Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for creating an ecosystem for smart ships with SK Shipping, Intel, Microsoft, the Ulsan Center for Creative Economy & Innovation (UCCEI) and the Daejeon Center for Creative Economy & Innovation (DCCEI).
The MoU will enable HHI and its partners to help small and medium-sized ICT companies to develop ‘17 Ship Service Software’ to help ship owners carry out safe operations and improved crew wellbeing.
The Ship Service Software aims to enable ballast tank inspections, remote medical treatment services for crews, virtual reality training, automatic voyage information reporting and maintenance for key equipment. It is expected to be applied to ships by 2019.
SK Shipping will provide technological mentoring services and smart ship platforms for the software that is to be developed. UCCEI and DCCEI will hold briefing sessions on technology demand to allow ship builders and shipping liners to encourage participation of the ICT companies.
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