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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Oct 09, 2025 (Thu)

IAPH World Ports Conference: JSA Chairman Nagasawa Addresses Green and DX Challenges

Chairman Nagasawa explains the pioneering efforts being made by the Japanese shipping industry

　【Kansai】 On October 8, Hitoshi Nagasawa, Chairman of the Japanese Shipowners’ Association (and Chai ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80%E3%80%90Kansai%E3%80%91+On+October+8%2C+Hitoshi+Nagasawa%2C+Chairman+of+the+Japanese+Shipowners%E2%80%99+Association+%28and+Chairman+of+NYK%29%2C+gave+a+keynote+speech+at+the+World+Ports+Conference+%28hosted+by+the+International+Association+of+Ports+and+Harbors+%28IAPH%29%29+held+in+Kobe+City.+Chairman+Nagasawa+gave+specific+examples+of+the+environmental+efforts+being+made+by+the+Japanese+shipping+industry+and+its+efforts+to+utilize+new+technologies%2C+including+digitalization.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Chairman+Nagasawa+introduced+that+the+Japanese+Shipowners%E2%80%99+Association+was+founded+in+1947+and+has+133+member+companies%2C+and+that+it+works+in+collaboration+with+domestic+and+international+organizations%2C+including+the+Ministry+of+Land%2C+Infrastructure%2C+Transport+and+Tourism%2C+the+International+Chamber+of+Shipping%2C+and+the+Asian+Shipowners%E2%80%99+Association%2C+to+address+various+issues+such+as+safe+navigation%2C+environmental+protection%2C+maritime+policy%2C+and+taxation.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80He+cited+green+transformation+%28GX%29+and+carbon+neutrality+%28CN%29+as+challenges+facing+the+shipping+industry.+To+achieve+GX%2C+digital+transformation+%28DX%29+is+necessary%2C+which+will+contribute+to+autonomous+operations%2C+logistics+efficiency%2C+and+resolving+labor+shortages.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+the+IMO+%28International+Maritime+Organization%29%E2%80%99s+goal+of+achieving+net-zero+GHG+%28greenhouse+gas%29+emissions+from+international+shipping+by+around+2050%2C+Nagasawa+said%2C+%E2%80%9CIn+Japan%2C+the+introduction+of+next-generation+fuel+ships+and+the+construction+of+new+ships+based+on+the+premise+of+significant+reductions+in+emissions+have+begun.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80As+specific+examples%2C+he+cited+NYK%E2%80%99s+ammonia-fueled+tugboat+%28A-TUG%29+%E2%80%9CSakigake%2C%E2%80%9C+which+was+completed+in+August+2024+and+became+the+world%E2%80%99s+first+commercial+vessel+to+successfully+conduct+a+demonstration+experiment%2C+as+well+as+the+Ammonia-fueled+Medium+Gas+Carrier+%28AFMGC%29+project+that+NYK+is+working+on+in+collaboration+with+Japanese+shipyards+and+equipment+manufacturers.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+addition%2C+he+also+highlighted+that+3+companies%2C+NYK%2C+MOL%2C+and+%E2%80%9CK%E2%80%9DLine%2C+are+collaborating+with+four+domestic+shipbuilding+companies+to+develop+a+liquefied+CO2+transport+ship+%28LCO2+ship%29.+%E2%80%9CIt+will+bring+new+business+opportunities+to+Japan%E2%80%99s+maritime+industry%2C%E2%80%9C+he+said.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80He+also+mentioned+safe+operations+and+the+shortage+of+seafarers.+He+introduced+the+autonomous+navigation+project+currently+underway+in+Japan+to+address+two+issues%3A+the+fact+that+many+maritime+accidents+are+caused+by+human+error%2C+and+the+global+shortage+of+seafarers%2C+including+those+on+Japanese+coastal+vessels.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Chairman+Nagasawa+explained+that+The+Nippon+Foundation%E2%80%99s+unmanned+ship+project%2C+%E2%80%9CMEGURI2040%2C%E2%80%9C+aims+to+make+50%25+of+Japan%E2%80%99s+ships+unmanned+by+2040%2C+and+that+more+than+60+companies%2C+including+not+only+the+shipping+industry+but+also+those+in+the+telecommunications%2C+meteorology%2C+AI%2C+and+insurance+fields%2C+are+participating+in+the+project%2C+working+on+autonomous+navigation+technology%2C+support+centers%2C+and+advanced+ship-to-shore+communications.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Furthermore%2C+as+concrete+examples+of+GX+and+DX+at+ports%2C+he+cited+efforts+by+a+NYK+subsidiary+to+utilize+renewable+energy+at+the+automobile+terminal+at+Zeebrugge+Port+in+Belgium%2C+and+plans+to+introduce+a+fully+automated+parking+system+at+the+Port+of+Barcelona+in+Spain.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F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