SUZAKU

DFFAS autonomous container ship

A 95 m container ship running a 30-company autonomous navigation system that plans routes and avoids traffic itself, while a Fleet Operation Center in Chiba watches weather, traffic and machinery and can take over remotely. It was tested in Tokyo Bay, where about 500 ships pass daily.

Price: —Service vessel, not sold
Autonomy: SupervisedHow it runs
Driverless: Not yetSafety driver on board
Fleet: 1Reported; details below
Speed: —Not published
Range: —Not published

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Why it matters

The Nippon Foundation calls it the first fully autonomous navigation demonstration in a congested sea area, backed by a shore Fleet Operation Center.

Real-world use

From 26 February to 1 March 2022 the 95 m, 749 GT ship made a 790 km round trip from Tokyo Bay to Ise Bay; Baird Maritime reported it ran without human intervention for 99% of the trip with a crew aboard.

Timeline

First shown: 2022-02-26
Released: Not yet

MEGURI2040 fifth demonstration, Tokyo Bay to Ise Bay

Maker

DFFAS consortium led by Japan Marine ScienceCompany

How it drives

Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.

Driverless status: Safety driver on board
Where it runs: Tokyo Bay and Ise Bay, Japan
Fleet: 1 vessel (Nippon Foundation, Mar 2022)
Rides, miles or loads: 790 km round trip, 26 Feb-1 Mar 2022 (Nippon Foundation)

Public attention

How much public attention SUZAKU (DFFAS autonomous container ship) gets, from open data.

No Wikipedia article of its own yet
No recent press stories listed yet

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What’s inside

No component details published yet.

Movement: Other movement
How it runs: Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.

From the maker

SUZAKU (DFFAS autonomous container ship) is the only vehicle from DFFAS consortium led by Japan Marine Science (NYK group) in the atlas.

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price: Not publishedService vessel, not sold
How to get one: No official buying page found

Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

The Nippon Foundation Fifth MEGURI2040 demonstration test: container ship SUZAKU Baird Maritime Column: Semi-autonomous navigation - Yara Birkeland, Suzaku, Njord Forseti and Orca AI The Nippon Foundation MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Program

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