KSS Line signs with Hyundai for smart ship solution powered by Inmarsat and Intellian

Hyundai Global Services (HGS) has announced it’ll deliver its Smart Ship and Satellite Communications package to KSS Line shipping fleet.

The package, developed with Inmarsat, will allow large volumes of measured data to be transmitted between ship and shore, facilitating remote operations and vessel management, and monitoring and analysis services.

“Our plan is for our entire fleet to be operating using the Integrated Smart Ship and Satellite Communications solutions by 2021,” says a spokesman for KSS Line. “KSS Line is committed to continuous enhancement of its information communication technology environment to maximise fleet efficiency and reinvest the resulting savings into its business expansion.”

A total of 15 ships are covered by the contract, including five new vessels and 10 already in operation. The five new ships will be equipped with ISS from build, allowing their operators to manage assets more economically and efficiently. The 10 existing vessels will be provided with separate supporting web services to relay weather conditions and ship locations.

“This is a breakthrough for our Integrated Smart Ship and Satellite Communications solution and a milestone for maritime digitalisation, delivering always-on IoT in a single package with dedicated bandwidth that can be installed on existing ships or embedded at newbuild,” says Kyoungsoo Ahn, HGS Director.

The Smart Ship and Satellite Communications package is a combination of the Integrated Smart Ship (ISS) solution – an IoT platform for ships, developed by Hyundai to support vessel operation and device optimisation – supported by Inmarsat’s dedicated bandwidth service. This achievement is a direct result of a collaboration between HGS, Intellian and Inmarsat.