TSUNEISHI SOLUTIONS TOKYOBAY Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter “T-SOL”) has received Approval in Principle (hereinafter “AiP”) *1 from the American Bureau of Shipping (hereinafter “ABS”) for the basic design of an unmanned and autonomous recovery platform intended for offshore rocket recovery with Innovative Space Carrier Inc. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter “ISC”) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter “MOL”) *2.

The AiP signifies the safety and technical feasibility of the overall system concept, encompassing not only the main rocket recovery vessel, but also the offshore support vessels and onshore control systems that support recovery operations.
Offshore rocket recovery is expected to improve safety along flight paths while enabling efficient recovery of reusable rockets, contributing to reduced launch costs and broader access to space utilisation. In addition, unmanned and autonomous operation will minimise the need for direct human involvement, supporting safer and reliable operations.

Leveraging its strengths in advanced ship and offshore engineering, design, liquefied gas-related technologies, and autonomous navigation and digitalisation technologies, T-SOL has contributed to the concept design and system integration of the offshore rocket recovery platform.
Moving forward, T-SOL will continue to work closely with ISC and MOL, while receiving technical guidance from ABS, to further refine the design and advance studies towards practical implementation.

Under the slogan “Creating the Future, Today”, TSUNEISHI SOLUTIONS TOKYOBAY Co., Ltd. remains committed to creating new value that connects the sea and space.

*1: An initial approval granted by a classification society confirming that, at the concept stage, a ship or equipment design is technically feasible and presents no significant safety or regulatory concerns.

*2: Please refer to the press release below for details of the collaboration agreement.
TSUNEISHI SOLUTIONS TOKYOBAY enters into Collaboration Agreement with ISC and MOL.-Exploring the Commercialisation of Offshore Rocket Launch and Recovery Vessels-
https://www.tsuneishi.co.jp/tokyobay/english/news/p471/

TSUNEISHI SOLUTIONS TOKYOBAY Co., Ltd.

TSUNEISHI SOLUTIONS TOKYOBAY (HQ: 2-3-2, Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan) is a fabless engineering company which, with the core technologies of ship development, design and construction cultivated over 100 years, over 40 years of experience in constructing LNG carriers and autonomous ship maneuvering and digitalization technology, contributes to solving the issues and needs of both society and customers related to maritime transportation, such as engineering for alternative fuel, improvement of safety and working environment of ship’s crew, etc.

President & Representative Director: SHIBATA Kenichi
Head office: 2-3-2, Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 135-0091, Japan
Founded: May 2017 (Established: 1917)
Business: Engineering Service, Engineering for Alternative Fuel and Gas-related Equipment, DX・Monitoring, Technical support
Company info: https://www.tsuneishi.co.jp/tokyobay/english/

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