At Posidonia 2024, ABS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. (HD KSOE), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Co., Ltd. (HHI), and Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) to collaborate on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to eliminate blind spots in ship safety.
IIn particular, the MOU aims to leverage advanced technologies to enhance mariners' situational awareness, which could ultimately help improve on-board autonomy.
Safety is at the heart of everything ABS does and this project has great potential in advancing maritime safety. Enabling AI support for mariners to achieve 360-degree high-fidelity visibility of assets could be a game-changer.
…ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki said.
As explained, under this agreement, ABS will be able to support projects on design evaluation, new technology qualification, approval in principle, and development of regulation guidelines to provide clear direction on technical requirements, safety standards, and regulatory compliance.
This agreement is significant in that it will allow HD Hyundai to take a leap forward from the stage where the AI-based autonomous navigation solutions and system automation solutions it has developed so far have been gradually applied to ships, and to conduct research on improving ship structures using AI technology.
Chang Kwangpil, Vice President of HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, said:
Alfonso Castiglio, CEO of LISCR, said: “It is an honor for the world's best shipyard, the world's best classification company and the world's best flagship administration to come together and begin the development of a new era and new ships. The Liberian Flagship Administration will continue to work on the development of digital and AI technologies. To that end, we will actively cooperate with HD Hyundai.”
