Ulsan Air Traffic Control Center Groundbreaking... Launch of AI-Based Heavy Cargo Mobility Logistics Platform Demonstration Project

Providing High Value-Added Services in the Shipbuilding and Shipping Industry through Data Collection, Analysis, and Cargo Condition Inspection

The groundbreaking ceremony for the 'Onshore Control Center,' which will create new growth engines for Ulsan's shipbuilding and shipping industry and serve as a hub for next-generation future ship research, will be held on the 16th.

The ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. on the 16th in the Goneul district of Dong-gu, Ulsan, attended by Ulsan Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom, National Assembly member Kwon Myung-ho, officials from the Ministry of Science and ICT, and representatives from related institutions and companies.

The Onshore Control Center will be fully funded by city funds with a project budget of 4 billion KRW. It will be constructed on a site of 1,462㎡ in the Ilsan-dong area of Dong-gu, with a total floor area of 853㎡ and four above-ground floors, scheduled for completion in April 2024.

Key facilities will include an education and seminar room on the first floor, a corporate support office on the second floor, a ship operation control room on the third floor, and a mechanical room on the fourth floor.

Aerial view of the Air Traffic Control Center.

Business Vision and Strategy.

At the Onshore Control Center, data collection and analysis will monitor the status of ships and cargo, providing various high value-added services in the shipbuilding and shipping industry.

Ulsan Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom stated, “To secure leading-edge technologies for the future shipbuilding industry amid strengthening environmental regulations and the rapid changes brought by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we are establishing an eco-friendly, smart, and autonomous ship cluster linked with Ulsan Taehwa Lake in the Goneul district.”

Mayor Kim added, “Along with ongoing projects, combining Ulsan’s excellent industrial workforce, research infrastructure, and innovation will equip the shipbuilding and shipping industry with competitiveness to dominate the global market.”

In March 2021, Ulsan City was selected as the government project executor for the AI-based heavy cargo mobility logistics platform demonstration project through a public contest by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

This project, with a total budget of 43 billion KRW (28 billion KRW national funds, 4 billion KRW city funds, and 11 billion KRW private investment), aims to digitize the operation and logistics information of domestic cargo ships, which are currently handled manually, and to establish an intelligent shipping and logistics platform and domestic integrated navigation system for demonstration. The construction of the Onshore Control Center is also being promoted as part of this project.

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