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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), and MTI Co., Ltd. (MTI, an NYK Group company) conducted a joint workshop today to collaborate on port-to-port Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS) trials. The collaboration is among the initiatives from the MPA-NYK Memorandum of Understanding in 2024 to deepen partnership and accelerate maritime decarbonisation, digitalisation, and manpower development efforts. Held in Singapore, the workshop brought together over 60 participants from MPA, NYK, MTI, Singapore Maritime Institute, industry partners including ClassNK, Japan Radio Co., as well as research institutes from the Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore (TCOMS), SIT, SP, SUTD, and A*STAR. The MASS trials will test the interoperability of autonomous vessels with port-based systems, including MPA’s Vessel Traffic Information System, and enable the development of best practices and standards for navigation safety, route planning, fuel consumption, AI-based decision-making, communications, and cybersecurity in the port of Singapore.

[Singapore Business Review]