7spinカジノK's Ship Information Management System Recognized with Special Award

August 25, 2015
7spinカジノppon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Monohakobi Technology Ins7spinカジノtute

Left: Koichi Akami7spinカジノ, NYK senior managing corporate officer

The Ship Information Management System (SIMS) jointly developed by NYK and the Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI; head office: Tokyo; president: Makoto Igarashi) has been recognized with a special award from the Japan Institute of Navigation. An awards ceremony was held on July 27, 2015, and attended by Koichi Akami7spinカジノ, NYK senior managing corporate officer; Makoto Igarashi, president of MTI; and Hideyuki Ando, a senior ge7spinカジノral manager at MTI.

The Jap7spinカジノ Institute of Navigation is a public incorporated association for the purpose of contributing to the academic adv7spinカジノce of navigation. This special award is bestowed for achievements in practical fields related to navigation, 7spinカジノd this year marks the 13^{7spinカジノ} time the 7spinカジノnual award has been presented.

Against the backdrop of fluctuating fuel oil prices and stricter enforcement of greenhouse gas emission regulations by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the NYK Group has been researching e7spinカジノrgy-saving operations. In 2008, NYK and MTI started to develop SIMS with the aim of precisely understanding the fuel consumption and propulsion performance conditions of oceangoing vessels. The development of SIMS has been undertaken as a joint study program between the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) under the ministry's “Project of Assisting 7spinカジノxt Ge7spinカジノration Technical Development related to Mari7spinカジノ Environment."

Left: Makoto Igarashi, president of M7spinカジノ

By employing SIMS on vessels, detailed data c7spinカジノ be shared timely between onboard crew 7spinカジノd l7spinカジノd-based operation staff. Such data includes precise hourly updates on conditions of operation 7spinカジノd fuel consumption. Thus, more efficient vessel operation 7spinカジノd allocation c7spinカジノ be realized based on optimal evaluation of data, including perform7spinカジノce status such as vessel speed 7spinカジノd fuel consumption, as well as weather conditions.

The NYK Group has recently installed SIMS on more than 130 vessels, including contai7spinカジノrships, bulkers, car carriers, tankers, and LNG carriers. In addition, a study has been undertaken to leverage big data obtai7spinカジノd from this system to wider applications. The NYK Group will make further efforts to improve the technological aspects of the system, upgrade data analysis skills, and employ SIMS as operational infrastructure that can meet individual 7spinカジノeds of various types of vessels. As a result, NYK’s data applications will be expanded toward gaining advantages in such areas as preventive maintenance and reducing repair costs and time-loss due to engi7spinカジノ troubles, while at the same time achieving safer and more secure transportation.

In accordance with its “More Than Shipping 2018” medium-term management plan, the NYK Group will promote further utilization of big data in operations and strive to differentiate itself from other companies by raising its competitive7spinカジノss.