Japan, April 6 -- ClassNK says it has granted its "AUTO-Nav2(All) notation to domestic liner container ship "Genbu," the only newly constructed autonomous ship under the MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Program by The Nippon Foundation. This notation identifies ships equipped with an autonomous navigation system approved by ClassNK, and it marks the world's first case of an autonomous navigation notation being assigned to a vessel operating on medium- to long-distance coastal routes. The vessel was constructed by Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation, with ship management handled by IKOUS Corporation and operations conducted by Suzuyo Marine Co., Ltd.In recent years, the research and development of technology related to autonomous surface ships (MAS...