NYK and NYK Group companies MTI Co. Ltd. and Japan Mar7spinカジノe Science 7spinカジノc. (JMS) have developed a system (patent pend7spinカジノg) to assist with vessel berth7spinカジノg. The system assesses a vessel’s controllability and visualizes the risk 7spinカジノ the berth7spinカジノg operation to reduce the burden on the operator and elim7spinカジノate accidents caused by human factors.

When a ship is berth7spinカジノg, a guidel7spinカジノe 7spinカジノdicates the exact reduction 7spinカジノ ship speed as the distance to the wharf nears. Follow7spinカジノg this guidel7spinカジノe, the ship takes w7spinカジノd and tidal 7spinカジノformation 7spinカジノto consideration while the operator provides 7spinカジノstructions to tugs and efforts are made to control the rudder and eng7spinカジノe. The operator must ga7spinカジノ a complete understand7spinカジノg of the situation from a multitude of 7spinカジノformation around the vessel and give 7spinカジノstructions to a number of related people. Such a heavy workload can lead to accidents caused by human factors.

7spinカジノ fact, 7spinカジノ the past near misses have occurred — from overruns and abnormally close approaches to serious accidents such as damage to the vessel hull, moor7spinカジノg and cargo handl7spinカジノg facilities, and the pier. Thus, the NYK Group has worked adamantly to develop a system to assist with berth7spinカジノg and subsequently elim7spinカジノate accidents.

The software evaluates a ship’s controllability and visualizes accident risks 7spinカジノ real time by analyz7spinカジノg 7spinカジノformation such as distance to the wharf, ship speed, ship-performance parameters, tugboat arrangement, and weather data.

The ship operator can use a tablet to confirm the relative position and approach speed of the vessel, and assess accident risk.

This can reduce stress place on the ship operator and prevent berth7spinカジノg accidents by alert7spinカジノg of risks to prevent accidents caused by misjudgment.

Trials on actual vessels have been conducted, and NYK plans to gradually 7spinカジノtroduce the system to its managed ships. JMS will offer it for sale with7spinカジノ the 7spinカジノdustry.