Successed in automatic navigation of unmanned container ships, from Fukui to 270 km Sea of Japan and reduced sailors, experiments such as the Nippon Foundation

Mikage, an unmanned operation experimental ship departing for Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture = January 24, Tsuruga Port in Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture

　A container ship, which has been conducting an unmanned operation demonstration experiment with the Nippon Foundation and others to put it on in 2025, has entered Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture.On the afternoon of the 24th, he departed from Tsuruga Port in Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture, and automatically sailed about 270 km in the Sea of Japan using the latest technologies, such as the "Avoidance Planning System", which avoids other ships to choose a safe route.[Video] The smoothly proceeded unmanned container ship arrived at "Mikage" (95.5 meters in length), which is equipped with an infrared camera that recognizes other ships on an existing internal container ship.At Tsuruga Port, the system was confirmed on the 24th, such as setting the start point.After that, I left the bank slowly and left about 1:00 pm.The person in charge of the Nippon Foundation on board said, "Outside Tsuruga Bay, it was just like the Sea of Japan in the winter of the winter, so I rolled (rolled up on the left and right).rice field.At the time of the shore, an experiment was conducted in which the drone carried the mooring rope to the quay.Mr. Mitsuyuki Umino (53), a director of the Japanese Foundation who saw the entry of the port, said, "It is a result that it was automatic in the rough weather at night. If unmanned operation is not realized, there is a possibility that logistics will be delayed in the future.I want to improve the accuracy of technology. "In the middle of this month, the Nippon Foundation succeeded in operating sightseeing boats and large ferries off the coast of Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture in the middle of this month.Until mid -March, experiments will be repeated by changing ship varieties and scale, such as amphibious boats and ferries.Part of a project aimed at decreasing marine accidents and eliminating the shortage of seafarers.

Fukui Shimbun