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ClassNK Joins Project to Verify AI Voyage Optimisation Savings
ClassNK has joined Samsung Heavy Industries, Evergreen Marine and Weathernews in a project to verify fuel and GHG savings from AI-based voyage optimisation.
The project will use an Evergreen vessel equipped with Samsung Heavy Industries’ autonomous ship system, ClassNK said in an emailed statement on Thursday.
Weathernews will provide weather and ocean data, while operational and fuel consumption data from the vessel will be analysed to assess the system’s performance in real operating conditions.
ClassNK will review the verification methodology and independently evaluate the results. It will also issue a Statement of Fact based on the findings.
The four companies signed an MoU at Evergreen’s headquarters to establish the framework for the project.
The project aims to develop an objective method for measuring fuel and emissions savings from AI-based voyage optimisation, taking into account factors such as weather, sea conditions and vessel operations.
Samsung Heavy Industries will operate the speed optimisation algorithm and provide real-time vessel control through SAS, while Weathernews will develop baseline routes and provide forecasting and historical data.
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