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Japan puts its support behind beaching yards in India

Ship recycling yards in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh need to be part of the global scheme of sound ship recycling and those yards in Alang which have invested in fully upgrading their facilities to meet the terms of internationally-agreed rules should be rewarded by winning more business. This was the view expressed by Akihiro Tamura, Director of Shipbuilding Policy at the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro), shortly after returning from a fact finding trip to Indian recycling yards in Alang.  The four-day visit, arranged in association with cash buyer Global Marketing Systems (GMS), was attended by a 14 strong Japanese industry and government delegation, which included officials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; the Japanese Shipowners Association; Jetro; shipping companies K-Line and JX Ocean; ClassNK; Japanese Labour Union;  Japan Marine Science; as well as GMS.  The delegation visited Alang with the intention of assessing the quality of beach recycling yards in the region.  Welcoming the comments from the visit, Nikos Mikelis, Non-executive Director of GMS, said it was up to the shipping industry and the regulators to see the improvement in conditions themselves. “We have already invited legislators from the European Commission, maritime administrations, IMO, as well ...

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NGO Shipbreaking Platform welcomes new Japanese partner

Meeting with Ikki-Ikki Asia Japan in Kiwa-no-sato, a traditional village house in mountain side of Yamaguchi In November last year NGO Shipbreaking Platform founder and policy advisor Ingvild Jenssen visited Yamaguchi Prefecture based community network Ikki-Ikki Asia Japan. The volunteer-based network, first established 25 years ago, works on a multitude of community-building, environmental and solidarity projects. For more than a decade Ikki-Ikki has had a partnership with Platform member organisation YPSA in Bangladesh. It was during one of Ikki-Ikki’s annual visits to Chittagong that Chief Executive Mori first learned about the human rights abuses and environmental pollution related to shipbreaking activities in Bangladesh. Ikki-Ikki has since then translated the Platform reports “The Human Cost of Breaking Ships” and “Child Breaking Yards” to Japanese and raised awareness of the issue in Japan. “Japan is a major ship owning country and has a responsibility to ensure that its end-of-life fleet is dismantled under conditions that can ensure safe working conditions without devastation of sensitive coastal environments. Raised awareness in Japan of the disastrous conditions at the South Asian shipbreaking beaches is crucial and we are therefore glad to welcome Ikki-Ikki onboard”, said Ingvild Jenssen, “their work is encouraging and a true inspiration.” ...

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Panama Canal Strengthens Relationship with Japan

As part of the permanent dialogue with the shipping industry, a Panama Canal delegation headed by Administrator Jorge L. Quijano visited Japan to hold discussions with the Japan Shipowners' Association (JSA) and the major Japanese shipping lines, as well as end customers such as Japanese car manufacturers and energy sector companies. "The Panama Canal strives to have face-to-face meetings with our customer base," Quijano said. "We aim to be more accessible to our clients, to understand their needs and implement systems that support the service we offer." Japan is among the top five user nations of the Panama Canal, as a major importer of grains from the US Gulf Coast and exporter of vehicles to the North American consumer market. Japan's top three shipping lines: Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line (NYK), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Line (K-Line) rank among the top 20 customers of the waterway. The delegation also had the opportunity to meet with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to discuss the progress of the Expansion Program. JBIC is one of the five multilateral institutions providing financing for the Expansion. The Panama Canal Expansion will open new possibilities for the shipments of liquefied natural ...

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Fukushima Radioactivity Detected Off West Coast

Satellite measurements of ocean temperature (illustrated by color) from July 28th to August 4th and the direction of currents (white arrows) help show where radionuclides from Fukushima are transported.  Large scale currents transport water westward across the Pacific.  Upwelling along the west coast of North America in the summertime brings cold deep water to the surface and transports water offshore.  Circles indicate the locations where water samples were collected.  White circles indicate that no cesium-134 was detected.  Blue circles indicate locations were low levels of cesium-134 were detected.  No cesium-134 has yet been detected along the coast, but low levels have been detected offshore. (Image Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)   Monitoring efforts along the Pacific Coast of the U.S. and Canada have detected the presence of small amounts of radioactivity from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident 100 miles (150 km) due west of Eureka, California. Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) found the trace amounts of telltale radioactive compounds as part of their ongoing monitoring of natural and human sources of radioactivity in the ocean. In the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami off Japan, the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant released cesium-134 and other ...

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Kitakyushu is the first Japanese port to join the Green Award scheme

On 4 November, at the ceremony followed by a press conference in the city hall of Kitakyushu, the city’s mayor Mr. Kenji Kitahashi and Chief Executive of the Port of KITAKYUSHU Mr. Tetsuji Hashimoto announced their decision to embrace the Green Award scheme. A discount of 10% is offered to all Green Award certified Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carriers from the 4th of November, 2014. Presenting a certificate of recognition for the outstanding contribution of the city of Kitakyushu to the environmental protection to mayor Mr. Kitahashi, Green Award’s Chairman Mr. Pieter Struijs emphasized the importance of a global network of Green Award ports. He said, “These ports show their commitment to the highest safety and quality practices and try to attract quality shipping through rewarding Green Award vessels with incentives. Corporate Social Responsibility is not mere empty words for Green Award ports. Today the port of KITAKYUSHU is joining this global network.” It is not a coincidence that the port of KITAKYUSHU becomes the first port in East Asia that supports Green Award. Kitakyushu was selected by OECD as a model for its Green City Program. The city together with the port authority constantly works towards retaining its “green” city status ...

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Japan ratifies BWM Convention

Entry into force of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention 2004 edged closer on 10 October as Japan brought the number of Contracting States to 42 countries, representing 32.02% of world merchant shipping tonnage. 35% of global tonnage will trigger entry into force of the Convention, which addresses the problem of invasive species being transported around the world in ships' ballast water. Mr. Noriyoshi Yamagami, Minister, Alternate Permanent Representative of Japan to IMO (pictured, right, with IMO Sec-Gen Sekimizu), and Mr. Yasu Onishi, Alternate Permanent Representative of Japan to IMO, deposited Japan's instrument of accession to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004.IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu said Japan's accession was an important milestone, bringing the convention significantly closer to meeting its entry-into-force requirements.He hoped it would trigger further ratifications, enabling the convention to enter into force soon. ​​ Source & Image Credit: IMOIn the origin, I was straightforward with you propecia before and after has changed my existence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is fabulous to sit.

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Ballast Water Convention nears trigger point

Japan brought the number of Contracting States to 42 countries Entry into force of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention 2004 edged closer today (10 October) as Japan brought the number of Contracting States to 42 countries, representing 32.02% of world merchant shipping tonnage.35% of global tonnage will trigger entry into force of the Convention, which addresses the problem of invasive species being transported around the world in ships' ballast water.Mr. Noriyoshi Yamagami, Minister, Alternate Permanent Representative of Japan to IMO (pictured, right, with IMO Sec-Gen Sekimizu), and Mr. Yasu Onishi, Alternate Permanent Representative of Japan to IMO, deposited Japan's instrument of accession to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004.IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu said Japan's accession was an important milestone, bringing the convention significantly closer to meeting its entry-into-force requirements.He hoped it would trigger further ratifications, enabling the convention to enter into force soon. ​​BWM status and technologies will be a hot issue on the agenda of the upcoming MEPC 67 next week . MEPC 67 will review the status of the BWM Convention and consider submissions related to a proposed resolution on measures to be taken to facilitate the BWM Convention's ...

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