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As theoperatorof the worldsbusiestcontainer transhipmenthubPSASingaporeisshaping themaritimeportof the21stcenturyItseffortsextendbeyondtechnologicaladvancementstocultivatinganewgenerationoftalentThroughinitiativesliketheSingapore-IndustryScholarship(SgIS)schemePSAisattractingindividualswithexpertiseinareasintegraltoIndustry40suchas•AgiledevelopmentandITinfrastructure•Engineeringandautomation•Supplychainsustainability•Cargosolutionsandplatformdigitalisation•Dataanalytics•Architectureandengineering•CybersecurityandoperationaltechnologysecurityIftheseskillsformthestrategicfoundationofoperationstheAGVsaretheworkhorsesOperating24/7thesedriverlessvehiclesseamlesslytransportcontainersacrosstheportmuchliketheroboticsystemsrevolutionisingmodernwarehousesAt the core of thisimpressive automationisPSAs adoption of theSolacePubSub+platform andits event-driven architecture (EDA) This software frameworkservesasthebackboneforreal-timedataexchangeenablinginterconnectedsystemsdevicesandAGVstocommunicateefficientlyEDAfacilitatestheinstantaneousflowofcriticaldata–fromvesselandcontainermovementstoequipmentstatusupdatesThisreal-timeconnectivityempowersresponsivedata-drivendecision-makingoptimisesresourceallocationandenhancesoperationalworkflowsByembeddingEDAintoitsenterpriseITsystemsandconnectingdevicesequipmentand AGVs througharobustreal-timenetworkPSAhasharnessed thefullpotentialofIndustry40TheseadvancementsarepropellingTuasPorttotheforefrontofglobalinnovationpositioningitastheworldslargestfullyautomatedportAutonomousShippingisontheHorizonThemarineindustryinJapanhasloftygoalsofitsown–tomakefullyautonomousshippingarealityasearlyas2025Buildingontechnologieslikeinformationandcommunicationstechnology(ICT)artificialintelligence(AI)andimageanalysis-manyofwhichunderpinautonomousdriving-thisinitiativetakesautomationtoanentirelynewscaleAttheheartofthiseffortistheNipponFoundationsMEGURI2040FullyAutonomousShipProgramTheprojectenvisionsachievingfullyautonomousnavigationforhalfofJapanscoastalfleetby2040HoweverifStage2oftheinitiativeissuccessfulpracticalimplementationcouldarrivemuchsoonerasearlyas2025AutonomousshippingreliesontheseamlessintegrationofsystemsacrosssealandandairAtseashipsareequippedwithadvancedautomatedsystemsfornavigationberthingandunberthingOnlandacentralisedFleetOperationCentremanagesandsupportsthesevesselswhilesatellite-basedcommunicationssystemslinkallelementsensuringreal-timedataexchangeandcontrolStage1ofMEGURI2040completedinMarch2022sawsixvesselsandfiveconsortiaofaround50JapanesecompaniesconductingfunctionaltestsonfullyautonomoussystemsThesetestscoveredawiderangeofshiptypesincludingcontainershipsferriesamphibiousvesselsandsightseeingboatsASIAMARINE&OFFSHOREINDUSTRIESDIRECTORY2025/20267