SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. took a concrete step towards preventing the spread of the coronavirus on ships as part of a pilot project. The company said Sunday that it installed virus-killing lamps on the 318,000-ton very large crude carrier (VLCC) VL Bright as part of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Cabinet approved a motion on Tuesday that centers on nurturing industries for eco-friendly vessels to better deal with tightened international regulations and reduce emissions of fine dust. The trade ministry said it would roll out a set of measures to speed up the development and supply of [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Wednesday that it will push to build more ships powered by liquid natural gas (LNG) and develop the relevant technologies in an effort to go green amid looming strict emission rules. The move came a month after the International Maritime Organization adopted a landmark decision to [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The Esmeralda (BE-43) is the world’s longest sailing ship, and it made port at a naval base in the Korean city of Busan Tuesday morning. Weighing 3,763 tons, the Esmeralda was commissioned in 1954, and currently serves as a training ship for the Chilean Navy. The vessel is 110 [...]