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TECHNICAL SEMINAR

On the occasion of the Green Solution Day, a technical seminar organised by HD Hyundai
Electric on 25 April 2024 at the Marriot Hotel in Athens, Naftika Chronika talked with
Kai Jeong, HD Hyundai Electric’s Vice President of Rotating Machinery/Marine Equipment
Sales, who presented the seminar’s topics and his views on the maritime industry’s
current and future challenges.

WE HOPE TO MAINTAIN

OUR OUTSTANDING

COOPERATION WITH THE

GREEK SHIPPING INDUSTRY

❶ What is the purpose of the It is worth mentioning that, thanks to the
Green Solution Day? Greek shipowners’ support and prefer-
The primary purpose of our technical ence, HD Hyundai Electric was able to
seminar is to promote our latest advanced become one of the leading companies
technologies and products to the Greek in marine electrical supplies. Now, our
shipping community. Over the past dec- efforts are focused on improving our
ades, Greek shipping has been leading product quality to meet our customers’
the global maritime industry. As a matter expectations and satisfaction.
of fact, Greek shipowners are currently
playing a central role in the shipping ❸ What is your opinion on the
industry’s transition regarding carbon current challenges facing the
emission reduction and the use of eco- marine and shipping indus-
friendly technology. They are also a key tries?
player in the shipbuilding industry. In this It is a well-known fact that the marine
context, we have prepared a technical and shipping industries are currently
seminar to introduce our company’s new facing more challenges than ever before.
technologies so that our customers can The first and most important chal-
better understand how to move forward lenge is that of environmental regula-
with future changes and regulations. With tions. Exhaust gases produced by ves-
our products, they can enjoy significant sels release various particles into the air,
technical advantages, making their oper- including nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur
ations even more efficient. oxides (SOx), and carbon dioxide (CO2),
which have a tremendous impact on our
❷ Can you tell us more about climate and public health. That is why
HD Hyundai Electric and its the International Maritime Organisation
products? (IMO) has tightened its regulations, aim-
Our company, HD Hyundai Electric, ing to significantly reduce GHG emis-
is a division of the HD Hyundai Group sions by at least 50% by 2050. Follow-
and has been providing marine electri- ing this development, shipowners have
cal equipment to shipowners globally, begun the gradual decarbonisation
Kai Jeong, including Greek shipowners, for many of their fleets, which can be achieved
Vice President, years. Our main products are generators, through alternative fuels, retrofitting,
Rotating Machinery/Marine Equipment, motors, switchboards, and transformers or eco-friendly systems like our shaft
at HD Hyundai Electric Co.
talks to Panagiotis Korakas for marine electrical applications. generator.

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