HD Hyundai, Maersk to explore joint pathways for maritime decarbonization

South Korea’s heavyweight HD Hyundai has joined forces with Denmark-based maritime transportation giant A.P. Møller – Maersk to explore decarbonization-oriented technological solutions and foster global integrated logistics services.

Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) the two parties signed, HD Hyundai and Maersk are set to initially perform a six-month trial of the AI-based autonomous navigation system HiNAS Control, developed by the former’s autonomous navigation solutions venture Avikus, and of HD Hyundai Marine Solution’s OceanWise route optimization, which will be fitted on the Danish shipping player’s boxship.

As informed, the container vessel in question was constructed and handed over by the South Korean shipbuilding giant.

According to Maersk, the driving force behind the trial is the necessity to validate fuel-saving and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction impacts of optimized navigation systems.

The bipartite initiative will also examine cooperation opportunities in the field of ship retrofitting. These encompass possibilities such as improving energy efficiency, boosting containership cargo capacity and retrofitting dual-fuel propulsion solutions.

What is more, the two maritime industry majors said that plans are underway to conduct joint