Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to Secure 'Low-Noise Ship Technology'... Partnership with Mokpo National Maritime University

On the 29th, Park Du-seon, President of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (right), and Han Won-hee, President of Mokpo National Maritime University, are taking a commemorative photo after holding an exchange agreement ceremony for the development of the shipbuilding and marine industry at Mokpo National Maritime University. Photo by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is securing low-noise ship technology through industry-academia cooperation with Mokpo National Maritime University.

On the 30th, DSME announced that it signed an agreement with Mokpo National Maritime University on "Joint Research on Underwater Radiated Noise and Industry-Academia Cooperation for the Development of the Shipbuilding and Marine Industry." About 10 officials, including Park Doo-sun, president of DSME, and Han Won-hee, president of Mokpo National Maritime University, attended the signing ceremony.

Underwater radiated noise refers to noise generated from machinery and propellers installed on ships that propagates underwater. Recently, with the increase in maritime transport volume, ship enlargement, and high-speed operation, underwater radiated noise has been identified as a cause of disruption to the marine ecosystem. In response, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is reportedly discussing regulations on underwater noise to protect the marine ecosystem.

Research on underwater radiated noise has already been a subject of great interest in academia and industry for over a decade. However, access to actual ship noise measurement data usable for research has been extremely limited due to constraints such as shipowners' business interests and national defense security regulations.

It is expected that these constraints will be significantly alleviated through this agreement with Mokpo National Maritime University. The agreement includes plans to utilize DSME’s latest joint towing tank facilities and real-sea underwater radiated noise measurement equipment, as well as training ships operated by Mokpo National Maritime University.

Through this, it is anticipated that noise prediction and evaluation technologies?such as actual ship underwater radiated noise evaluation methods, model testing, and computer simulations for underwater radiated noise prediction?will be further advanced, bringing the technology to reduce underwater radiated noise generated by ships one step closer to realization.

Additionally, professors and students from Mokpo National Maritime University will participate in this joint research, and multifaceted cooperation will be pursued, including planning new business projects and joint ventures, shipyard tours and practical training, educational support for nurturing experts in the shipbuilding and marine industry, research personnel exchanges, and joint utilization of facilities and resources owned by both parties.

A DSME official stated, "Through joint research and cooperation, we aim to promote mutual development of both institutions and expand industry-academia research exchanges so that the shipbuilding industry can maintain competitiveness as a sustainable industry in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We expect this to be an opportunity to expand the development and role of Mokpo National Maritime University and the Mokpo region as a pillar of the shipbuilding industry."

Meanwhile, in June last year, DSME formed a "Global R&D Network for Eco-friendly Smart Ship Fluid Technology" consisting of 16 leading universities, classification societies, and research institutions worldwide to pursue global super-collaboration. Currently, it is conducting research to control ship underwater radiated noise in line with marine environmental regulations and to secure safe navigation capabilities of ships during typhoons and other adverse weather conditions.

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