LR and SHI sign autonomous ship MoU

SAS (Samsung Autonomous Ship) is an autonomous navigation system which integrates navigation equipment such as ECDIS with Track Control System (TCS), RADAR, CONNING, and remote controlled BMS, with SHI’s new SVISION® system. It can be installed easily onto a ship’s system alongside other software and evaluates collision risks around a vessel, whilst controlling the direction and speed of a ship in order to avoid objects.

Last year, SHI completed sea trials of the technology. A 9,200-ton Mokpo National Maritime University ship and a 300-ton tug were used to demonstrate the collision avoidance system off the southwestern island of Gageo, South Korea.

LR will certify SAS with the new SVISION® system as part of the autonomous ready ship design. SHI’s SVESSEL® CBM (Condition Based Maintenance) which performs measurement and diagnosis tasks automatically on vessels, will also be certified as part of the joint development project.

LR’s role as part of the MOU will be to perform cooperative studies on autonomous systems in navigational autonomy, including commissioning procedures, guidelines for autonomous systems, verification, and validation activities.

LR has also announced the certification of SHI’s digitised electronic logbook system SVESSEL® eLogbook at Posidonia 2022, replacing paper navigation logs with automated data entry from voyage, along with a Statement of Fact for SHI’s SVESSEL® CII Solution that features real-time monitoring and reporting of Carbon Intensity Indicator. This is the first time SHI has been awarded classification society approval for its digitalised electronic logbook software application.

Jin-Taek Jung, SHI’s President & CEO said: “It is hoped that SHI’s SVESSEL® eLogbook can replace the current paper document system in use onboard ships and realize more efficient and precise operation of ships. The eLogbook can reduce the routine works of crews in generating lots of documents, and also more importantly precise digital data can be shared between crews onboard and management offices onshore. The strength of our eLogbook comes from the combined solution with the digital data platform SVESSEL® through automatic filling of data. This is a start to unify all the precise information onboard in a digital form for the next step towards a remote controlled/unmanned ship. The hard works by the expertise in LR and SHI are highly appreciated for this project.”