Korean Register

Energy, Oil & Gas

Korean Register, partners to develop wind-assisted LNG carrier

Tue, 15 Sep 2026

Korean Register has partnered with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, BAR Technologies and LISCR to develop a 174,000-cubic-metre LNG carrier featuring WindWings technology, targeting improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions through wind-assisted propulsion.

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

KR sets CFD guidelines in collaboration with Hyundai, Samsung Heavy Industries

Mon, 18 May 2026

Korean Register (KR) has published the guidelines for numerical analysis based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), in a joint research initiative with HD Hyundai and Samsung Heavy Industries. It is aimed at providing an alternative to the conventional physical model testing previously used to verify vessel energy efficiency.