Source: Busan Ilbo(https://www.busan.com)
Marine Mobility Safety Expo opens, showcasing training equipment powered by advanced technologies Growing expectations for AI-convergence business expansion, at BEXCO Exhibition Hall 1 in Busan through the 27th
On the 25th, at the “2025 Korea Marine Mobility Safety Expo” held at Exhibition Hall 1 of BEXCO in Haeundae-gu, Busan, visitors listen to an explanation about the Moon Boat manufactured by Naru Co., Ltd.
Reporter Kim Jong-jin, kjj1761@
[Busan Ilbo = Reporter Lee Ho-jin] On the afternoon of the 25th, we visited the “2025 Korea Marine Mobility Safety Expo” held at Exhibition Hall 1 of BEXCO in Haeundae-gu, Busan. Inside the spacious Hall 1, a total of 102 companies and institutions had set up 199 booths.
The first thing that caught the eye at the entrance was the special pavilion themed around the Arctic shipping route. It was an exhibition space designed to embody this year’s expo slogan, “Arctic Route & Marine Value Chain.” The pavilion featured characters illustrating the history of the Arctic route and the flow of port logistics, VR (virtual reality) footage showing the Arctic route environment at minus 50 degrees Celsius with 3-meter-thick ice, safety equipment tailored to Arctic route navigation, and VR simulators for training personnel required to operate along the route.
Visitors could put on headsets and follow step-by-step emergency response procedures as if they were evacuating from a vessel navigating in Arctic waters. When the reporter tried the headset, the screen changed in line with the instructor’s explanations, ships passed by right in front, and a full-scale model wearing safety workwear appeared in the field of view.
The system’s developer, Samwoo Immersion CEO Daehee Kim said, “ In terms of reducing the time spent training directly on-site along the Arctic route, it is far more effective to provide education and training in advance within Korea using augmented and virtual reality equipment for personnel who will be deployed. ” and added, “ We are developing a wide range of training programs that proactively incorporate regulatory requirements from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and global classification societies. ”
At the venue, visitors wearing VR headsets directly experienced hands-on content such as medical training, including laboratory animal dissection and anatomy, as well as job training content such as forklift and excavator operation and industrial safety training. In particular, the world’s first laboratory animal dissection training content realistically reproduces the manipulation of dissection tools and the observation of anatomical structures, drawing comments such as “It feels like being in a real lab” and “It seems like it would be highly effective for education.”
AllforLand, a company traditionally engaged in marine survey and mapping, is now focusing its efforts on digital twin and marine communication/satellite R&D based on its accumulated data and measurement technologies. It is in the process of developing and prototyping an integrated solution that combines the Automatic Identification System (AIS) for ships and the VHF Data Exchange System (VDES), markets that have been largely dominated by companies from advanced maritime nations. Manager Kim Woo-seok of AllforLand said, “For now, traditional industries still account for a large portion of our sales, but we believe we can expand our presence in new fields that combine artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies.”
GeoSR, which has developed multi-purpose autonomous unmanned surface vessels for marine environmental management, is participating in the expo for the first time. Executive Director Cho Chang-woo of GeoSR said, “If institutions such as the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries are clustered in Busan, interest in the Marine Mobility Safety Expo will likely grow even more.”
GMT, a solutions provider specializing in marine control, communications, and navigation, has also applied its port control system know-how to airports and achieved results by supplying its system to Incheon International Airport. Strategy Planning Director Kim Young-hoon of GMT said, “With the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries relocating to Busan, we plan to relocate a significant portion of our development personnel from Sejong to our Busan office to strengthen its functions.”
Moon Boats, which gently glide over the water under a soft moonlit glow at locations such as the Geumbit Waterway in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do, and Bomun Lake in Gyeongju, also made an appearance at the exhibition. “Naru,” a Busan-based company that produces moon-shaped boats (Moon Boats) and spacecraft-shaped boats (UFO boats), drew attention as CEO Park Seong-a noted, “Moon Boats, which cost around 30 million won per unit, have been garnering attention mainly on social media, leading to frequent inquiries from local governments and water leisure businesses.” Park expects that as production volume increases and economies of scale are achieved, manufacturing costs will come down significantly.
The Marine Mobility Safety Expo, hosted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the City of Busan and organized by Busan Ilbo, will run until the 27th at Exhibition Hall 1, Hall 1 of BEXCO.
Participation is free of charge, and on-site registration is available. On the main stage, where two rounds of conferences were held on the 26th, a series of technology and product presentations by companies and institutions participating in this expo is scheduled to take place from 11 a.m. on the 27th.
Reporter Lee Ho-jin (jiny@busan.com)
Source: Busan Ilbo(https://www.busan.com)
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Source: Busan Ilbo(https://www.busan.com)
Reporter Kim Jong-jin, kjj1761@
[Busan Ilbo = Reporter Lee Ho-jin] On the afternoon of the 25th, we visited the “2025 Korea Marine Mobility Safety Expo” held at Exhibition Hall 1 of BEXCO in Haeundae-gu, Busan. Inside the spacious Hall 1, a total of 102 companies and institutions had set up 199 booths.
The first thing that caught the eye at the entrance was the special pavilion themed around the Arctic shipping route. It was an exhibition space designed to embody this year’s expo slogan, “Arctic Route & Marine Value Chain.” The pavilion featured characters illustrating the history of the Arctic route and the flow of port logistics, VR (virtual reality) footage showing the Arctic route environment at minus 50 degrees Celsius with 3-meter-thick ice, safety equipment tailored to Arctic route navigation, and VR simulators for training personnel required to operate along the route.
Visitors could put on headsets and follow step-by-step emergency response procedures as if they were evacuating from a vessel navigating in Arctic waters. When the reporter tried the headset, the screen changed in line with the instructor’s explanations, ships passed by right in front, and a full-scale model wearing safety workwear appeared in the field of view.
The system’s developer, Samwoo Immersion CEO Daehee Kim said, “ In terms of reducing the time spent training directly on-site along the Arctic route, it is far more effective to provide education and training in advance within Korea using augmented and virtual reality equipment for personnel who will be deployed. ” and added, “ We are developing a wide range of training programs that proactively incorporate regulatory requirements from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and global classification societies. ”
At the venue, visitors wearing VR headsets directly experienced hands-on content such as medical training, including laboratory animal dissection and anatomy, as well as job training content such as forklift and excavator operation and industrial safety training. In particular, the world’s first laboratory animal dissection training content realistically reproduces the manipulation of dissection tools and the observation of anatomical structures, drawing comments such as “It feels like being in a real lab” and “It seems like it would be highly effective for education.”
AllforLand, a company traditionally engaged in marine survey and mapping, is now focusing its efforts on digital twin and marine communication/satellite R&D based on its accumulated data and measurement technologies. It is in the process of developing and prototyping an integrated solution that combines the Automatic Identification System (AIS) for ships and the VHF Data Exchange System (VDES), markets that have been largely dominated by companies from advanced maritime nations. Manager Kim Woo-seok of AllforLand said, “For now, traditional industries still account for a large portion of our sales, but we believe we can expand our presence in new fields that combine artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies.”
GeoSR, which has developed multi-purpose autonomous unmanned surface vessels for marine environmental management, is participating in the expo for the first time. Executive Director Cho Chang-woo of GeoSR said, “If institutions such as the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries are clustered in Busan, interest in the Marine Mobility Safety Expo will likely grow even more.”
GMT, a solutions provider specializing in marine control, communications, and navigation, has also applied its port control system know-how to airports and achieved results by supplying its system to Incheon International Airport. Strategy Planning Director Kim Young-hoon of GMT said, “With the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries relocating to Busan, we plan to relocate a significant portion of our development personnel from Sejong to our Busan office to strengthen its functions.”
Moon Boats, which gently glide over the water under a soft moonlit glow at locations such as the Geumbit Waterway in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do, and Bomun Lake in Gyeongju, also made an appearance at the exhibition. “Naru,” a Busan-based company that produces moon-shaped boats (Moon Boats) and spacecraft-shaped boats (UFO boats), drew attention as CEO Park Seong-a noted, “Moon Boats, which cost around 30 million won per unit, have been garnering attention mainly on social media, leading to frequent inquiries from local governments and water leisure businesses.” Park expects that as production volume increases and economies of scale are achieved, manufacturing costs will come down significantly.
The Marine Mobility Safety Expo, hosted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the City of Busan and organized by Busan Ilbo, will run until the 27th at Exhibition Hall 1, Hall 1 of BEXCO.
Participation is free of charge, and on-site registration is available. On the main stage, where two rounds of conferences were held on the 26th, a series of technology and product presentations by companies and institutions participating in this expo is scheduled to take place from 11 a.m. on the 27th.
Reporter Lee Ho-jin (jiny@busan.com)
Source: Busan Ilbo(https://www.busan.com)
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