Samsung Heavy Industries Co, Ltd (SHI) has actually ended up being the initial shipbuilding firm to obtain an Approval in Principle (AiP) under Bureau Veritas’ Cyber Managed Prepared symbols. SHI’s layout of an LNG service provider has actually officially obtained the AiP from BV, a globe leader in screening, examination, and also qualification.

The certification was provided to the Vice President of SHI, Hyun Joe Kim, by the Chief Country Executive of BV Korea, Christophe Capitant, at an event at SHI R&D Centre in Daejeon, Republic of Korea.

SHI has actually obtained the AiP for its SVESSEL ® wise ship option, which concentrates on the full digitalization of the ship and also its applications to effectively and also securely aid procedures. BV’s Cyber Managed Prepared symbols validates the layout’s conformity with the market’s ideal techniques and also IMO 2021 demands in regards to cyber protection.

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SHI’s sophisticated cyber protection modern technology has actually currently been shown and also released on a variety of ships developed by SHI. The firm is positive that the SVESSEL ® option will certainly reinforce the firm’s success and also placement in the aquatic and also overseas market, which is relocating in the direction of self-governing ships in the future.

Hyun Joe Kim, Vice President of SHI, claimed: “Strong cyber security is key to enable shipping to move on to the next level of digitalized and connected ships. For years, SHI has been at the forefront of innovative design and equipment, helping our clients address the risk of cyber attacks while complying with the current rules and regulations. All the efforts and good collaboration with BV’s expertise led to the issuance of this Approval in Principle. We look forward to continuing our collaborative research with BV, so we can keep leading the way and support shipping’s evolution towards increased autonomy.”

Laurent Leblanc, Senior Vice President Technical & & Operations at Bureau Veritas Marine &Offshore, commented:“Bureau Veritas is proud to see the successful completion of this AiP with Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd upon the development of this design of a LNG carrier with BV Cyber Managed Prepared notation. This announcement demonstrates it is a viable solution that will support the journey towards smart and autonomous ship technology and cyber security. We are also excited to see this cooperation pave the way for further successes for both SHI and BV in the development of technologies for smart and autonomous shipping and cyber security.”

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