Tag: Japan

ClassNK has begun joint investigative research with Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. on risk assessment of autonomous ships. This aims to ensure safety of autonomous ships, as a safety evaluation program is underway in Japan. 

JTSB issued an investigation report on the collision of the container ship APL GUAM with the the container ship MARCLIFF and subsequent collision of the latter with the anchored container ship HANSA STEINBURG, off Keihin Port, in March 2019.

Another four major Japanese banks have signed up to Poseidon Principles, which offer the framework for financial institutions to lend in line with IMO goals to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Fifteen Japanese companies from several sectors joined forces in order to establish the Carbon Neutral LNG (“CNL”) Buyers Alliance.

The expected shipment of the first liquefied hydrogen cargo from Australia to Japan could be delayed until the summer due to the pandemic, according to a spokesman from Japanese maunfacturing company Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

Global LNG trade increased to 360 million tonnes in 2020 despite the unprecedented volatility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, says oil major Shell in its latest annual LNG Outlook published Thursday. The report also predicts that global LNG demand is expected to reach 700 million tonnes by 2040.

Japan’s Transportation Safety Board (JTSB) issued an investigation report on the fatality of a crew member onboard the cargo ship ORANGE PHOENIX, after falling from a lifeboat to the deck during an abandon ship drill in November 2019.

Itochu has agreed to implement joint operationalization research on a hydrogen business based on the local production for local consumption model in northern Kyushu with Nippon Coke and Compagnie Maritime Belge B.V. (CMB).

Japan’s Transportation Safety Board (JTSB) issued an investigation report on the foundering of the cargo ship JIA DE due to heavy weather in Kanagawa Prefecture, which led to fatalities of 8 crew members, in October 2019.

The US Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the 40th USCG BWMS Type Approval Certificate to Japanese Kurita Water Industries, Ltd. after a detailed review of the manufacturer’s type approval application determined the system met the requirements of 46 CFR 162.060.