SEOUL, January 16 (AJP) - HMM said Friday it will deploy an artificial intelligence–based autonomous navigation system across 40 vessels, stepping up efforts to improve efficiency and cut emissions through advanced maritime technology.
The South Korean shipping company will introduce the system through a technical partnership with HD Hyundai affiliates HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and Avikus, a developer of autonomous navigation solutions. A contract-signing ceremony was recently held at HD Hyundai’s global research and development center in Pangyo, attended by senior executives from the three companies.
Under the agreement, HMM will equip 40 ships with Avikus’s autonomous navigation technology.
Unlike conventional systems that provide navigational assistance, the AI-based platform is designed to independently calculate optimal routes, with the aim of enhancing operational safety, improving fuel efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, the company said. HMM said it plans to consider a broader rollout across its fleet based on performance results.
The partnership also includes joint research to further develop autonomous navigation technology. HMM will apply the system in commercial operations and share operating data, Avikus will supply and upgrade the navigation software, and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering will provide ship platforms and technical support, the companies said.
“AI-based technology is a core tool for strengthening competitiveness in a digital and environmentally sustainable shipping ecosystem,” HMM said in a press release.
The firm said autonomous navigation represents a potential “game changer” for both shipbuilding and shipping.
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