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HD Hyundai is presenting its vision of future marine technologies, focused on eco-friendly energy transition and digital innovation, at Korea’s largest shipbuilding and marine industry exhibition.

Eight HD Hyundai affiliates in the shipbuilding and offshore engineering sector—HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, HD Hyundai Mipo, HD Hyundai Samho, HD Hyundai Electric, HD Hyundai Marine Solution, HD Hyundai Infracore, and Avikus—are taking part in the “International Marine, Shipbuilding, Offshore Exhibition (KORMARINE 2025, hereafter Kormarine)” being held at BEXCO in Busan from October 21 to 24.

Now in its 24th edition, Kormarine has grown into one of the world’s largest shipbuilding and marine equipment exhibitions, alongside SMM in Germany, Nor-Shipping in Norway, Posidonia in Greece, and Marintec in China. About 1,000 companies from more than 40 countries, including Greece, Netherlands, Norway and Germany, are operating some 2,100 booths, and around 32,000 visitors are expected to attend.

At this year’s exhibition, HD Hyundai has set up a joint group booth to showcase a wide range of technologies related to eco-friendly energy transition and digital innovation aimed at achieving carbon neutrality.

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering is presenting its capabilities in integrated design of shipboard power systems through its proprietary next-generation marine battery model “BADA-100.” It is also unveiling eco-friendly system-engineering technologies that combine fuel efficiency with operational safety, including the nitrogen-refrigerant-based LNG reliquefaction solution “Hi-ERSN.”

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is placing particular emphasis on eco-friendly, high-efficiency propulsion technologies centered on in-house-developed marine engines, including the 36,000-horsepower dual-fuel HiMSEN engine (H54DF), which can run on eco-friendly fuels such as LNG and ammonia. HD Hyundai Mipo and HD Hyundai Samho are exhibiting models of very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) to present the direction of future eco-friendly ship design.

In addition, HD Hyundai Infracore is displaying 15-liter and 22-liter electronic marine engines that meet the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s harmful-substance emission regulations, while HD Hyundai Electric is exhibiting shaft generators that improve vessel energy efficiency and marine variable frequency drives (VFDs), a core component for ship electrification.

On October 22, the second day of the event, the “SOFC-linked hybrid propulsion solution” developed by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is scheduled to receive Approval in Principle (AIP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) of the U.K. Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) can utilize a variety of fuels, including natural gas, biogas and hydrogen, and thanks to their high electrical efficiency, they can significantly reduce carbon emissions compared with conventional fossil-fuel power generation methods. They are therefore regarded as a key technology for the decarbonization of ships.

A representative of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries said, “HD Hyundai is leading innovation in the shipbuilding and marine industries through the realization of carbon neutrality and digital transformation. By combining data-driven technologies with eco-friendly energy solutions, we will build a sustainable future for the marine industry.”