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General cargo ship MEISEN 2, is a flagged Japan dwt 1555 built in 1996. The vessel issued a distress signal at around 03:30 Tokyo time May 14 in Chiba Prefecture waters, Honshu eastern coast, south of Tokyo.

Pacific Basin, a dry bulk shipping company, signed a memorandum of understanding with Nihon Shipyard and Mitsui, to cooperate in the development of zero-emission vessels and investment in related bunkering infrastructure.

Japan informed the IMO that it will support a carbon tax to raise over $50bn a year, in order to address emissions from maritime transport.

MOL and Asahi Tanker announced that on April 26, the Asahi Tanker-owned and operated tanker ASAHI - the world’s first pure battery tanker to operate completely on electricity - bunkered fuel on the MOL-operated car carrier Victorious Ace at the Daikoku Pier C-1 Wharf in Yokohama. 

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) and the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan signed an agreement to mutually recognize for the first time the other country’s seafarer training certificates.

As the efforts to locate the survivors of the Japanese boat continue, rescuers declared the death of another child, increasing the death toll to 11 so far, following the boat accident. 

ENEOS Corporation, JERA Co. and JFE Holdings signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and begun discussing the possibility of establishing a hydrogen and ammonia receiving and supply base, and developing a supply project at the Keihin Waterfront Area in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, completed an investment in Marindows, a Japanese company delivering an open digital platform for Japan’s marine industry, in an effort to accelerate decarbonization and efficiency in the global marine industry.

According to Japan’s Asahi Tanker, the company will start using the world’s first electric-powered tanker for ship fuelling in an effort to cut carbon emissions.

Every year around February to April, Japan enters “Shunto”, which is a series of negotiations between employees via unions and the employers, during which Japan ports enter a total lockdown for the full 24 hours.