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NEWS 327 : DRIVING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AT SEA

Kyokuyo Invests in Eight Knot Inc., a Startup Specializing in Autonomous Navigation
Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation has invested in Eight Knot Inc. (https://8kt.jp/), a start-up company conducting research and development of autonomous navigation technology for small vessels. The company's mission is to "drive digital transformation and automation in the maritime sector, providing innovative solutions to address pressing societal issues."
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We are convinced that Eight Knot's unique autonomous navigation technology has great potential to address a number of challenges facing our society, including alleviating the shipping industry's labor shortage, reducing maritime accidents, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Kyokuyo also has high expectations that the company's technology can be applied for international shipping in the future. We look forward to the day when we can build products with autonomous navigation technology for ocean-going vessels, which is our specialtiy.

We hope that this investment will help us build a strong collaborative framework, catalyzed by autonomous navigation technology, and together we can pioneer the future of the oceans.

[2024/10/15]

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