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Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd (head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; representative director and CEO: Takashi Tsukioka; hereinafter ???Idemitsu Kosan???), NYK Trading Corporation (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; president and representative director: Keiji Tsuchiya) and NYK Line (head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; president: Tadaaki Naito) are pleased to announce that the three companies have been successful in the joint development of ???ULTY-V plus???, which has equipped AI and IoT features into the ???ULTY-V???, a control optimization system for coal fired boilers. From October of this year, sales will start for domestic and overseas power stations and factories, commencing with the customers of the three companies.
Fluctuations in fuel supply often cause boilers used in power plants and factories to operate in an unstable manner. ???ULTY-V??? is a system that can optimize the combustion control of boilers by being connected to the boiler control system, and can reduce fuel consumption through the realization of stable plant operation.
We have developed the ???ULTY-V plus??? equipped with AI and IoT features that autonomously carry out a series of operations of self-measurement, self-analysis and self-assessment in addition to the existing combustion control features in the ???ULTY-V???.
Through the use of AI, the subtle time-dependent changes of the boiler characteristics can be captured, and the boiler can be controlled to a high degree of precision based on internally accumulated data, and this increased control can lead to even greater optimization of performance.
Furthermore, due to the equipping of IoT features, it is possible to coordinate a remote supervision system of operation data, on-site cameras and small data loggers (*) on a network. We will evaluate the plant???s optimal control operating conditions by accumulating boiler data in real time through the utilization of Idemitsu Kosan???s highly efficient coal combustion technology and quality evaluation method for each brand, and develop various technical services including operational guidance to further improve combustion and economical efficiency as well as reduce the burden on the environment.
Our three companies hope that from here on we are able to contribute to the prevention of global warming and the realization of a sustainable society, by reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions through the spread of ???ULTY-V plus???, both inside and outside the country.
* Data logger: A device to record various data measured and collected by sensors.
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[Outline of ULTY-V plus]
- Product name: Control optimization system for coal boilers, ULTY-V plus
- Target facilities: Coal boilers (pulverized coal-fired, fluidized bed combustion), and all other types of boilers
- Target fuels: Coal fired, coal/biomass fired, coal/byproduct fuel fired, heavy oil/byproduct fuel fired
- Fuel reduction ratio: 1.0% and above
- Installed record of ULTY-V: 54 (as of May 31, 2017)
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NYK Rumina, a container ship of NYK and Asuka II, a cruise ship owned and operated by NYK Cruises Co. Ltd. (head office: Yokohama; president: Hiroshi Hattori), have been recognized with the Best Quality Ship Award for 2016 by the Japan Federation of Pilots??? Associations (JFPA).* Today, an awards ceremony was held at the Todofuken Kaikan in Tokyo.
The Best Quality Ship Award was founded in fiscal 2003 with the aim of enhancing awareness of not only safe vessel operations but also the need for environmental conservation within our ports and oceans.
Comprehensive evaluations by pilots were done for vessels that requested pilot operations at pilotage districts throughout Japan during the months of September and October 2016, and in total seven vessels were recognized for their excellent operations.
The ships were evaluated for their sure implementation of safety measures, sufficient training of bridge crew in Bridge Resource Management,** directive and command systems on board the vessel, crew awareness for safe operations, and systems in place for easing cooperation with pilots.
NYK Group will continue its efforts to secure safety operations for on board and land-based parties, ensuring safety as our most important task.
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YCS Co. Ltd.* (head office: Tokyo, president: Yoshiro Tateishi), an NYK Group company, has received a letter of appreciation from the Tokyo immigration authority for professional services rendered by the company during port visits by cruise ships.
The Yokohama District Immigration Office of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau presented the letter as an expression of its gratitude for the contribution YCS has made to immigration control by carrying out essential duties, such as providing the bureau with quick and accurate information over many years when cruise ships call at the port of Yokohama. YCS is the first shipping agency** in Yokohama to receive such recognition.
The NYK Group makes every effort to stay in compliance with all laws and regulations, and will continue its efforts to ensure safe and seamless transportation services.
* YCS Co. Ltd.
A joint venture owned by NYK and Suzuyo & Co. Ltd. to provide services as a shipping agency and employment agency.
** Shipping agency
A company that acts on behalf of shipowners to handle various tasks and responsibilities required by authorities and other stakeholders when a ship enters and leaves port.
