15MAR2019 - NEWS - NYK and NYK Group companies develops new system for assisting seafarers for the berthing operations

NYK and NYK Group companies MTI and Japan Marine Science (JMS) have recently developed a new system that assists seafarers at the time of berthing operations. By evaluating a vessel’s controllability, the system will be able to visualise the risk in the berthing operation and reduce the burden on the operator, eliminating accidents that occur due to heavy workload and accidents caused by human factors. The system supports crew during the critical time when they are required to provide instructions to tugs and control the rudder as well as the engine. NYK’s new patent-pending software is capable of assessing the controllability of a ship and visualises accident risks in real time.

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