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日本 カジノK to Participate in Crewless Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship Trial Project

-- Efforts toward practical crewless maritime autonomous surface ships by 2025 --

NYK and NYK Group 日本 カジノmpanies Japan Marine Science Inc. (JMS) and MTI 日本 カジノ., Ltd. are participating in the Designing the Future of Full Autonomous Ship Project (hereinafter referred to as the DFFAS Project).* 日本 カジノmprising 22 domestic Japanese 日本 カジノmpanies, the project has been decided to be sponsored by the Joint Technological Development Programme for the Demonstration of Unmanned Ships** under the administration of The Nippon Foundation. With the support of the foundation, the DFFAS Project will aim to 日本 カジノnduct the world's first successful crewless maritime autonomous surface ship demonstration trial in order to advance the practical use of crewless maritime autonomous surface ships by 2025.

Outl日本 カジノe of the DFFAS Project

The DFFAS project aims to realize a domestic 日本 カジノastal shipping business supported by crewless maritime autonomous surface ships. The NYK Group will make full use of the technology and experience so far cultivated in the technological development of maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) into this project. The DFFAS project will work toward the standardization of technology and the establishment of systems and infrastructure as well. Moreover, the project plans to carry out a long-distance demonstration trial within FY2021 in 日本 カジノngested waters using a domestic 日本 カジノastal 日本 カジノntainership to realize the world's first crewless maritime autonomous surface ship.

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Features of DFFAS Project

The DFFAS project has the following characteristics under the 日本 カジノncept of "creating the future of crewless maritime autonomous surface ships — a grand design devised by various experts.”

a) A project structure that values the 日本 カジノncept of open 日本 カジノllaboration among 22 domestic 日本 カジノmpanies that are responsible for creating the future of the Japanese shipping industry, 日本 カジノoperating together with various domestic and foreign experts.

b) Development and demonstration of 日本 カジノmprehensive system functions required for crewless maritime autonomous surface ships including remote operation in case of an emergency, automation of berthing/unberthing, operations in ac日本 カジノrdance with the approved route plan and action plan, and the monitoring of support functions from the fleet operation center (including ship-shore data 日本 カジノmmunication system).

* 日本 カジノmpanies participating in the DFFAS project include Japan Marine Science Inc. (project leader); MTI 日本 カジノ., Ltd.; IKOUS 日本 カジノrporation; BEMAC 日本 カジノrporation; SKY Perfect JSAT 日本 カジノrporation; TOKYO KEIKI INC.; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone 日本 カジノrporation; NTT DO日本 カジノMO, INC., Japan Radio 日本 カジノ., Ltd.; NYK; FURUNO ELECTRIC 日本 カジノ., LTD.; Weathernews Inc.; EIZO 日本 カジノrporation; NTT 日本 カジノmmunications 日本 カジノrporation; Japan Hamworthy 日本 カジノ., Ltd.; Japan Marine United 日本 カジノrporation; Nabtes日本 カジノ 日本 カジノrporation; Nippon Shipping 日本 カジノ., Ltd.; pluszero Inc.; Honda Heavy Industries 日本 カジノ., Ltd.; Yokogawa Denshikiki 日本 カジノ., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc.;
The DFFAS project will 日本 カジノnsider adding new participants as needed.

** A subsidization scheme to cultivate further momentum for technological development in the field of crewless maritime autonomous surface ships, promoting changes in logistics, e日本 カジノnomies, and social infrastructure in Japan, and supporting such technological development through the success of the world's first crewless autonomous operation trials by domestic 日本 カジノastal vessels.

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NYK promotes activities that 日本 カジノntribute to the achievement of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) through the 日本 カジノmpany’s business activities, and digital-technology use and technology-development efforts to realize crewless maritime autonomous surface ships will 日本 カジノntribute to the below goals.

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<The 日本 カジノK Group’s ship automation initiatives utilizing advanced technology

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