{"id":49443,"date":"2026-06-11T11:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/49443\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T11:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:18:10","slug":"korean-endeavor-aims-to-integrate-ai-into-maritime-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/49443\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean endeavor aims to integrate AI into maritime operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Korean Register (KR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft Korea to collaborate on using artificial intelligence tools to advance digital classification services and <a href=\"https:\/\/safety4sea.com\/cm-revolution-at-sea-how-ai-electrification-and-autonomy-are-transforming-shipping\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">broader maritime innovation projects.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As informed, the partnership focuses on embedding AI into core classification and inspection processes. Key initiatives include improving classification services through AI and data use, building an AI-centered vessel data center, and developing new AI-driven digital business models.<\/p>\n<p>The two organizations also plan to expand generative AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot and introduce AI agents aimed at improving productivity, quality, and operational efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>A major technical focus is the development of AI-assisted ship design optimization and a data-driven maritime platform that can support more advanced engineering and classification capabilities. This is intended to strengthen digital transformation across the shipbuilding and maritime sector.<\/p>\n<p>Our partnership with Microsoft Korea will bring AI into the heart of classification services to open a new chapter for digital classification<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 said LEE Yongsok, Chairman &amp; CEO of Korean Register (KR)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/safety4sea.com\/kr-and-microsoft-korea-sign-mou-to-collaborate-on-digital-transformation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The agreement builds on a previous MoU, signed in 2023<\/a>, that established the foundation for digital transformation using cloud migration and AI-ready infrastructure built on Azure AI and Microsoft 365 tools.<\/p>\n<p>The new phase moves toward an \u201cAX-driven\u201d model, emphasizing fully AI-centered classification services, tailored maritime AI solutions, and new digital business ecosystems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Korean Register (KR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft Korea to collaborate on using artificial&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49444,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2588,7012,6867,171,3956,257],"class_list":["post-49443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-korea","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-digitalization","tag-highlights","tag-korean","tag-korean-register","tag-mou"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}