- ABS and HD Hyundai Samho signed an MoU to explore AI-based smart shipyard technologies.
- The collaboration focuses on applying automation, robotics, and data-driven solutions to improve shipyard efficiency.
- ABS will support the initiative using its “Guide for Smart Technologies for Shipyards.”
- Both organizations aim to drive the digital transformation of shipbuilding through intelligent systems.
ABS and HD Hyundai Samho have entered into a strategic collaboration to advance smart shipyard technologies through a newly signed memorandum of understanding. The partnership aims to harness artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation to enhance shipyard operations, focusing on safety, efficiency, and innovation. As outlined in the agreement, ABS will apply its “Guide for Smart Technologies for Shipyards” to support the review and integration of these solutions. This initiative reflects ongoing efforts to modernize shipbuilding practices through intelligent systems, according to a report by ABS.
Advancing Smart Shipyard Operations Through AI
The collaboration between ABS and HD Hyundai Samho marks a significant step toward modernizing shipyard operations by implementing AI-based smart technologies. The MOU outlines a shared goal of identifying process improvement opportunities using automation, robotics, and data-driven systems at the HD Hyundai Samho shipyard.
ABS brings technical guidance and insight through its smart shipyard framework, helping ensure that technology adoption aligns with industry standards. Highlighting the shift toward intelligent shipbuilding, ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki emphasized the potential of advanced systems to raise safety, quality, and efficiency benchmarks across shipyard operations.
HSHI’s Senior Executive Vice President Hwan-Gyu Kim noted that the industry is moving beyond automation and digitalization toward fully AI-enabled decision-making. The partnership between ABS and HD Hyundai Samho reflects a shared commitment to steering the shipbuilding sector into its next era of digital transformation.
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Source: ABS
