Mousterian and Samsung Heavy Industries Sign Floating Data Center Engineering Contract

Aug 3, 2026
Mousterian Corporation and Samsung Heavy Industries signed an engineering contract for their first moored floating data center deployment in the United States. The planned units will each provide 50 megawatts of critical IT capacity for AI compute.

Mousterian Corporation and Samsung Heavy Industries said in a press release that they signed an engineering contract for their first moored floating data center deployment in the United States. The agreement was executed at a signing ceremony on July 22, 2026.

Under the contract, the companies will work on basic design, detailed engineering, and production design for floating data center units. Each unit is planned to deliver 50 megawatts of critical IT capacity, with deployments planned for Texas and other U.S. markets.

The engineering work will set the technical basis for a planned Engineering, Procurement, and Construction contract. The companies said the American Bureau of Shipping is expected to serve as classification society for the project.

The design uses bulk cooling that does not evaporate water, consumes no potable water, and returns no process discharge to the surrounding waterway. The facilities are intended to support dense AI compute using liquid cooling.

We hope you enjoyed this article

Consider subscribing to one of our newsletters like Enterprise AI Brief, Silicon Brief or Daily AI Brief.

Also, consider following us on social media:

Free newsletter

Enterprise AI Brief

Weekly report on AI business applications, enterprise software releases, automation tools, and industry implementations.

Market report

2025 Generative AI in Professional Services Report

Thomson Reuters

This report by Thomson Reuters explores the integration and impact of generative AI technologies, such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, within the professional services sector. It highlights the growing adoption of GenAI tools across industries like legal, tax, accounting, and government, and discusses the challenges and opportunities these technologies present. The report also examines professionals' perceptions of GenAI and the need for strategic integration to maximize its value.

Read more
Free, six days a week

Daily AI Brief: the AI news that matters, in your inbox.