TIM eMagazine Vol.3 Issue 12
Navigation Support
Tool Receives 2018
Hydrographic
Technology
Encouragement
Award
J
-Marine NeCST, a ship navigation support
tool that was jointly developed by NYK, MTI
Co. Ltd., and Japan Radio Co. Ltd. (JRC), has
been recognized with the 2018 Hydrographic
Technology Encouragement Award.
Presented by the Japan Hydrographic
Association on March 18, the award is
given to promote R&D activities of young
hydrographic engineers and technicians and
thus develop and promote hydrographic technology.
J-Marine NeCST is currently being sold by JRC to others
within the industry and was recognized for being widely
accepted by officers and contributing to safe navigation
by reducing onboard workloads.
In fiscal 2018, J-Marine NeCST was installed on 15
NYK-operated ships, and the company will continue to
promote the use of the tool on future ships in accordance
On the bridge of
Asuka II
Credit: nyk.com
with the NYK medium-term management plan “Staying
Ahead 2022 with Digitalization and Green,” in which the
company emphasizes its efforts to continue to boost
digitalization to realize more efficient operations and
create new value.
* J-Marine NeCST (“NeCST” is pronounced “Next”) - A
ship navigation support tool that allows users to easily
plan routes using the handwriting function of the
electronic navigational chart, in addition to managing and
sharing operational data using integrated information
such as meteorological and hydrographical forecasts.
https://www.nyk.com/
* J-Marine NeCST (“NeCST” is pronounced “Next”) - A ship navigation support tool
that allows users to easily plan routes using the handwriting function of the electronic
navigational chart, in addition to managing and sharing operational data using
integrated information such as meteorological and hydrographical forecasts.
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