KRISO and Korea Design Tech sign agreement on joint development of special-purpose cargo ships

- Medium-sized Ship Design and Engineering Project Group to expand support for small and medium-sized ship design -

□ The Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (President Booki Kim, hereinafter “KRISO”) and Korea Design Tech Co., Ltd. (CEO Byung-hee Choi) announced on April 9 that they have signed an agreement to jointly develop technology for the design of a 2,990-ton cargo ship.

□ KRISO will be working with Korea Design Tech Co., Ltd. to design a 2,990-ton cargo ship, as ordered by Samgwang Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd. The Medium-sized Ship Design and Engineering Project Group of KRISO will offer support in basic design and engineering.

□ The lower structure of the ship was improved in consideration of the possibility of the floor hitting the dock along the western coast, where there is a larger difference between low and high tides. Using software owned by the Medium-sized Ship Design and Engineering Project Group, the design will be improved to maximize stability.

□ Jeong-jung Kim, head of the Medium-sized Ship Design and Engineering Project Group, said, “We will provide technical infrastructure to our design partner, and strengthen the cooperative system to enhance the design reliability of medium-sized ships.”

□ The Medium-sized Ship Design and Engineering Project Group is also participating in a project aimed at enhancing the design competitiveness of medium-sized ships. With its office located in Busan, home to many small and medium-sized shipyards and design engineering companies, the Project Group offers support in various areas such as customized design technology support, conceptual design of next-generation medium-sized ships, and retraining of retirees of the shipbuilding industry.