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IINO LINES @ Sea

Image courtesy IINO Lines echnology identi? cation, trial and adoption is both of which are facing a future with far fewer mariners.

cornerstone to running an e? cient, cost-e? ec- For most shipowners, innovation is no longer a department tive maritime operation. But with the speed of — it’s a necessity, with the rapid pace of technology evolu- technological change, particularly in regards to tion on the waterfront that now deliver substantial, quanti? -

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Arti? cial Intelligence (AI), the process is neither able return on investment. Investing in new commercial ship straight nor short. We visited recently with Kenji Togasaki, and boat technology is no longer a side show, it is a business

SVP, Innovation O? ce, IINO Lines (USA), who’s job it imperative with strategic advantages … if you source, evalu- is with his IINO Lines team to scout new technologies and ate and deploy the right technologies for your ? eet.

implement them onto the ? eet with IINO technical group in

INSIDE IINO LINES

Tokyo. Japanese shipowners are renowned globally, world leaders in the design, construction and operation of modern For IINO Lines, the 127-year-old Japanese shipping com- tonnage. Togasaki said that IINO Lines technology adoption pany operating approximately 90 vessels across chemical is led by decarbonization, autonomy and Digitalization/AI. tankers, gas carriers, dry bulk carriers and oil tankers, inno-

Particularly, he stressed the importance of autonomous tech- vation has become a structured process that touches nearly nologies for IINO Lines and the Japanese market as a whole, every aspect of ? eet operations. The company’s objective is www.marinelink.com 19

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