Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Metro Weather announced the start of an experiment on the route between Tokyo and Fukuoka using Metro Weather’s Doppler LiDAR, a long-range wind condition measurement device installed on the RORO vessel MUSASHI MARU-owned by MOL Group company.
As explained, this is the first time in the world that a Doppler LiDAR has been installed on a large seagoing vessel. Using the Doppler LiDAR, MOL and Metro Weather will observe real-time wind 3 dimensional conditions more than 10 km away from MUSASHI MARU and can see such wind conditions onboard.
In addition, as part of the maritime industry’s digital transformation (DX), big data, such as wind conditions obtained onboard, is transferred to shore via Starlink, a high-speed data communication system.
This aims to reduce fuel oil consumption onboard and contribute to safe operations.
Developed by SpaceX, Starlink, is a satellite internet constellation using a low Earth orbit to provide high-speed internet access to remote and underserved areas globally.
