Hanwha and ABS partner to drive U.S. maritime cybersecurity standards
Hanwha Systems, Hanwha Ocean, and Hanwha Power Systems sign joint research MOU with ABS to address U.S. maritime cyber regulations
Hanwha Systems, Hanwha Ocean, Hanwha Power Systems, and ABS leaders pose after signing the joint research agreement
Hanwha Systems, Hanwha Ocean, and Hanwha Power Systems announced a joint research collaboration with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to address U.S. maritime cybersecurity regulations, including requirements set by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and for U.S.-flagged vessels. The parties signed the collaboration agreement at Gastech 2025 in Milan, a step that both accelerates Hanwha’s entry into the U.S. commercial shipping and maritime markets and strengthens its position in shaping global maritime cybersecurity standards. ABS’s participation further enhances the credibility of the research and its prospects for international adoption.
Under the initiative, the partners will jointly analyze U.S. maritime cybersecurity regulations, develop vessel-specific security solutions, expand technologies based on the IACS UR E26 standard, establish integrated security frameworks across different vessel types, and advance real-time threat detection, incident response, and resilience capabilities.
“Cybersecurity is now as critical to safe operations as navigation and propulsion,” a Hanwha Systems official said, adding that “Through our collaboration with ABS, we will deliver trusted, cyber-resilient solutions to shipowners and lead the next generation of smart shipping.”
In a separate milestone announced at Gastech 2025, Hanwha Systems and Hanwha Ocean received the world’s first ABS Approval in Principle (AiP) for cyber resilience under the IACS UR E26 framework granted to an actual vessel. The approval validates integrated, ship-wide resilience, maintaining safe operations and enabling rapid recovery when faced with cyber threats such as hacking, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and ransomware.
This achievement follows Hanwha Systems’ January ABS Type Approval (TA) under IACS UR E27 for its maritime cybersecurity solution SecuAider. Securing an AiP for full-vessel cyber-resilience within eight months of the UR E27 Type Approval demonstrates Hanwha’s leadership in embedding integrated cyber defense from the build stage, reaffirming Hanwha Systems, Hanwha Ocean and Hanwha Power Systems as frontrunners in the global maritime cybersecurity market.
Hanwha Systems
As a global total solutions company, Hanwha Systems provides differentiated smart technologies by leveraging synergies with advanced defense electronics and future–ready ICT technologies. In addition to our world–class expertise in defense electronics, we also provide state–of–the–art IT services, such as AI, big data, blockchain, cloud services and more, to lead digital innovation across a range of industries.
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Hanwha Ocean
Hanwha Ocean is a leading global company with extensive expertise and experience in the shipbuilding and offshore industry. Boasting the world’s most competitive LNG carriers built with eco-friendly and highly efficient technology, the company has continuously pioneered new businesses since 1973, producing a vast range of vessels, including commercial ships, drillships, and naval ships. Hanwha Ocean will be at the forefront of pioneering advanced marine solutions for decarbonization and further expand Hanwha’s green energy ecosystem to create positive, sustainable change throughout the world.
For more information, visit: www.hanwhaocean.com
Hanwha Power Systems
Established in 1977, Hanwha Power Systems launched as an energy equipment business in 1997 by building on its reliable technology and deep experience in gas turbine engines. Since then, the company has become a global powerhouse and has delivered more than 7,500 air and gas compressor units worldwide. In 2017, Hanwha Power Systems relaunched as an independent company and achieved an operating surplus for four consecutive years through 2021, establishing a foundation for stable growth. In October 2022, the company was acquired as a subsidiary of Hanwha Impact.
For more information, visit: www.hanwhapowersystems.com
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