Lloyd’s Register, HHI and KSOE to Advance Hybrid Electric LNG Carrier Design - Cyprus Shipping News

Lloyd’s Register, HHI, and KSOE to advance hybrid electric LNG carrier design

Lloyd’s Register has joined forces with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to develop a new generation of LNG carrier designs using hybrid electric propulsion.

HD KSOE’s VesselWise autonomous machinery optimisation system gets LR Approval in Principle

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has secured Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its VesselWise Autonomous Auxiliary Machinery Optimisation Function, supporting the next stage of testing for an AI-based system designed to automate onboard machinery management. The AiP was presented at Gastech 2026 in Bangkok after LR assessed the […] <p>The post HD KSOE’s VesselWise autonomous machinery optimisation s…

LR and HD KSOE advance AI and hybrid electric technologies for LNG carriers

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) are advancing two technologies aimed at improving the efficiency and operation of future LNG carriers. The developments cover AI-powered machinery optimisation and hybrid electric propulsion, with both projects presented at Gastech 2026 in Bangkok. One project involves HD KSOE’s VesselWise technology, while the […]

Lloyd’s Register, HHI and KSOE to advance hybrid electric LNG carrier design - Cyprus Shipping News

Hybrid electric propulsion is expected to play an increasingly important role in improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions. Lloyd’s Register (LR) has joined forces with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to develop a new generation of LNG carrier designs using hybrid electric propulsion. The partners signed an