Auto Berthing 오늘 축구 결과 Un-Berthing　Demonstration Project Selected for MLIT's FY2018 Ocean Transport System Project- Also Conducting Demonstration Tests of ‘Auto Collision Avoidance’ 오늘 축구 결과 ‘Remote Monitoring’ -

TOKYO--Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES-S; President: Tetsuro Koga; Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda; Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo), Tokyo University of Marine Science 오늘 축구 결과 Technology (TUMST; President: Toshio Takeuchi; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo), Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen) Inc. (President: Taiji Maeda; Headquarters: Akishima-shi, Tokyo) today announced that on July 25, their proposed joint demonstration project related to the safety of vessels' auto berthing 오늘 축구 결과 un-berthing was selected for Japan's Ministry of L오늘 축구 결과, Infrastructure, Transportation 오늘 축구 결과 Tourism (MLIT)'s FY2018 autonomous vessel demonstration project.

Human errors account for 80% of marine accidents, 오늘 축구 결과 since automated 오늘 축구 결과 autonomous operations of vessels can significantly reduce human errors, they have the potential to make a great contribution to reducing marine accidents. Furthermore, autonomous operations hold great promise in reducing the workload for mariners, 오늘 축구 결과 represent a fundamental change in ocean transport. Through this project, MLIT aims to achieve practical use of autonomous vessels by 2025. (Note: The target year 2025 was set forth in the "Investments for the Future Strategy 2017" approved by the Japanese cabinet in June 2017.)

Berthing 오늘 축구 결과 un-berthing are some of the most difficult phases of ship operation, in which autonomous operations would be of great benefit. This auto berthing 오늘 축구 결과 un-berthing demonstration project will identify technical issues by demonstrating autonomous operation with a real vessel 오늘 축구 결과 study ways to achieve practical use. In this fiscal year, the demonstration test will be conducted by using the training ship of TUMST　"Shioji Maru", 오늘 축구 결과 starting next fiscal year, members are planning a test using a large-size ship in a domestic ferry service. The project will fully utilize each of the members' technologies 오늘 축구 결과 expertise--MOL's technologies, which aim at reduction of the environmental impact 오늘 축구 결과 improvement of safe operation, accumulated in its group's technology 오늘 축구 결과 development project "Senpaku-Ishin NEXT ~ MOL SMART SHIP PROJECT ~;" the MES-S Group's ship operation control technology, based on an automatic dynamic positioning system of the D/V Chikyu, a riser drilling-equipped science vessel; 오늘 축구 결과 TUMST's academic knowledge 오늘 축구 결과 viewpoints related to autonomous ship operation.

Even before this project got underway, MES-S 오늘 축구 결과 MOL have already been involved in technology 오늘 축구 결과 development of autonomous sailing for practical use with the aim of realizing safer 오늘 축구 결과 more reliable ocean transport. In fact, their efforts in this area date back to the Kinkasan Maru (built in 1961). 오늘 축구 결과 both companies have stepped up their initiatives by participating in the "R&D project on Autonomous System concept for Sea Transport," under MLIT's FY2017 Program for Promoting Technological Development of Transportation. The project focuses on demonstration tests of auto berthing 오늘 축구 결과 un-berthing, but the members also plan to conduct their own demonstration tests of remote monitoring 오늘 축구 결과 auto collision avoidance. With these initiatives, the project members aim to accelerate the development of a highly practical automated 오늘 축구 결과 autonomous ship operation system.

MES-S, MOL, TUMST, 오늘 축구 결과 Akishima Laboratory will contribute to the achievement of safe, reliable ocean transportation through activities including the auto berthing 오늘 축구 결과 un-berthing demonstration project 오늘 축구 결과 other efforts to promote the development of autonomous sailing vessels.

* Auto berthing 오늘 축구 결과 un-berthing simulation 오늘 축구 결과 image of demonstration test with a vessel

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