NYK and Ghelia Form Business and Capital Alliance
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Gillia Corporation have agreed to have NYK Line invest in Gillia, and have signed a capital and business alliance agreement. In the future, the two companies will collaborate in the R&D area such as the development of technology for autonomous ships and avoidance maneuvering, and will introduce Ghelia's AI technology into the business processes of NYK's sales departments and back office departments to promote DX. .
1. Background of the partnership
In recent years, in the global shipping industry, in addition to developing and designing capabilities such as digital engineering and digital twins, establishing autonomous shipping systems, and technological innovations such as the use of new energy sources with a view to decarbonization, we are ensuring safe and secure operations. are in increasing demand.
Under such circumstances, the NYK Line has made group-wide efforts to strengthen its technical areas related to next-generation ships. On the other hand, through the commercialization of numerous products and services, Ghelia has refined its broad and deep technological capabilities, from deep reinforcement learning, image/natural language processing to AI development for edge terminals. By providing AI solutions, we have improved profits, promoted business reforms, and worked to expand the social implementation of AI.
Now that the era of technology development through open collaboration has arrived, the two companies have concluded a capital and business alliance agreement to build a strategic partnership.
Through this alliance, the two companies will work on the practical application of AI technology at NYK Line, and in the future, by creating and utilizing advanced and practical AI services, they will lead the shipping industry not only in Japan but also around the world. We aim to contribute to the further development of the shipping industry as a whole.
2. Details of the partnership
(1) To effectively utilize the strengths and management resources of both companies and collaborate to develop new services and products.
- Strengthening technology areas related to next-generation development methods and designs such as digital engineering and digital twins
- Technological innovation in operation with a view to decarbonization related to next-generation ships such as autonomous ships and new energy utilization
- Strengthen technical areas related to ensuring safety and security in operations throughout the shipping business
- Promoting office work efficiency through the introduction of AI technology
(2) Effective utilization of the data and know-how obtained as a result of (1) to co-create new business value
(4) Research on various technologies and promotion of human resource education through personnel exchanges, etc.
Through the above, the two companies will cooperate.
3. Company comments/messages
NYK Line Executive Officer Hideki Suzuki
This time, by forming a capital and business alliance with Gillia Corporation, which has strengths in AI development and deep reinforcement learning and has a track record in providing AI solutions to various customers, We are confident that it will greatly contribute to the further development of technology and the promotion of DX in operations through the use of AI. In the future, I hope that we will not only put AI technology into practical use, but also work to create new value, such as providing AI services that lead the shipping industry. Makoto Saito, Representative Director, Gillia Co. , Ltd. We are very pleased to announce that we have entered into a business alliance agreement with Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Ltd., as well as a capital participation. We are confident that through this partnership, we will be able to take a new step in achieving Ghilia's mission of "realizing a symbiotic environment for humans and AI." As a cross-border AI solution vendor, Gillia, which was founded in Sony CSL, has worked with key players in various industrial fields to introduce AI solutions into business, which is social implementation. This time, through a partnership with NYK, a pioneer and top runner in the shipping industry, we will lead the practical application of AI solutions in the shipping field, where digitization/AI is urgently needed on a global level. We will promote innovation in the industrial domain.
