SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The industry ministry said Monday a container carrier equipped with a homegrown autonomous system departed from the southeastern port city of Busan to test key technologies, including intelligent navigation and cybersecurity. The 1,800 twenty-foot equivalent unit container carrier plans to run such tests over a one-year period on routes [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A steel-cutting ceremony for South Korea’s first eco-friendly mixed fuel offshore demonstration ship was held last Friday at the Sapjin Industrial Complex in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province. As part of a new eco-friendly cluster setup project, the steel-cutting ceremony was held to signify the launch of ship construction. The [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Autonomous ship solution developer Avikus, a subsidiary of major South Korean shipyard HD Hyundai, has carried out autonomous navigation of a large ship across the ocean, becoming the first company in the world to do so. Avikus said Thursday it had successfully completed autonomous navigation of 180,000 square-meter-class ultra-large [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. is taking steps to commercialize a hydrogen fuel cell system for ship use. The carmaker on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Global Service, Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co.’s ship repairing unit, and the Korean Register of Shipping (KR), a ship quality assurance [...]
ULSAN, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said Thursday that it had developed a ship that prevents the spread of pandemics such as the coronavirus. The new vessel comes with an airborne infection isolation room and a ventilation system that fulfills the guidelines set by the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a major shipbuilder here, said Thursday it has developed the world’s first Aframax crude oil tanker (COT) powered by fuel cells. Samsung Heavy said it had acquired approval in principle from DNV GL, a Norway-based classification society, for its fuel cell-powered Aframax COTs. Completion of [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Friday it has begun the construction of another large-scale amphibious landing ship to be used by the country’s Navy. A keel-laying ceremony for the 14,500-ton vessel will be held later in the day at the shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. in Busan, according [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Navy will start the trial operation of an unmanned ship next month, the country’s newly developed weapon mainly for use on the tense sea border with North Korea, the state arms procurement agency said Thursday. The Defense Acquisition Program Agency (DAPA) launched a 3.3 billion won (US$2.9 [...]
MOKPO, South Korea, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The southwestern port city of Mokpo is offering visitors a special experience on a traditional sailing ship called an onggi-bae. Wooden ships of this type operated until the 1980s off the south coast of the peninsula to transport various pottery items (onggi), which were essential household items [...]
BUSAN, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A military source confirmed Wednesday that the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen – capable of tracking and monitoring ballistic missiles – is currently stationed in Busan, South Korea’s largest port, amid recent threats from North Korea that have been raising international concern. The 12,845-ton vessel went into operation in 2014, [...]