JapanLogistics and transport2025 – ongoingNippon Yusen
AI scheduling of car-carrier voyages
Nippon Yusen deployed AI that evaluated up to several million voyage schedules in approximately 10 minutes
Problem
Planning voyages months ahead required reconciling customer demand with vessel availability and port risks. The work depended heavily on experienced planners.
Approach
Nippon Yusen jointly developed an AI scheduling system with MTI and Grid. Full operation began in July 2025. The system evaluated candidate schedules against operating constraints and produced an optimized plan.
Results
Takeaway
The disclosed result concerned planning speed. The company did not report measured reductions in transport costs or emissions.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Logistics and transport
- Business function
- Logistics and supply chain
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Optimization
- Adoption
- Partner co-development
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
Nippon Yusen announced commercial operation of its jointly developed scheduling system. It said the system evaluated up to several million combinations in approximately 10 minutes; emissions reductions remained an expected benefit.
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