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ABS Approves Autonomous Navigation Innovations from HHI and KSOE

At Gastech 2023, ABS awarded approvals in principle (AIPs) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) for two new solutions that support autonomous navigation and address a more sustainable …
Sep 12, 2023 / Curious

KR, SHI and KLCSM Collaborate on Commercialization of Autonomous Navigation Systems

Korean Register (KR), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and KLCSM are joining forces to speed up the development of autonomous ships.Autonomous ships are the next generation of high-value ships that are operated by intellectualized and autonomous system …
Jul 12, 2022 / Vessels

HD Hyundai's Avikus successfully conducts the world's first transoceanic voyage of a large merchant ship relying on autonomous navigation technologies

On June 2, SK Shipping's super-large LNG carrier arrived at a South Korean port after a month-long transoceanic voyage.The vessel equipped with HD Hyundai's Avikus-developed HiNAS 2.0, Level 2 autonomous navigation solution, was successfully operated …
Jun 3, 2022 / Vessels

HHI Group's In-House Venture No. 1 Avikus Becomes Korea's First Company to Successfully Demonstrate Fully Autonomous Navigation

Avikus, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group's newly established subsidiary specialized in autonomous navigation technology, became Korea's first company to succeed in fully autonomous navigation of a ship.Avikus announced that it successfully …
Jun 22, 2021 / Vessels

Pioneering Norwegian Autonomous-Ship Project Receives NOK 200 Million In EU Funding

KONGSBERG is going to install and test autonomous technology on two vessels in different operational environments. This project is receiving funding of almost NOK 200 million (Euro 20.1 million), one of the largest grants ever given to Norwegian …
Jan 23, 2020 / Curious

LR and Partners sign MOU to develop the first ocean-going autonomous navigation system

LR announced Wednesday – during Singapore Maritime Week – a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ST Engineering Electronics Ltd. (STEE), a leading Information Communications Technologies (ICT) provider and co-creater of Smart City Solutions, and …
Apr 11, 2019 / Vessels