Industry

  • HJSCs LNG dual-fuel container carrier wins basic approval from Lloyds Register
    HJSC's LNG dual-fuel container carrier wins basic approval from Lloyd's Register SEOUL -- A liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container carrier designed by HJ Shipbuilding & Construction, a shipbuilder in South Korea, has secured basic approval from a London-based maritime classification society. It is designed to meet strengthened international regulations. HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC) said that its 7,700 TEU LNG dual-fuel container ship has received approval in principal from Lloyd's Register (LR). HJSC was responsible for designing the container April 14, 2022
  • Siemens works with Hyundai shipyard to develop computer-aided design (CAD) program
    Siemens works with Hyundai shipyard to develop computer-aided design (CAD) program SEOUL -- Siemens, a German technology company, tied up with South Korea's Hyundai shipbuilding group to develop a new computer-aided design (CAD) program that would help shipyards accelerate digital transformation. They would gradually promote an autonomous smart shipyard by 2030. CAD is used to increase the productivity of designers, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and create a database for manufacturing. It is an important industrial art ex April 11, 2022
  • Daewoo shipyards super-large LCO2 carrier design wins basic ABS approval
    Daewoo shipyard's super-large LCO2 carrier design wins basic ABS approval SEOUL -- A super-large liquefied carbon dioxide carrier designed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has obtained basic approval from an American classification society for use in the food industry. The vessel is powered by liquefied natural gas and can install a device to capture and store carbon dioxide. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said the vessel approved by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) can carry 70,000 cubic meters of liquefied carbon dioxide (L April 7, 2022
  • Daewoo shipyard works with classification society to develop autonomous ship technologies
    Daewoo shipyard works with classification society to develop autonomous ship technologies SEOUL -- South Korea's maritime classification society will work with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to jointly develop technology for autonomous ships ahead of competitors. The shipbuilder aims to launch a large autonomous commercial ship installed with its smart ship platform in 2025. DSME and other shipbuilders are trying hard to develop autonomous ship technologies that can replace crew decisions with intelligent and autonomous systems integrating artificial intelligence, April 4, 2022
  • Korean Register works with domestic companies to develop SOFC power generation system for ships
    Korean Register works with domestic companies to develop SOFC power generation system for ships SEOUL -- South Korea's maritime classification society joined forces with a shipbuilder and a renewable energy company to develop a next-generation power generation system for ships using solid oxide fuel cells, an electrochemical conversion device that produces electricity directly from oxidizing a fuel. SOFC is considered to be the most stable and power-efficient among its fuel cell brothers. Because SOFC has a high power output compared to its size, the fuel cell system is ideal for pow February 18, 2022
  • Samsung shipyard demonstrates new LNG liquefaction process with high energy efficiency
    Samsung shipyard demonstrates new LNG liquefaction process with high energy efficiency SEOUL -- In an event watched by foreign guests from international classification societies and developers, Samsung Heavy Industries, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, has successfully demonstrated its liquefaction process called "SENSE Ⅳ" that can produce more than two million tons of liquefied natural gas annually and has high energy efficiency. Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) said the demonstration was carried out at its shipyard in the southern island of Geoje. SENSE IV can reduce November 18, 2021
  • Samsung shipyard wins $1.7 bln order from unspecified Eurasian client
    Samsung shipyard wins $1.7 bln order from unspecified Eurasian client SEOUL -- Samsung Heavy Industries, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, has signed a contract worth 2.04 trillion won ($1.7 billion) to supply block materials, equipment and design to an unspecified client in the Eurasian region. Details were not disclosed, but the shipbuilder has tried to win orders from Novatek, a major natural gas producer in Russia, to design icebreaking tankers. Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) said in a regulatory filing on October 18 that the contract period is valid until October 18, 2021
  • Hyundai Mipo delivers CldNs RORO ship equipped with dual fuel propulsion system
    Hyundai Mipo delivers CldN's RORO ship equipped with dual fuel propulsion system SEOUL -- Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, a subsidiary of South Korea's Hyundai shipbuilding group, has delivered an eco-friendly RORO cargo ship equipped with a dual fuel propulsion system to CldN, a multimodal logistics provider based in Luxembourg. The roll-on & roll-off (RORO) cargo ship is designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using a platform October 8, 2021
  • Daewoo shipyard develops technology to collect and store CO2 using ammonia-water sorbent
    Daewoo shipyard develops technology to collect and store CO2 using ammonia-water sorbent SEOUL -- Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, has developed a technology that can collect and store carbon dioxide generated during ship operation, using ammonia-water sorbent. The technology would contribute to responding to environmental regulations and providing new solutions to shipowners who are demanding high levels of eco-friendly technology. The technology was verified using the exh September 16, 2021
  • Austrias AVL ties up with Hyundai shipyard to develop fuel cell for ships
    Austria's AVL ties up with Hyundai shipyard to develop fuel cell for ships SEOUL -- AVL, an Austrian engineering company that provides solutions and methodologies to shape future mobility trends, tied up with South Korea's Hyundai shipbuilding group to develop hydrogen fuel cells for ships by 2025. The partnership comes amid an active campaign by South Korean shipbuilders to take the upper hand in global markets with eco-friendly vessels and smart ship technologies. AVL and the shipbuilding group agreed to develop fuel cells with an output of September 8, 2021