SEOUL: South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Accenture, the global digital business leader, are collaborating to design a “connected smart ship system” that will connect vessel operation information, on-board equipment and cargo status data, and port logistics information.
HHI announced that it has recently signed a collaboration agreement to design the connected smart ship with Accenture at the headquarters in Ulsan.
The connected smart ship will be developed using a combination of HHI’s smart ship technology, which was developed in 2011 for the first time, and Accenture’s digital and shipping industry experience. Also, it will manage the overall value chain of the shipping industry from maritime transportation, loading and unloading, and land transportation.
The existing smart ship focuses on improving the eco-friendliness, safety, and operation efficiency of vessels based on its status, operation data, weather, and ocean current data. By contrast, the connected smart ship can open a new service market by providing cargo transportation information, including vessel’s status, port and land logistics, to ship owners.
The two companies will connect the Hyundai Intelligent Vessel as a Service, HHI’s on-ship platform, and the Accenture Connected Platform as a Service, Accenture’s land platform, with satellites by 2020, and work together to develop services such as operation optimization by linking real-time information between ships and ports and “vessel predictive maintenance” using Big Data.
HHI Chief Technology Officer Shin Hyun-soo said, “Through the connected smart ship cooperation project, HHI will seek business expansion from the manufacturing to the service sector. Also, we will lead innovation by providing total services, which cross the boundaries between businesses, including shipbuilding, logistics and vessel operations.”
