[Photo] Hyundai Heavy Industries Group Launches Independently Developed Next-Generation Electric Propulsion Ship

Kim Hyung-kwan, President of Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (first from the left), is celebrating with attendees at the naming ceremony of the 'Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Convergence Electric Propulsion Smart Ship' held on the 29th at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan. Kim Doo-gyeom, Mayor of Ulsan (fifth from the left), Kim Ki-hwan, Chairman of the Ulsan City Council, Ahn Hyo-dae, Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs of Ulsan, and Kim Jae-gyun, President of Ulsan Port Authority.

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has successfully commercialized a ship electric propulsion solution developed with proprietary technology for the first time in Korea.

On the 29th, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group built and held a naming ceremony for the "Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Convergence Electric Propulsion Smart Ship" equipped with an eco-friendly and high-performance electric propulsion solution at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology, Ulsan City, and Ulsan Information Industry Promotion Agency.

The electric propulsion solution, developed by Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, is a core facility for electric propulsion vessels. It features low-carbon, high-efficiency technologies such as engine variable speed control and optimal energy control systems based on a DC-based LNG (liquefied natural gas) dual-fuel engine and an energy storage system (ESS).

On the 29th, attendees are celebrating at the naming ceremony of the 'Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Convergence Electric Propulsion Smart Ship' held at Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.