Japanese maritime majors have completed the early phases of a cross-industry project aimed at creating a secure data-sharing framework between shipyards and shipowners to advance the use of digital twins throughout a ship’s lifecycle.

NAPA ClassNK Marubeni Corporation Imabari Shipbuilding Usuki Shipyard Our Digital Twin Naoki Mizutani Executive Vice President Yoshimichi Sasaki Digital Transformation Center Hyundai Heavy Industries Group Mitsui Lines Initial