NYK Line along with Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) shake their hands and inked a shipbuilding contract which goals to guarantee propulsion performance in actual sea condition.
Namely, shipbuilding contracts guarantee ship speed by confirming the relationship between ship speed and horsepower in calm sea conditions without waves.
Mutual confirmation then occurs during the sea trials that are conducted during construction.
However, calm voyages without wind and waves are rare during commercial voyages, and stormy weather conditions are often encountered.
Therefore, it is generally the obligation of shipping companies to identify and procure ships that have good propulsion performance in actual weather conditions.
Recently, with the improvement of satellite communications at sea and the progress of IoT technology, it has become possible to efficiently collect a variety of useful data.
Under their collaboration, NYK will collect necessary data for a certain period of time, verify the data, and confirm the degree of achievement of the guarantee. This performance guarantee will confirm the relationship between ship speed and horsepower under sea conditions that include wind and waves.
We plan to further develop this guarantee for verification of propulsion performance for many ship types, which is difficult to do in sea trials at the time of construction. We will conduct discussions with our partner shipyards on the performance of vessels in the actual sea conditions and make further improvements. By providing customers with well-performing vessels, we will also contribute to improving environmental consciousness throughout the supply chain.
…NYK noted.
Concluding, NYK Line and JMU will further implement a PDCA improvement process and jointly work on the construction of other ship types in the future.
