Swire Shipping commemorates relocation of Tokyo office

The Swire Shipping and Millenium Shipping teams commemorating the relocation of Swire Shipping’s Tokyo office to Atago Green Hills MORI tower in central Tokyo. In attendance were: Swire Shipping’s Chief Executive Officer, Jeremy Sutton (1st row, 2nd from left); Chairman, Sam Swire (1st row, middle); and Country Manager – Japan, Chris Robertson (1st row, 2nd from right); with Millenium Shipping’s founder and owner, Mr Sotaro Nishioka (2nd row, 6th from left)

Tokyo, Japan – Swire Shipping...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/12/swire-shipping-commemorates-relocation-of-tokyo-office/

Port of Los Angeles to establish green corridor with Yokohama, Tokyo ports

The Port of Los Angeles has entered into separate Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) with the Port of Tokyo and the Port of Yokohama to collaborate on sustainability and environmental issues. 

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https://www.offshore-energy.biz/port-of-los-angeles-to-establish-green-corridor-with-yokohama-tokyo-ports/

World Sailing prepared to deliver a safe and successful Olympic Sailing Competition

World Sailing prepared to deliver a safe and successful Olympic Sailing Competition

By World Sailing President, Quanhai Li and Chief Executive Officer, David Graham

As sailors, you need resilience. There are times when you are tested beyond the limits of human endeavours. Whether you are sailing around the world non-stop on your own or testing yourself in the smallest of dinghies in strong wind and waves. You need to remain resilient and focused on the task at hand.

In preparing for the Tokyo 2020...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/25/world-sailing-prepared-to-deliver-a-safe-and-successful-olympic-sailing-competition/

ClassNK Entrusted With CO2 Emissions Evaluation

Leading Classification Society ClassNK has been entrusted by Anchor Ship Partners Co., Ltd. for the evaluation of CO2 emissions of ships under its impact investment fund of JPY600 billion(USD5.5 billion), Anchor No.5 Ship Investment Fund, says a press release published on their website.

About the investments

The fund, which builds in ESG (environment, social, and governance) perspectives into ship investment, incorporates the concept of impact investment to measure the impact of investment on the...

https://mfame.guru/classnk-entrusted-with-co2-emissions-evaluation/

100 Injured In 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake In Tohoku Region

A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck late Saturday off the coast of Tohoku, leaving at least 100 people injured across six prefectures just weeks before the 10th anniversary of the March 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, reports The Japan Times.

Reported casualties 

The quake, which measured a strong 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale — the second-highest level — jolted Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures in the Tohoku region. No tsunami warning was issued, but the earthquake...

https://mfame.guru/100-injured-in-7-3-magnitude-earthquake-in-tohoku-region/

ANA adjusts freight operations in Tokyo, Okinawa to boost efficiency

A white All Nippon Airways cargo plane with blue tail moves down a taxiway at Bangkok airport, with construction in the background.

All Nippon Airways, the seventeenth largest carrier of air cargo by volume, has decided to consolidate freighter operations in Tokyo and eliminate freighter service to the large island of Okinawa, as part of a heightened focus on profitability.

The airline recently reported a $2.8 billion loss for the first three quarters of its fiscal year, with operating revenues falling by two-thirds due to the clamp down on flying caused by the coronavirus pandemic. International passenger revenue fell 94%...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ana-adjusts-freight-operations-in-tokyo-okinawa-to-boost-efficiency

Japan Airlines joins Tokyo drone delivery service testing

Japan Airlines

Japan’s flagship airline has joined a consortium of transportation and technology specialists to test drone deliveries of medicines and food in Tokyo.

Japan Airlines (OTCMKTS: JAPSY), along with KDDI Corp., East Japan Railway, Weathernews and Terra Drone Corp., announced the project with the Tokyo government on Monday.

“Due to the lack of delivery personnel and the impact of the global pandemic, the necessity to respond to changes in the logistics industry has become real and the use of drones...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/japan-airlines-joins-tokyo-drone-delivery-service-testing

Metropolitan City Reports 47 New Cases of COVID-19 Infections

  • Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 47 new cases of COVID-19 infections.
  • This report comes only a few days after Tokyo Governor allowed businesses to open.
  • The cumulative total of cases in Tokyo now stands at 5,544.
  • Of the 47 new cases, 18 people were traced to nightlife establishments in Shinjuku Ward.
  • Tokyo saw 24 new cases of COVID-19 infections.
  • 74 patients considered severely ill and are on ventilators or in intensive care units.

According to an article published in Xinhua, the Tokyo...

https://mfame.guru/metropolitan-city-reports-47-new-cases-of-covid-19-infections/

Japan’s Busiest Port Registers Declined ‘In and Out’ Freight Volumes

Freight volumes in and out of Japan’s busiest port, the Port of Tokyo, have declined in the first six months of 2019 compared to the first six months of 2018, new comprehensive data shows, reports American Shipper.

Decreased activity at Port of Tokyo

The Port of Tokyo is Japan’s busiest container port with just under 4.6 million twenty foot equivalent units of throughput. 

According to recently released data from the Tokyo metropolitan government, both import and export freight volumes at the Port...

http://mfame.guru/japans-busiest-port-registers-declined-in-and-out-freight-volumes/

Una veintena de empresarios acudirán a la misión del puerto de Barcelona a Japón

Una veintena de directivos de empresas catalanas, además de otros tantos representantes de la comunidad portuaria y responsables políticos e institucionales, viajarán a Japón el próximo mes de noviembre en la misión comercial de la Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona. Se trata en su mayoría de transitarios, agentes aduaneros y operadores de terminales, además de exportadores, que mantendrán más de un centenar de contactos con empresas niponas. La autoridad portuaria se ha ocupado de confeccionar...

http://elvigia.com/una-veintena-de-empresarios-acuden-a-la-mision-del-puerto-de-barcelona-a-japon/