LR has awarded Digital Safe Security certification to Evergreen Marine Corp. Ltd. (Evergreen), for its latest 12,000 TEU ultra large container ship Ever Forward. The ship was built and delivered by Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. on 28 September 2020.
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. used its smart ship solution, SVESSEL, to develop the digital ship system onboard Ever Forward. The solution provides operators and shore-based staff with instant access to operating data from onboard systems for monitoring and diagnostics through the cloud. Provided data can use to make more informed operational decisions and respond to issues faster and more efficiently.
Yong-Lae Shim, Vice President of SHI Ship and Offshore Research Institute, said: “We are delighted to support Evergreen with our latest smart ship solution, SVESSEL which has been developed with the advances in information and communication technologies aiming to complete digitalization of a ship and its applications to efficiently and safely assist operation. We believe digital transformation will revolutionize the maritime transportation industry and drive economic value for all stakeholders including shipowners and operators.”
Young-Doo Kim, LR’s North East Asia TSO Manager, said: “By working closely with Evergreen and Samsung Heavy Industries, we were successful in assessing the system’s functionality through LR’s Digital Safety Security notation. We are excited to see digital ship technologies grow and comprise more and more functions and reach higher levels of autonomy, helped by LR’s Digital Ships procedures that enable digital systems to be installed safely and fully functional as intended.”
| IMO number | 9850551 |
| Vessel Name | EVER FORWARD |
| Ship type | Container Ship |
| Flag | Hong Kong |