- SHI secured certifications for autonomous navigation system and maintenance solution design evaluation.

- SHI captured industry attention by becoming the first in the sector to secure certification for its wireless fire and gas (F&G) detection system.

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) announced that it is presenting differentiated global competitiveness at KORMARINE 2025, held at BEXCO in Busan from October 21th through the 24th, by unveiling a series of ship digital-solution technologies that have earned new certifications.

KORMARINE is one of the world`s major exhibitions in the shipbuilding, offshore, and energy industries, alongside SMM (Germany), Nor-Shipping (Norway), and MARINTEC (China).

SHI received Technology Qualification (TQ) for its autonomous navigation system, the Samsung Autonomous Ship (SAS), from Japan`s classification society NK.

TQ is a comprehensive evaluation and certification granted to innovative technologies. Products that obtain TQ gain internationally recognized safety and reliability, allowing them to establish differentiated positioning in the market.

This marks the first time a Korean shipbuilder has received autonomous navigation technology qualification from a Japanese classification society.

On the same day, SHI`s ship maintenance solution, Samsung Condition Based Maintenance (SCBM), obtained Product Design Assessment (PDA) for Smart Machinery Health Monitoring (Smart MHM) Tier 2 from the American classification society ABS.

With SCBM’s design evaluation approval, SHI has secured reliability in functions such as real-time onboard condition monitoring, AI-based anomaly detection and fault diagnostics, and data-driven predictive maintenance.

On the second day of the exhibition, the company is scheduled to receive Approval in Principle (AiP) from ABS for the industry’s first wireless fire and gas detection system (F&G Detection System) applied with surface wave technology.

Co-developed with Sweden’s Consilium Marine & Safety AB, the system utilizes surface-wave technology that transmits signals through metal structures. By converting complex wired networks on ships into wireless communication, the system supports process efficiency, cost reduction, and real-time operations through smart-device integration.

“Digital solutions that enhance vessel performance are directly tied to the competitiveness of our shipbuilding industry,” said Dong-yeon Lee, Ship & Offshore Research Institute Director (VP) of SHI. “Samsung Heavy Industries will continue to lead the smart-ship technology market.”