Awards

02.2023 Fully Autonomous Ship Initiative Recognized by Japan’s Cabinet Office at Fifth Japan Open Innovation Prize Ceremony
07.2019 J-Marine NeCST, a ship navigation support tool that was jointly developed by MTI, NYK and Japan Radio Co., Ltd. received a special award from the Japan Institute of Navigation
06.2019 Awarded Grand Prize at IT Japan Award 2019, in recognition of NYK and MTI’s efforts to use IoT technologies as a preventive measure against vessel operation failure
12.2018 MT-FAST, a fuel-saving device jointly developed by MTI and Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Company, received Japan’s 2018 Minister of the Environment Award
12.2015 Ship Information Management System (SIMS), jointly developed by MTI and NYK, received Japanese Minister’s Prize, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism at the 2015 Eco-Products Awards
12.2015 Ship Information Management System (SIMS), jointly developed by MTI and NYK, received Japan’s 2015 Minister of the Environment Award in the Technical Development and Commercialization category
08.2015 Kirari-NINJA Smart Camera for Engine Maintenance was recognized with RICOH THETA prize
07.2015 The Ship Information Management System (SIMS) jointly developed by NYK and MTI received a special award from the Japan Institute of Navigation
11.2013 Our automatic warehouse location system utilizing RFID technology received the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers Award (Development)
07. 2013 An eco-friendly NYK coal carrier was honored as the 2012 Ship of the Year
06.2013 The NYK Group received an Award for Excellence at the 40th Environmental Awards
12.2012 The NYK Group received Japan’s 2012 Minister of the Environment Award
07.2011 An innovative air-lubrication system that uses bubbles to reduce frictional resistance received a 2010 Marine Engineering of the Year Award
09.2010 Mr. Hiroyuki Goda, a visiting researcher at MTI, received a Japan Logistics Society Award for his book Theories and Facts of Container Logistics: Historical Progress of Japanese Containerized Transportation
06.2010 Mente-san, a hold-inspection device for bulk carriers, received the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers Award (Technological Development and Invention)
05.2007 Our automatic warehouse location system utilizing RFID technology received the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers Award (Development)