Samsung Heavy Industries announced on the 1st that it has opened and commenced operations of the Samsung Remote Operation Center (SROC) at the headquarters of Evergreen Marine Corporation in Taipei, Taiwan. With the launch of the center, the two companies aim to jointly develop technology in the field of remote periodic inspections and prepare for the era of remote autonomous ships.

The two companies have been continuously collaborating on autonomous navigation. Samsung Heavy Industries successfully tested functions such as a real-time ship automation system and condition-based maintenance by equipping Evergreen's 15,000 TEU container ship with an autonomous navigation system over a 10,000 km route from Oakland, USA, to Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Samsung Heavy Industries assessed, “SROC is the first case related to autonomous navigation established through collaboration between a shipbuilder and a shipping company, and it is the result of long-term joint technological development.”

Evergreen plans to enhance efficiency in equipment inspection and maintenance by checking ship information and the status of major equipment in real-time at SROC.

Choi Jong-woong, head of the Autonomous Navigation Research Center at Samsung Heavy Industries, stated, “With the launch of SROC, we hope that the Korean shipbuilding industry can lead remote autonomous navigation technology and contribute to the establishment of international standards.”

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