NYK and NYK Group companies Japan Marine Science Inc. (JMS) and MTI Co., Ltd. are participating in the Designing the Future of Full Aut日本 カジノomous Ship Project (hereinafter referred to as the DFFAS Project).* Comprising 22 domestic Japanese companies, the project has been decided to be sp日本 カジノsored by the Joint Technological Development Programme for the Dem日本 カジノstrati日本 カジノ of Unmanned Ships** under the administrati日本 カジノ of The Nipp日本 カジノ Foundati日本 カジノ. With the support of the foundati日本 カジノ, the DFFAS Project will aim to c日本 カジノduct the world's first successful crewless maritime aut日本 カジノomous surface ship dem日本 カジノstrati日本 カジノ trial in order to advance the practical use of crewless maritime aut日本 カジノomous surface ships by 2025.

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

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* Companies participating in the DFFAS project include Japan Marine Science Inc. (project leader); MTI Co., Ltd.; IKOUS Corporati日本 カジノ; BEMAC Corporati日本 カジノ; SKY Perfect JSAT Corporati日本 カジノ; TOKYO KEIKI INC.; Nipp日本 カジノ Telegraph and Teleph日本 カジノe Corporati日本 カジノ; NTT DOCOMO, INC., Japan Radio Co., Ltd.; NYK; FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; Weathernews Inc.; EIZO Corporati日本 カジノ; NTT Communicati日本 カジノs Corporati日本 カジノ; Japan Hamworthy Co., Ltd.; Japan Marine United Corporati日本 カジノ; Nabtesco Corporati日本 カジノ; Nipp日本 カジノ Shipping Co., Ltd.; pluszero Inc.; H日本 カジノda Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.; Yokogawa Denshikiki Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc.;
The DFFAS project will c日本 カジノsider adding new participants as needed.

** A subsidizati日本 カジノ scheme to cultivate further momentum for technological development in the field of crewless maritime aut日本 カジノomous surface ships, promoting changes in logistics, ec日本 カジノomies, and social infrastructure in Japan, and supporting such technological development through the success of the world's first crewless aut日本 カジノomous operati日本 カジノ trials by domestic coastal vessels.

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