Samsung Heavy Industries Selected as Contractor for Multipurpose Maritime Demonstration System Construction Project

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] Samsung Heavy Industries announced on the 7th that it has been finally selected as the project operator for the "Establishment of a Multi-purpose Maritime Demonstration Platform Performance Advancement System" project conducted by the Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute (KOMERI).

This project is a national initiative supported by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and Busan Metropolitan City. Samsung Heavy Industries plans to install its smart ship platform "SVESSEL," which includes machinery fault diagnosis technology, on a 20,000-ton demonstration vessel to be constructed under government leadership. The company will conduct research related to the performance verification and advancement of eco-friendly equipment from domestic shipbuilding equipment companies until 2023.

Once the demonstration system is established, domestic shipbuilding equipment companies will be able to collect and verify data more quickly and systematically by utilizing Samsung Heavy Industries' smart ship platform. It is expected that the company's shipbuilding expertise and fault diagnosis technology will bring groundbreaking results in improving product performance and quality.

This project is one of the national initiatives promoted by the government as part of the "Strengthening Shipbuilding Industry Competitiveness" policy. Its main purpose is to provide a demonstration environment for domestic eco-friendly shipbuilding equipment companies without a track record of real ship application, thereby supporting the establishment of a practical market entry foundation.

Samsung Heavy Industries was recognized for its global top-tier level eco-friendly shipbuilding technology and experience in the project operator selection evaluation. In particular, it is known to have received high scores in smart ship technologies such as ▲ performance data acquisition and verification infrastructure for eco-friendly equipment ▲ highly reliable maintenance technology based on machinery data analysis.

Lee Dong-yeon, head of Samsung Heavy Industries' Shipbuilding and Offshore Research Institute, said, "We hope that Samsung Heavy Industries' smart ship technology will help domestic shipbuilding equipment companies develop eco-friendly products integrated with IT technology," adding, "We plan to further advance SVESSEL's fault diagnosis, prediction, and maintenance technologies."

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