Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Merchants Industry (CMI), to develop sustainable solutions for shipowners.
KM and CMI will collaborate more closely on the design and fitout of specific vessel types to provide shipowners long-term investments on the market.
The sectors defined by both companies as areas of common interest are cargo vessels such as container feeders or chemical tankers, mid-sized cruise and passenger vessels, LNGC (Large Natural Gas Carriers), FGSS (Fuel Gas Supply Systems), offshore wind and aquaculture offshore installations.
Working in such close collaboration will speed processes such as partnership negotiations, bring clarity and focus to joint development projects and simplify the procedures by which integrated solutions are devised and put into practice, helping to provide shipowners with better solutions
said Wu Sichuan, Deputy General Manager, China Merchants Industry.
The signing of this MoU will further deepen the cooperation between Kongsberg Maritime and China Merchants Hoi Tung, while enhancing collaboration between the two parties and China Merchants Industry in joint ventures and maritime trade.
KM and CMI will also establish a regular exchange and interaction mechanism with China Merchants Hoi Tung to facilitate the strategic partnership.
