On March 9, South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai announced it had signed a ...

HD Hyundai and ABS have launched a joint design for a 16,000-TEU nuclear-powered container ship using SMR electric propulsion ...

The project will focus on the conceptual design of a system tailored to a 16,000 teu container vessel, examining how nuclear ...

The MIT Maritime Consortium released a safety handbook for nuclear-powered ships on October 20, 2025, a move that arrives as ...

ABS completed design reviews based on class requirements, analyzing the power system including key elements such as power generation, power conversion and propulsion motors. “ABS, HD KSOE and HHI ...

Nuclear propulsion could save up to $68 million in annual operating costs per container vessel, according to the report.

When ships moved from muscle- and wind power to burning coal and other fossil fuels for their propulsion, they also became significantly faster and larger. Today’s cargo ships and ferries have become ...

The American Bureau of Shipping and South Korea's HD Hyundai have signed a joint development project for the conceptual ...

The partners will assess the technical feasibility of installing a nuclear-powered electric propulsion system on a vessel of that size ...

The project will assess the feasibility of nuclear-powered electric propulsion for a 16,000 TEU container vessel.