Robots, Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear Propulsion and Digital shipyards make up the most ambitious geopolitical plan to change the construction of ships and its future ναυπηγικής βιομηχανίας.
The battle for the world Shipbuilding domination has just begun and raises a key question: How will the West regain control of an industry that is currently almost completely controlled by Asia?
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The answer comes with the word Nexus, which, in Latin describes the complex, the connection, the convergence point. A meeting point where different forces, ideas and interests could unite to shape a new reality.
Artificial Intelligence, Automation and Robots Constitute Project NEXUS / Photo: 123RF
Project Nexus: The new model of small nuclear reactors on merchant ships and Silicon Shipyards philosophy
Against the background of increasing geopolitical upheavals and the dependence of the West on Asian shipyards, ONEX Shipyards & Technologies presents a plan that aspires to change the rules of the game as the... perfect geopolitical weapon for the US and Europe. This is Project Nexus.
This is an industrial and technological transformation plan that seeks to redefine the way in which future ships are designed, constructed and powered.
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Thus, at the point where everything is connected (nexus), the new venture will try to become the link between the shipbuilding industry, technology and defence.
As Panos Xenokostas, president and CEO of Panos Xenokostas, stressed ONEX Shipyards & Technologies and president of the Hellenic Shipyards Association (ENN), during his speech at the 5th Trading in US Waters Seminar, in the context of the Posidonians 2026, the secret of the project is hidden in a combination: the development of commercial ships with promotion of small articulated nuclear reactors (SMRs) of new generation and the implementation of advanced digital shipbuilding technologies.
Panos Xenokostas, president and CEO of ONEX Shipyards and Technologies and president of the Hellenic Shipyards Association (ENN) / Photo: ONEX Shipyards
«We must make a leap directly into the real future of global logistics», stressed, referring to the use of SMR (Small Modular Reactors) technologies that can offer a significant reduction in operational costs and long-term energy autonomy.
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Making the greatest bet on the future, small nuclear reactors, often called «perfect.» reactors can provide benefits that have still not been realised by the wider industrial and business community.
In addition, Mr. P. Xenokostas placed particular emphasis on the transformation of shipyards through Artificial Intelligence, automation and digital technologies.
Robots, Artificial Intelligence, nuclear propulsion and digital shipyards make up the most ambitious US and Europe geopolitical plan
«Transfigure the shipyards through Digital Shipbuilding, using Generic AI, robotic production and Digital Twin systems», said about it, while analysing his proposal for a new transatlantic strategy aimed at rebuilding the shipbuilding industry in the West, developing innovative technologies through Project NEXUS.
«A new Transatlantic Shipbuilding Pact is required. A coordinated 10-year strategy with an inflexible priority: Europe and the United States must collectively recover 1 in 3, i.e. 33% of world shipbuilding», he said and explained that the recovery of this share is a prerequisite for ensuring economic sovereignty, energy security and the resilience of western supply chains.
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The new Transatlantic Shipbuilding Pact, which is a proposal from ONEX, aims to change the shipbuilding industry / Photo: 123RF
Referring to the effects of overconcentration of production, he warned that «It is no longer free trade. It's a strategic hostage.», noting that the West must restore some of its capacity in Shipbuilding. He also welcomed the U.S. turn under President Trump towards a National Maritime Autonomy policy and called on Europe to align directly.
He pointed out that the EEP is calling for the immediate institutionalisation of the European Ship Reference Framework, a legislative imperative that will impose quality, strategic and environmental criteria for ships operating within western economic zones, thus favouring domestic construction.
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