Samsung Heavy Industries Earns International Certification for Autonomous Navigation and AI Maintenance Technologies at 'Komarine 2025'

Samsung Heavy Industries has demonstrated its digital shipbuilding competitiveness by consecutively obtaining international certifications for advanced technologies such as autonomous navigation and AI maintenance solutions at the global shipbuilding and marine exhibition, Komarine 2025.

On October 21, Samsung Heavy Industries announced that its autonomous navigation system, SAS (Samsung Autonomous Ship), received Technology Qualification (TQ) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK) at Komarine 2025, which opened at BEXCO in Busan. This marks the first time a Korean shipbuilder has obtained autonomous navigation technology certification from the Japanese classification society.

Overview of the Samsung Heavy Industries booth installed at Kolmarpkg.com 2025. Photo by Samsung Heavy Industries

Additionally, Samsung Heavy Industries’ ship maintenance solution, SCBM (Samsung Condition Based Maintenance), received Product Design Assessment (PDA) for Smart Machinery Health Monitoring (Smart MHM) Tier 2 from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Both technologies are considered core solutions that enhance operational efficiency and safety of vessels through AI-based data analysis.

On October 22, Samsung Heavy Industries is scheduled to become the first in the industry to receive Approval in Principle (AiP) from ABS for its surface wave communication-based fire and gas detection system (F&G Detection System). This technology improves process efficiency and reduces costs by converting complex wired environments to wireless. Lee Dongyeon, Vice President and Head of the Ship and Offshore Research Institute at Samsung Heavy Industries, stated, "Digital solutions that upgrade vessel performance are the key to shipbuilding competitiveness," adding, "We intend to lead the smart ship technology market."

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