NYK and Ghelia will collaborate on R&D for autonomous ships, as well as introduce Ghelia’s AI technologies to business processes in NYK operations.
As the two companies informed, the agreement aspires to:
- Collaborate by utilizing each company’s strong presence and management resources to develop new services and products
- Strengthen next-generation technology, such as the development methods and design of digital engineering and digital twins
- Develop and design fully autonomous ship systems, in addition to technological innovation such as next-generation energy for decarbonization
- Technological innovation for next-generation ships, such as autonomous ships and ships with new energies
- Strengthen technology for safety throughout the shipping process
- Improve work efficiency in offices by introducing AI technologies
- Co-create business value by utilizing data and know-how
- Collaboration in marketing, PR, and sales of services that will be developed by the partnership
- Promotion of research of several technologies and human resource education through personnel exchanges
In the future, we expect to not only practically utilize AI technologies in NYK but also work on creating new value by providing AI services that lead the shipping industry
stated Hideki Suzuki, executive officer of NYK.
