NEWS

December 14, 2021

Project for Evaluating and Verifying the Automatic Navigation System and Developing Element Technologies Started

- Toward Faster Development of Safer Autonomous Ships -

MTI Co., Ltd.

Tokyo Keiki Inc.

Japan Marine Science Inc.

NYK Line

Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.

A technology development project on autonomous ships - Establishment of a Development Platform for an Automatic Navigation System and Development of Element Technologies for the Automatic Navigation System - in which Tokyo Keiki Inc., Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., the NYK Group’s MTI Co., Ltd., and Japan Marine Science Inc. have participated, in cooperation with companies including NYK Line, was selected by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) for the “2021 Support Project for R&D in Promoting Aggregation and Cooperation in the Maritime Industry,”* and the companies have just started the activities.

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Contact Details

MTI Co., Ltd.

Public Relations Director

Tel: +81-3-5222-7603 

Tokyo Keiki Inc.

Marine Systems Company, Sales Department

Tel: +81-3-3737-8611

Japan Marine Science Inc.

Operation Technology Group

Tel: +81-44-548-9143

NYK Line

Corporate Communication Group, Media Relations Team

Tel: +81-3-3284-5190 

Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.

Cooperate Planning Group, Brand Communication Team

Tel: +81-798-63-1100