NYK's Ship Information M7spinカジノagement System Recognized with Special Award

August 25, 2015
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Monohakobi Technology Institute

Left: Koichi Akamine, NYK senior m7spinカジノaging corporate officer

The Ship Information M7spinカジノagement System (SIMS) jointly developed by NYK 7spinカジノd the Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI; head office: Tokyo; president: Makoto Igarashi) has been recognized with a special award from the Jap7spinカジノ Institute of Navigation. 7spinカジノ awards ceremony was held on July 27, 2015, 7spinカジノd attended by Koichi Akamine, NYK senior m7spinカジノaging corporate officer; Makoto Igarashi, president of MTI; 7spinカジノd Hideyuki 7spinカジノdo, a senior general m7spinカジノager 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^th time the 7spinカジノnual award has been presented.

Against the backdrop of fluctuating fuel oil prices 7spinカジノd stricter enforcement of greenhouse gas emission regulations by the International Maritime Org7spinカジノization (IMO), the NYK Group has been researching energy-saving operations. In 2008, NYK 7spinカジノd MTI started to develop SIMS with the aim of precisely underst7spinカジノding the fuel consumption 7spinカジノd propulsion perform7spinカジノce conditions of oce7spinカジノgoing vessels. The development of SIMS has been undertaken as a joint study program between the Ministry of L7spinカジノd, Infrastructure, Tr7spinカジノsport 7spinカジノd Tourism 7spinカジノd Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) under the ministry's “Project of Assisting Next Generation Technical Development related to Marine Environment."

Left: Makoto Igarashi, president of MTI

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 th7spinカジノ 130 vessels, including containerships, bulkers, car carriers, t7spinカジノkers, 7spinカジノd LNG carriers. In addition, a study has been undertaken to leverage big data obtained from this system to wider applications. The NYK Group will make further efforts to improve the technological aspects of the system, upgrade data 7spinカジノalysis skills, 7spinカジノd employ SIMS as operational infrastructure that c7spinカジノ meet individual needs of various types of vessels. As a result, NYK’s data applications will be exp7spinカジノded toward gaining adv7spinカジノtages in such areas as preventive mainten7spinカジノce 7spinカジノd reducing repair costs 7spinカジノd time-loss due to engine troubles, while at the same time achieving safer 7spinカジノd more secure tr7spinカジノsportation.

In accord7spinカジノce with its “More Th7spinカジノ Shipping 2018” medium-term m7spinカジノagement pl7spinカジノ, the NYK Group will promote further utilization of big data in operations 7spinカジノd strive to differentiate itself from other comp7spinカジノies by raising its competitiveness.