And during President Moon's visit to Norway,... South Korea and Norway also signed numerous MOUs on future technology related to shipbuilding and robotics.<br />Park Hee-jun has more. South Korea and Norway have agreed to jointly develop new technology,... in areas including environment-friendly technology, autonomous ships, and robotics.<br />The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy revealed Thursday,... that the two countries signed four memorandums of understanding,... taking advantage of President Moon Jae-in's trip to Norway.<br />Those four areas of cooperation are joint research on autonomous navigation ships, joint development on the automation of oil prospecting ships, using eco-friendly paint for ships, and the testing and certification of European robots.<br />According to the ministry, the agreement to expand cooperation in shipbuilding will have long-term benefits,... as Norway holds unrivaled technology in smart and environment-friendly materials and future ships.<br />The two countries also have mutually beneficial shipbuilding sectors,... where Norway exports shipbuilding equipment to South Korea,... and South Korea exports completed ships to Norway.<br />In 2018,... more than 50 percent of Norway's ship orders went to Korea.<br /><br />South Korea also had two of its eco-friendly shipbuilding technologies certified by DNV-GL -- an international accredited registrar and classification society.<br />It approved a design system for cargo in LNG carriers,... and designs for an eco-friendly LNG bunkering ship.<br /><br />South Korea will also work more closely together with Norway on issues regarding the North Pole.<br />Seoul's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Foreign Ministry,... announced that it signed an MOU with Oslo's Foreign Ministry on boosting exchanges with five Norway-based research centers.<br />Norway is a member state of the Arctic Council -- an intergovernmental forum addressing issues such as climate change.<br />South Korea has also been an observer state in the council since 2013.<br />The two sides plan to work together on not only relevant research,... but also on academic events, expert exchanges,... and joint responses to issues concerning the Arctic.<br /><br />Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.<br />
