Launch of AI-Based Heavy Cargo Transport Logistics Platform Demonstration Project
[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] The government will invest a total of 43 billion KRW by 2024 in the digital transformation (DX) of the domestic shipbuilding and shipping industry, including the establishment of a digital maritime logistics platform, in collaboration with local governments.
On the 1st, the Ministry of Science and ICT announced that it will hold a launch ceremony for the "AI-based Heavy Cargo Mobility Logistics Platform Demonstration Project Group," which will lead the digital transformation of the domestic shipbuilding and shipping industry, together with Ulsan Metropolitan City, the National IT Industry Promotion Agency, and the Ulsan Information Industry Promotion Agency at the Ulsan City Hall Situation Room.
The "AI-based Heavy Cargo Mobility Logistics Platform Demonstration Project" aims to build a digital maritime logistics platform, localize key equipment on ships, commercialize technologies, and enter overseas markets. The total financial investment, including matching national and local funds, amounts to 43 billion KRW by 2024.
The shipbuilding and marine industry is a key sector accounting for 7% of domestic exports and employment and 4% of manufacturing output. Recently, as the global shipbuilding and marine industry paradigm shifts toward eco-friendly, smart, and autonomous navigation, the importance of software (SW) and ICT-integrated ship navigation communication equipment and the navigation and logistics data collected and managed through these systems is rapidly increasing. Accordingly, the government planned this project to promote the digital transformation of the domestic maritime logistics industry and foster small and medium-sized enterprises in the SW and ICT sectors that will lead this transformation.
Through this project, an intelligent maritime logistics platform that integrates and provides navigation and logistics information of domestic cargo ships, currently processed manually, will be established. The project group will also localize the AI-integrated intelligent navigation system (AI-INS), which is essential for acquiring navigation and logistics data on ships by integrating SW and ICT technologies. Additionally, the intelligent logistics platform and integrated navigation system will be applied to actual operating ships to secure field application results and international certification.
Upon successful project execution, the expected economic effects include a production inducement amount of 71.2 billion KRW and a value-added inducement amount of 35.2 billion KRW. Applying the system to approximately 2,300 domestic ships scheduled for construction or remodeling over the next 10 years is expected to generate an additional economic effect of 700 billion KRW.
At the launch ceremony, the selected project group and demand companies such as POSCO, Ilsin Shipping, and Hyundai Heavy Industries attended and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for business cooperation to ensure successful project execution. They exchanged opinions on future technology development to lead the global shipbuilding and shipping industry in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution and on ways for related companies to grow together.
Kim Jeong-sam, Director of Software Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, said, "We expect the maritime logistics platform and domestically produced integrated navigation system developed and demonstrated through this project to be first applied to domestic ships, obtain international certification and references, and expand into overseas markets." He added, "From the perspective of government innovation (proactive administration), we will actively support the digital transformation of key industries and the co-growth of SW companies to establish a growth foundation where good SW companies and jobs are created in the region."
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