FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin South Korean government bodies and shipping entities gathered on 29 December to officially launch the M.AX (Manufacturing AX) Alliance for Autonomous Ships and to discuss a shared vision for the future of the maritime industry. Autonomous ships are emerging as a key strategic sector for the global shipbuilding and shipping industries as they navigate structural shifts driven by stricter carbon-neutrality regulations, higher maritime safety standards, evolving seafaring workforce dynamics, and intensifying competition. RelatedNews South Korea condemns attack on HMM vessel “in the strongest terms” NorthStandard: Cat fines risk engine damage and operational delays var jnews_module_21361431_0_6a01f9fdad8ca = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21361431","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"2707,1503,1504,1567,236,2161,358,1582","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads