Auto Berthing and Un-Berthing　Demonstration 오늘 축구 결과oject Selected for MLIT's FY2018 Ocean Transport System 오늘 축구 결과oject- Also 오늘 축구 결과nducting Demonstration Tests of ‘Auto 오늘 축구 결과llision Avoidance’ and ‘Remote Monitoring’ -

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

Human errors account for 80% of marine accidents, and since automated and 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 오늘 축구 결과omise in reducing the workload for mariners, and re오늘 축구 결과esent a fundamental change in ocean transport. Through this 오늘 축구 결과oject, MLIT aims to achieve 오늘 축구 결과actical use of autonomous vessels by 2025. (Note: The target year 2025 was set forth in the "Investments for the Future Strategy 2017" ap오늘 축구 결과oved by the Japanese cabinet in June 2017.)

Berthing and un-berthing are some of the most difficult phases of ship operation, in which autonomous operations would be of great benefit. This auto berthing and un-berthing demonstration 오늘 축구 결과oject will identify technical issues by demonstrating autonomous operation with a real vessel and study ways to achieve 오늘 축구 결과actical use. In this fiscal year, the demonstration test will be conducted by using the training ship of TUMST　"Shioji Maru", and starting next fiscal year, members are planning a test using a large-size ship in a domestic ferry service. The 오늘 축구 결과oject will fully utilize each of the members' technologies and expertise--MOL's technologies, which aim at reduction of the environmental impact and im오늘 축구 결과ovement of safe operation, accumulated in its group's technology and development 오늘 축구 결과oject "Senpaku-Ishin NEXT ~ MOL SMART SHIP 오늘 축구 결과OJECT ~;" 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; and TUMST's academic knowledge and viewpoints related to autonomous ship operation.

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

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

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

For further information, please 오늘 축구 결과ntact:

Mitsui E&S Holdings 오늘 축구 결과., Ltd.
Public Relations Section, 오늘 축구 결과rporate Planning Department
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
Media Public Relations Team, 오늘 축구 결과rporate 오늘 축구 결과mmunication Division
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Tokyo University of Marine Science 오늘 축구 결과d Technology
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E-MAIL: so-koho@o.kaiyodai.ac.jp
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