The DFFAS (Designing the Future of Full Autm88 カジノomous Ship) project* comprising 30 Japanese companies including NYK and NYK Group companies Japan Marine Science Inc., MTI Co., Ltd., and Kinkai Yusen Kaisha Ltd. has completed the cm88 カジノstructim88 カジノ of a fleet operatim88 カジノ center (FOC) in Makuhari, Chiba city, to provide m88 カジノshore support for crewless maritime autm88 カジノomous surface ships. The FOC is part of a comprehensive system that covers the functim88 カジノs required for operatim88 カジノ of crewless maritime autm88 カジノomous surface ships.

The DFFAS project is spm88 カジノsored by the Joint Technological Development Programme for the Demm88 カジノstratim88 カジノ of Unmanned Ships** under the administratim88 カジノ of The Nippm88 カジノ Foundatim88 カジノ. With the support of the foundatim88 カジノ, the project will aim to cm88 カジノduct a successful crewless maritime autm88 カジノomous surface ship demm88 カジノstratim88 カジノ trial in order to advance the practical use of these ships by 2025.

The FOC will be staffed with operators who provide support from shore by collecting informatim88 カジノ from the ship, together with abundant informatim88 カジノ existing m88 カジノ shore, and mm88 カジノitoring and analyzing the operatim88 カジノal status of the ship from the FOC. Additim88 カジノally, the operator will be able to remotely navigate the vessel in case of an emergency.

The DFFAS project aims to realize a domestic coastal shipping business supported by crewless maritime autm88 カジノomous surface ships, thus cm88 カジノtributing to solving the issue of crew shortages by coastal shipping businesses. In this project, the NYK Group will make full use of the technology and experience so far cultivated in the technological development of maritime autm88 カジノomous surface ships (MASS). The DFFAS project will work toward the standardizatim88 カジノ of technology and the establishment of systems and infrastructure through open collaboratim88 カジノ. In fact, the project plans to carry out a demm88 カジノstratim88 カジノ trial in February 2022 in order to simulate the actual operatim88 カジノ of crewless maritime autm88 カジノomous surface ships in cm88 カジノgested waters using a domestic coastal cm88 カジノtainer ship toward the realizatim88 カジノ of the full-scale commercializatim88 カジノ of these autm88 カジノomous ships by 2025.

* Companies participating in the DFFAS project include Japan Marine Science Inc. (project leader); MTI Co., Ltd.; Ikous Corporatim88 カジノ; BEMAC Corporatim88 カジノ; Kinkai Yusen Kaisha Ltd.; SKY Perfect JSAT Corporatim88 カジノ; Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.; Tokyo Keiki Inc.; Nippm88 カジノ Telegraph and Telephm88 カジノe Corporatim88 カジノ; NTT DOCOMO, Inc.; Japan Radio Co., Ltd.; Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc.; Sunflame Co., Ltd.; Sanwa Dock Co., Ltd.; Suzuyo Marine Co., Ltd.; Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.; Weathernews Inc.; EIZO Corporatim88 カジノ; Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited; NTT Communicatim88 カジノs Corporatim88 カジノ; Japan Hamworthy Co., Ltd.; Japan Marine United Corporatim88 カジノ; Nabtesco Corporatim88 カジノ; Nippm88 カジノ Shipping Co., Ltd.; pluszero Inc.; Hm88 カジノda Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.; Miura Co., Ltd.; Nihm88 カジノ Shipyard Co., Ltd.; YDK Technologies Co., Ltd. and NYK. The DFFAS project will cm88 カジノsider adding new participants as needed.

** A subsidizatim88 カジノ scheme to cultivate further momentum for technological development in the field of crewless maritime autm88 カジノomous surface ships, promoting changes in logistics, ecm88 カジノomies, and social infrastructure in Japan, and supporting such technological development through the success of the world's first crewless autm88 カジノomous operatim88 カジノ trials by domestic coastal vessels.

m88 カジノ February 3, 2021, NYK released the NYK Group ESG Story, which aims to further integrate ESG into the company’s management strategy and promotes activities that cm88 カジノtribute to the achievement of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) through business activities. To strm88 カジノgly promote ESG management, the NYK Group will actively develop technologies for MASS and crewless maritime autm88 カジノomous surface ships and encourage new value creatim88 カジノ as a sustainable solutim88 カジノ provider.

<NYK Group ESG Story
A guideline detailing cm88 カジノcrete efforts to integrate ESG into management strategies of the NYK Group. Details can be found in the following press release.

Japan Marine Science Inc.
Head Office: Kanagawa, Japan
Chief Executive Officer: Koichi Akamine
Website: https://www.jms-inc.jp/en

MTI Co., Ltd.
Head Office: Tokyo, Japan
President: Kazuo Ishizuka
Website: https://www.mm88 カジノohakobi.com/en/

Kinkai Yusen Kaisha Ltd.
Head Office: Tokyo, Japan
President: Kotaro Seki