Min Suh, Chief Executive Officer of Mousterian Corporation.

“SHI’s shipbuilding scale, balance sheet, and engineering depth, paired with M3’s high performance floating data centers, customer relationships, capital markets access, and power pipeline, gives customers a highly credible and de-risked path to gigawatt-scale delivery on timelines that conventional approaches simply cannot match.”

“FDC represents a new business model that extends shipbuilding capabilities into the digital infrastructure sector,” said Young-kyu Ahn, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Samsung Heavy Industries.

“Combined with eco-friendly energy solutions, it will set new standards in the global data market and serve as a key driver of future growth.”

The cooperation builds on M3’s broader strategic relationships across the maritime, financing, and sovereign infrastructure ecosystem, and is intended to position the partnership as a leading global platform for purpose-built floating data center delivery.