Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and South Korea’s shipbuilding major HD Hyundai have signed an agreement to cooperate on advancing nuclear-powered electric propulsion systems for container ships.

ABS, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HD HSHI) signed a joint development project (JDP) agreement for the Conceptual Design of a Nuclear-Powered Electric Propulsion System , which forms a framework to assess the technical feasibility of a nuclear-powered electric propulsion system specific to a 16K TEU container ship.