MOL Launches AI Platform to Enhance Vessel Operations　商船三井、船舶運航の意思決定を高度化するAIプラットフォームを運用開始

Jointly Developed with IBM Japan, New DX Platform Supports an Operating Fleet of Approximately 930 Vessels

日本IBMと共同開発、約930隻の運航船隊支えるDX基盤を構築

　Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has jointly developed an AI-powered platform with IBM Japan to integrate diverse information related to vessel operations and enhance operational decision-making. The platform entered service on 1 July.

■The full article covers the following topics (approximately 2,000 Japanese characters)

→ An explanation of the AI platform jointly developed by MOL and IBM Japan, including its architecture and the objectives behind its deployment.

→ An analysis of the role of the Safety Operation Supporting Center (SOSC), which supports an operating fleet of approximately 930 vessels, and the significance of this DX initiative.

→ An introduction to the platform’s new decision-support capabilities, combining AI with the expertise of experienced captains.

→ An examination of how the system strengthens responses to increasingly complex operating environments, including weather, sea conditions and geopolitical risks.

→ An assessment of MOL’s future roadmap for safe vessel operations and digital transformation, together with the potential implications for the wider shipping industry.

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商船三井、船舶運航の意思決定を高度化するAIプラットフォームを運用開始

日本IBMと共同開発、約930隻の運航船隊支えるDX基盤を構築

　商船三井は日本アイ・ビー・エム（日本IBM）と共同で、船舶運航に関わる多様な情報を統合し、意思決定を高度化するAI活用型プラットフォームを開発し、7月1日に運用を開始した。

■記事本文では以下の内容を読むことができます（記事全文約2,000文字）

→ 商船三井と日本IBMが共同開発したAIプラットフォームの仕組みと導入の狙いを解説。

→ 約930隻の運航船隊を支える安全運航支援センター（SOSC）の役割とDXの意義を分析。

→ AIと船長経験者の知見を組み合わせた新たな運航判断支援の特徴を紹介。

→ 気象・海象や地政学リスクなど、複雑化する運航環境への対応力強化を検証。

→ 商船三井が描く安全運航とDXの今後の展開、その先にある海運業界への波及効果を考察。

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