Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority Signs MOU with Naver Cloud for K-Smart AI Integrated Port Transformation

Aiming for Smart Transformation and Digital Innovation in Port Logistics

Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (Acting President Hwang Hakbeom, hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") announced that on the 15th, it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Naver Cloud Corporation (CEO Kim Yoowon, hereinafter referred to as "Naver Cloud") at Naver headquarters for the digital transformation of Yeosu Gwangyang Port and the advancement of smart port systems through a 'Strategic Partnership for Yeosu Gwangyang Port K-Smart Physical AI Port Transformation.'

This agreement aims to establish Yeosu Gwangyang Port as the standard model for K-Smart Physical AI Ports and as a testbed for digital innovation in the national logistics industry, as well as to drive smart and digital innovation in the Northeast Asian port logistics sector. To achieve this, the Authority, which possesses world-class integrated port infrastructure, will collaborate with Naver Cloud, a domestic leader in artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, and digital twin technologies.

Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the 15th at Naver headquarters with Naver Cloud Corporation for the digital transformation of Yeosu Gwangyang Port and the advancement of a smart port through the 'Yeosu Gwangyang Port K-Smart Physical AI Port Transformation Strategic Partnership.' Provided by Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority

Through this partnership, the two organizations will pursue strategic cooperation in six key areas: joint development of the K-Smart port standard model, port innovation based on physical AI, securing port logistics data sovereignty and building an integrated platform, establishing AI-based work innovation and smart assistant services, creating digital twin-based virtual port operations, and fostering port AI professionals and the broader ecosystem.

Initially, the Authority and Naver Cloud will jointly design the K-Smart port standard model using Yeosu Gwangyang Port's operational data. They plan to gradually expand physical AI demonstrations, including integrated control of vessel operations and mobility within the port and the smart and unmanned operation of logistics equipment, to ultimately establish a fully automated and intelligent port operation system.

Additionally, the Authority will build a secure port data repository and, based on this, integrate Naver Cloud's AI analytics technology into Yeosu Gwangyang Port's unified platform (tentatively named 'PortSight'). This will enhance predictive and optimization functions, thereby improving the efficiency of logistics flows and enabling proactive management of port operation risks.

Furthermore, the two organizations will promote the digital transformation of the Authority's internal work processes, including internal knowledge management, intelligent customer service, and document automation using generative AI. They also plan to establish a digital twin-based virtual port that digitally replicates port facilities and logistics flows, providing a real-time operational support system for simulations, safety monitoring, and investment feasibility reviews.

The Authority and Naver Cloud intend to foster an AI talent and industrial ecosystem centered on Yeosu Gwangyang Port by offering AI competency training for employees and launching programs to discover and nurture AI logistics startups in collaboration with local universities, research institutes, and startups. Their goal is to create a regionally inclusive innovation model.

Hwang Hakbeom, Acting President of Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority, stated, "This strategic partnership with Naver Cloud marks an important starting point for transforming Yeosu Gwangyang Port into a next-generation physical AI port powered by data and AI." He added, "We will seamlessly implement digital and eco-friendly port policies aligned with the government's national agenda and complete the K-Smart port standard model at Yeosu Gwangyang Port, making it a representative model for Korea."

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