SEOUL, May 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's Hanwha Ocean

said on Friday that the company's chief executive met with U.S.

Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to discuss cooperation on

shipbuilding between the two countries.

Hanwha Ocean CEO Kim Hee-cheul spoke to Greer about the

expansion of a vessel production base in the U.S. and technology

transfer, the South Korean shipbuilder said in a statement.