ABB, the Swiss-Swedish electrotechnical group, has signed strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese ship yard Wuchang Ship Building Group that will focus on developing green vessels and digital technologies.
“By utilizing ABB’s power and propulsion expertise along with its focus on maritime software, the partnership will help Wuchang Ship Building Group manufacture highly efficient and technologically advanced vessels,” the company said in a statement.
“Chinese shipyards are diversifying their portfolios and ABB’s long history of working in the icebreaking and cruise sectors is particularly relevant to China’s ship builders,” said Alf Kare Adnanes, head of ABB’s Marine and Ports business in China.
