Korea Institute of Marine Science & Technology Promotioin(KIMST) X
Seoul Center for Creative Economy & Innovation(SCCEI)
September 8, 2025 – October 14, 2025
Participating Companies
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- A leading shipbuilding and marine company driving the global market with Green-Smart technological innovation.
- Based on eco-friendly and smart technologies such as delivering the world’s first LNG DF and SOx scrubber-equipped vessels, HD Hyundai Samho leads the global ship and industrial equipment market, creating future value in harmony with people, the environment, and society.
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- Incheon Port, Sailing Toward the Future with Value.
- The Incheon Port Authority contributes to national and regional economic growth by operating and developing Incheon Port, a key hub port in Korea, serving as the backbone of port logistics.
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- Leading the paradigm of the future marine industry as a Global Ocean Solution Provider.
- Based on world-class technology, Hanwha Ocean leads the eco-friendly ship market and drives innovation in the marine energy industry.
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- With creativity and passion, Hyundai E&C builds a better world and continues to open a brighter future through constant innovation and challenge.
- Since 2022, Hyundai E&C has promoted open innovation to secure new growth engines, adopt and expand smart construction technologies, and lead future residential culture. The company continuously expands cooperation with startups to foster a co-growth ecosystem within the construction industry.
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Collaboration
Collaboration
Cases
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HD Hyundai Samho X Autonomous A to Z
Shipyard-Specific AI LiDAR Infrastructure System
- HD Hyundai Samho collaborated with Autonomous A to Z to reduce inefficiencies and safety risks in logistics and personnel movement within shipyards.
- Autonomous A to Z developed an AI-based solution that uses LiDAR recognition systems to monitor forklifts and workers’ real-time locations, movements, and collision zones.
- This established a collision prevention system and laid the foundation for autonomous freight vehicle operations.
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Incheon Port Authority X Argos Design
First Unmanned Drone-Based Security Patrol System in a Korean Port
- The Incheon Port Authority collaborated with Argos Design, which develops advanced drone technologies, to prevent illegal entry and security incidents.
- By applying the unmanned drone system to port operations, they enhanced patrol efficiency and overcome human limitations winning top recognition at the “Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Port Security Innovation Contest.
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Hanwha Ocean X Liops
Development of AI-Based Process Progress Analysis Solution
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- This technology improves process management efficiency by predicting block information and progress rates during ship assembly stages.
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Hyundai E&C X Sixty Hertz,
Building an Integrated Energy Trading Platform
- Hyundai E&C formed a strategic partnership with the energy IT startup Sixty Hertz through equity investment.
- Together, they are building Korea’s first integrated energy trading IT platform and jointly participating in national R&D projects.
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Collaboration
Collaboration
Cases
HD Hyundai Samho
Recruitment
Recruitment
Fields
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- AI
- Development of an AI-based automatic inspection system for detecting surface defects on steel plates
- Non-contact AI analysis system for measuring coating depth
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- Eco-friendly
- Physical or eco-friendly technology to prevent barnacles from adhering to the bottom of large vessels
- De-icing system that does not affect ship coatings/paint
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- Robotics
- AGV or AMR for transporting heavy loads over 300 tons
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- Safety
- Quay drowning detection/monitoring system
- Cloud-based integrated MSDS management system
- Fire monitoring system for inside vessels/ships
Incheon Port Authority
Recruitment
Recruitment
Fields
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- Port Operation
- Monitoring and solution systems for port user order management (e.g., prevention of vessel over-berthing, illegal parking of cargo trucks, etc.)
- Solutions to improve user experience and satisfaction at passenger terminals
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- Port Facilities
- Technologies to extend the durability of port facilities (corrosion prevention, berth protection, ship power supply facilities, etc.)
- Maintenance and inspection technologies for port infrastructure (underwater robots, drones, etc.)
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- Eco-friendly
- Port-specialized eco-friendly technologies (fine dust reduction, climate crisis response, marine cleanup, energy efficiency improvement, etc.)
- Renewable energy technologies to support Incheon Port’s RE100 initiative (floating solar, tidal power, etc.)
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- Safety
- Technologies for disaster and accident prevention at ports (piers, hinterland areas, passenger terminals, construction sites, etc.)
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- AI
- AI technologies for port operation, customer management, and infrastructure maintenance
Hanwha Ocean
Recruitment
Recruitment
Fields
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- AI-based data recognition/acquisition and data-driven analytics
- Development of a big data–based friction model for collaborative robot collision detection
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- Smart yard & smart production technologies
- System for recognizing, sorting, and transferring small components
- Smart marking system for shipbuilding steel
- Laser cutting & welding system for shipbuilding steel
- Predictive recognition and automated grinding system for small parts
- Autonomous high-altitude mobile platform for pre-processing operations
Hyundai E&C
Recruitment
Recruitment
Fields
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- Smart Construction Technology
- Integrated Management Systems for Marine Construction Sites
- Real-time monitoring technology for vessel and worker location tracking
- Solutions for managing workforce/equipment deployment and construction status
- Worker safety management solutions - Unmanned Construction Robot Technology for Offshore Wind Subsea Cables
- Trenching and dredging technology for subsea cable installation
- Underwater cable laying and burial technology
- Underwater video imaging and subsea surveying technology - Unmanned Mechanized Construction Technology for Rubble Mound Sloping Works
- Automated grading and inspection technology for slopes using long-arm backhoes
- Unmanned equipment/technology for seabed rubble mound leveling under caissons in deep water
Benefits
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- Benefit 01
- Facilitate business meetings with relevant internal departments within HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
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- Provide testbed support for proof-of-concept (PoC) validation
- Benefit 03
- Link successful PoC outcomes to on-site deployment and potential procurement
- Offer opportunities to share and scale technological achievements across HD Hyundai affiliates
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- Benefit 01
- Support testbed access for validation, including on-site terminals, trade halls, and related infrastructure
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- Arrange meetings with relevant departments and connect with collaboration opportunities
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- Review and explore joint participation in future government-funded R&D programs
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- Benefit 01
- Provide business meeting opportunities with relevant teams within Hanwha Ocean
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- Support testbed access for PoC validation and facilitate collaboration
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- Benefit 01
- Offer PoC opportunities with relevant departments of Hyundai Engineering & Construction
- Support joint development of technologies and products
- Provide scaling support (joint R&D, technology commercialization, and follow-up project linkage)
- Offer promotional support (exhibitions, IR/demo day events, media coverage)
- Review potential strategic investment opportunities
Post-Program Support Benefits
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- Benefit 01
- Opportunity to Move into an Incubation Center
Final follow-up collaboration startups will be given the opportunity to move into the Seoul Creative Economy Innovation Center’s incubation space, “S.Village,” located in Gwanghwamun (Open Innovation–recommended track)
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- Technology Protection Consulting
Technology protection consulting provided through partnerships with large and mid-sized enterprises and the Agricultural Technology Commercialization Foundation
- Benefit 03
- Investment Review through the Open Innovation Fund
Investment consideration for final follow-up collaboration startups through the Seoul Creative Economy Innovation Center Open Innovation Fund
Recruitment Schedule
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Sep 9, 2025 ~ Oct 14, 2025
Startup applications open
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Oct 13, 2025 ~ Oct 24, 2025
Initial review of
collaboration proposals
(Reviewed by relevant
business divisions) -
November 2025
Corporate–Startup
Meet-up Event -
AFTER MEET UP
1:1 deep-dive business
meetings and
collaboration review -
AFTER MEET UP
Selection and execution
of collaboration projects
(PoC, technology validation,
business model development)
Contact
Global Business Team, Seoul Creative Economy Innovation Center [yjkim20@ccei.kr]
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