MEGURI2040 autonomous ship project enters into Phase Two

Tel Aviv-based maritime technology company Orca AI, in collaboration with NYK Group subsidiary MTI and partners, has entered into the second development stage of the MEGURI2040 autonomous ship project.

In the first phase, which culminated in May 2022, the project saw the successful autonomous trial voyage of the 749-gt NYK short sea container ship Suzuki in congested waters off Japan’s east coast.

Equipped with Orca AI’s automated watchkeeper, which replaced the human lookout, the vessel achieved 40 hours of navigation with complete autonomy.