Korean government launches $132m autonomous ship project
The South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has announced the launch of a joint working group to develop self-driving ships by 2025. The project has been given a budget of KRW 160 billion (132m USD).
Published in Navigation, Autonomy & New Technologies
Korea takes over MCP
Leadership of the Maritime Connectivity Platform (MCP), developed as part of the EfficienSea2 digital navigation support programme in Europe, is to be passed over to the Korean SMART Navigation Project following the completion of the final EfficienSea2 conference in Copenhagen in April.
DSME to implement NAPA 3D ship design software
Korean shipyard DSME has agreed a deal to use the 3D model-based NAPA Steel software application to manage its vessel design processes, following the completion of a benchmarking evaluation involving multiple vendors.
Published in Software, Big Data & IoT
MCP project completes Korean test
The first full sea trials of the Maritime Connectivity Platform (MCP), created via a partnership between the EfficienSea2 and STM Validation projects in Europe and the Korean SMART Navigation Project, have been successfully completed with a demonstration of the technology in Korea.
Hanil-Fuji (Korea) integrates with ShipServ
ShipServ reports that it has signed a full integration agreement with Hanil-Fuji (Korea), a ship supplier and logistics company, to improve the efficiency of the Korean company's transactions on the ShipServ e-commerce platform.
Hyundai Merchant Marine completes first blockchain voyage
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has announced that it has successfully completed its first pilot programme using blockchain technology to manage collection and dissemination of all related shipping and logistics data for a vessel voyage from Korea to China.
INTTRA network expands into Korea
Recently founded Korea-based container shipping company SM Line has announced an agreement with electronic transaction platform INTTRA, which will extend the platform's reach into Korea while offering SM Line an additional booking network to connect with its customers.
KT launches 200km maritime GSM network and IoT safety gear
Korean telecoms company KT has announced the launch of an extended GSM LTE network that can extend 200km from shore, in comparison with the 50km coverage more common today, which it intends to use to power a new range of maritime safety equipment connected to the Internet of Things (IoT).
Published in Communications & Cyber Security
SpeedCast VSAT for 150 Korean ships
SpeedCast and Korean satellite service provide KTsat report that they have been awarded a new contract to provide global Ku-band maritime communications services to up to 150 vessels, though the shipping companies in question have not been named.
SK Telecom to develop maritime wireless network
SK Telecom has announced plans to launch what it says is the world's first pilot LTE-M (LTE for Maritime Wireless Communications) network, as part of a research and development project led by the Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF).
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