Tag: Japan

The Japan Coastguard announced the expansion of their Wave Glider fleet to the 9th Regional District, headquartered in Niigata, Japan, in an attempt to enhance their commitment to ocean monitoring. Current and historical oceanographic data helps the commercial and tourism industries with have an insight into weather patterns and ocean conditions.

Three littoral states, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, and the Malacca Strait Council of Japan officially commenced the second phase of a joint hydrographic survey of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, on 5 March, aiming to improve navigational safety in the region.

On 26 February, Japanese MOL signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Far East Investment and Export Agency, under the Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East, to cooperate in the development of the Northern Sea Route and the Russian Far East.

Marubeni Corporation, JERA Co., and Squadron Energy, a subsidiary of Australia's Minderoo Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding a joint feasibility study for the establishment of an LNG import terminal and gas supply project in New South Wales, Australia.

The Japan Coast Guard informed that oil has been spotted in islands in southern Japan, that most likely came from the sunken Iranian tanker Sanchi. Meanwhile, China urged for better marine pollution preparedness with Japan and South Korea.

Tokyo-based MOL and compatriot Nippon Concept Corporation announced the conclusion of a capital and business alliance agreement, with the objective of developing a comprehensive two-way strategic partnership including both partners' group companies, and steadily enhancing their businesses.

Greek owners remain the dominant force in global shipowning with an owned fleet worth approximately of 100 billion USD, followed closely by Japan and China, worth of 89 and 84 billion USD respectively, according to VesselsValue's yearly World Fleet Values Ranking.

The Government of Sakhalin informed that the Russian ferry 'Igor Farkhutdinov' was trapped by ice near the coast of Japan, with 127 passengers and 42 containers on board. Igor Farkhutdinov was heading to the Sakhalin port of Korsakov on February 5, from Malokurilskoye.

Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions, along with Sumitomo Chemical, Sumitomo Electric Power Co, Sumitomo Joint Electric Power, and Shikoku gas, will build an LNG terminal at Sumitomo Chemical’s plant in Ehime prefecture in Japan. In the future, a new joint venture company will be create called Niihama LNG and the construction of the LNG plant will begin.

The Chinese Ministry of Transports informed that the country is still attempting to clean up 1,900 tonnes of bunker fuel from the Iranian oil tanker, Sanchi, that sank after it collided with a freight ship. In the efforts for the oil clean up, five Chinese vessels, one Japanese ship and one South Korean are taking part, in an area that covers 226 sq nautical miles, while in the same time, efforts continue regarding what caused the accident.