SHI given AiP from BV for smartship solution

The AiP was given to Joon Ou Nam, president and chief executive of SHI by Philippe Cambos, one of Bureau Veritas’ directors, at a ceremony at Gastech in Houston, Texas.

Gijsbert de Jong, marketing and sales director for Bureau Veritas Marine and Offshore, said, “As we are seeing the rapid development of smart solutions to enhance ship performance and efficiency using remote access, cyber security is becoming increasingly important.

“SHI’s SVESSEL solution fits right into this digitalisation drive and we are pleased to provide SHI with our AiP in accordance with the technical requirements of the Bureau Veritas SYS-COM cyber security notation, which aims at improving the cyber resilience level of connected ships.”

SVESSEL focuses on the complete digitalisation of the ship and its applications to assist operations. The digitalised ship is reconstructed from building specifications, design drawings and test reports, known as a ‘digital twin’. A remote operation system is prepared for semi-autonomous functions for an onshore control centre.

Director of the ship and offshore performance research centre of SHI, Dr Hyun Joe Kim, said, “This is an important milestone for us on the way to develop the smart ship solutions to provide more benefits in ship operations to our clients.”

“It will lead to a dramatic reduction in preventable losses due to human errors,” he added.