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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Sep 05, 2025 (Fri)

“K”Line held the 19th Shipowners’ Safety Measures Liaison Meeting in Okayama City

Giving awards to outstanding shipowners

　On September 3, “K”Line held its 19th Shipowners’ Safety Measures Liaison Meeting at a hotel in Oka ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80On+September+3%2C+%3Cb%3E%E2%80%9CK%E2%80%9DLine%3C%2Fb%3E+held+its+19th+Shipowners%E2%80%99+Safety+Measures+Liaison+Meeting+at+a+hotel+in+Okayama+City.+A+total+of+76+people+from+40+shipowners+and+ship+management+companies+participated%2C+and+shared+information+on+trends+in+PSC+%28Port+State+Control%29+and+environmental+regulations.+At+the+beginning+of+the+event%2C+Senior+Managing+Executive+Officer+Akihiro+Fujimaru+%28Head+of+the+Maritime+Unit%29+expressed+his+gratitude+for+the+shipowners%E2%80%99+contributions+to+safe+operation%2C+emphasizing%2C+%E2%80%9CNot+only+the+shipping+industry%2C+but+the+entire+world+is+facing+a+major+turning+point.+However%2C+our+mission+of+ensuring+safe+operation+remains+unchanged%2C+even+amid+an+uncertain+future.%E2%80%9C+Through+the+liaison+meeting%2C+policies+regarding+safe+operations+and+issues+were+presented.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80At+the+social+gathering+following+the+meeting%2C+awards+were+presented+based+on+ship+inspection+evaluations+and+efforts+on+board.+Kawana+Kaiun%2C+Keiyo+Kisen%2C+Mitsuhama+Kisen%2C+Mizuho+Sangyo%2C+SANASIA+SHIPPING%2C+Yamamaru+Kisen%2C+and+IS+CONTAINER+received+the+Outstanding+Shipowner+Award.+Keiyo+Kisen%2C+SANASIA+SHIPPING%2C+Santoku+Senpaku%2C+and+Fleet+Management+received+the+Good+Practice+Award%2C+and+Sugahara+Kisen+received+the+Special+Award.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+liaison+committee%E2%80%99s+secretariat+was+served+by+%E2%80%9CK%E2%80%9D+Line+Marine+Solutions%2C+the+group+company+that+provides+maritime+consulting+and+marine+technical+support.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Changes+in+China%E2%80%99s+PSC+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+PSC+trends%2C+it+was+reported+that+the+average+number+of+issues+identified+per+company-operated+ship+inspected+in+2024+was+significantly+lower+than+the+average+for+the+Tokyo+MOU+and+Paris+MOU%2C+but+that+the+number+itself+is+on+the+rise.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+terms+of+PSC+in+China%2C+it+was+explained+that+some+issues+were+identified+in+all+27+inspections+conducted+in+FY+2024.+Meanwhile%2C+China%E2%80%99s+Maritime+Bureau+of+the+Ministry+of+Transport+had+issued+an+internal+notice+to+reduce+unnecessary+and+excessive+Detentions%2C+and+this+information+was+also+shared.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80It+was+reported+that+inspections+conducted+by+Australian+RightShip+between+January+and+June+in+2025+identified+522+issues+on+29+vessels%2C+both+owned+and+chartered.+The+average+number+of+issues+identified+per+ship+continues+to+decline%2C+from+24+in+2023%2C+to+22.9+in+2024%2C+and+to+18+in+2025.+Also%2C+specific+examples+of+issues+identified+by+%3Cb%3E%E2%80%9CK%E2%80%9DLine%3C%2Fb%3E%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CICBT+%28Inspection+and+Charter+Boat+Team%29+ship+inspections%E2%80%9C+were+presented%2C+asking+shipowners+to+cooperate+in+sharing+information.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Some+of+the+audience+believe+that+version+3.2+of+the+RightShip+Inspections+Ship+Questionnaire+%28RISQ%29+contains+excessive+requirements%2C+and+requested+that+%E2%80%9Corganizations+like+the+Japanese+Shipowners%E2%80%99+Association+should+address+this.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+international+environmental+regulations%2C+the+IMO+%28International+Maritime+Organization%29%E2%80%99s+mid-term+measures+to+reduce+GHG+%28greenhouse+gas%29+emissions%2C+as+well+as+regional+regulations+such+as+the+EU-ETS+%28European+Union+Emissions+Trading+Scheme%29+and+FuelEU+Maritime+were+explained.+Regarding+mid-term+measures%2C+factors+that+could+affect+their+adoption+at+the+extraordinary+meeting+of+the+Marine+Environment+Protection+Committee+%28MEPC%29+in+October%2C+including+the+strong+opposition+from+the+United+States%2C+were+cited.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Coastal+shipping+will+also+be+subject+to+the+UK+ETS+starting+in+July+2026.+Therefore%2C+it+was+pointed+out+that+it+could+result+in+procedural+burdens%2C+because+emissions+within+ports+will+be+subject+to+the+regulation+even+if+the+preceding+and+following+voyages+are+international+voyages.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Securing+DRI+transportation+safety+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+transportation+of+direct+reduced+iron+%28DRI%29%2C+which+is+attracting+attention+as+part+of+the+decarbonization+of+the+steel+industry%2C+was+also+explained.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+steel+industry+has+the+highest+CO2+%28carbon+dioxide%29+emissions+rate+in+Japan%E2%80%99s+industrial+sector%2C+with+the+pig+iron+process+accounting+for+80%25+of+that.+For+this+reason%2C+the+use+of+electric+furnaces+will+be+important+in+order+to+achieve+carbon+neutrality.+However%2C+it+is+predicted+that+there+will+be+a+supply+shortage+using+only+scrap+iron%2C+which+has+been+the+raw+material+up+to+now.+Therefore%2C+direct+reduced+iron%2C+which+has+few+impurities%2C+has+emerged+as+a+new+raw+material.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+transportation+of+direct+reduced+iron+is+expanding+globally%2C+with+seaborne+transport+volume+reaching+10.3+million+tons+in+2024%2C+nearly+double+the+previous+year.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80However%2C+direct+reduced+iron+is+a+difficult+item+to+handle+during+transportation%2C+as+it+reacts+with+moisture+and+genera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