Japan
Japan is an island nation located in East Asia, comprising four main islands (Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku) and over 6,800 smaller islands. It is the fifth most populous country in the world, with a population of approximately 126 million people. The country has a highly developed economy and is a major player in the global market, with a strong focus on technology and manufacturing.
Japan sends equipment to repair port of Odesa
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 6, 2024 – Amid almost daily Russian drone and missile attacks, Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa has received a new...
Japan’s Nagoya port sends delegation to Port of Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 7, 2023 – A delegation from the Japanese port of Nagoya has visited the port of Bilbao to strengthen commercial...
Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister visits Georgia, talks Anaklia
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) May 5, 2023 – Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Yuumi Yoshikawa has visited Georgia and met with Georgian Economy Minister...
Japanese ambassador visits Las Palmas – tuna on the menu
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – The president of the Las Palmas Port Authority (APLP), Luis Ibarra, has welcomed a...
Georgia claims Japanese interest in Anaklia port project
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 3, 2022 – The Georgian Business Association has hosted a Japanese Business Forum and claimed Japanese interest in...
Japan Economic Federation visits Port of Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 14, 2022 – A Japan Economic Federation has visited the Port of Bilbao interested in renewable energy issues. About...
RUSCON has launched a multimodal container service from Japan to Kazakhstan
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) August 18, 2022 – RUSCON has launched a multimodal container service from Japan to Kazakhstan. It operates between the port...
Japanese ambassador to Spain visits the Port of Valencia
The Japanese ambassador to Spain, Hiramatsu Kenji, visited the facilities of the Port of Valencia this morning where he held a meeting with the president of...
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines: Completion of Concept study of floating storage and regasification unit for ammonia
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the completion of a concept study on a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for ammonia fuel, in...
The port of Constanța can become an important logistic hub in the movement and storage of goods brought from Japan
President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR), Mr. Mihai Daraban, received on Monday, October 18, the visit of HE Mr. Hiroshi...
Ocean Network Express (ONE) reports substantial earnings growth in Q1 2021
Singapore (Ports Europe) August 2, 2021 – For the first quarter of 2021, the company reported the following highlights: Financial Year 2021 – First...
Japan’s Ambassador to Greece visits port of Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 14, 2021 – Japan’s Ambassador to Greece, Νakayama Yasunori, has visited the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA). The...
Japan-Spain Business Circle meets to review progress
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 30, 2021 – The Japan-Spain Business Circle (CEJE) and the Port of Barcelona have held discussions to analyse the...
The Consul of Japan visits the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2021 – The Consul General of Japan in Barcelona, Yasushi Sato, accompanied by the Mayor of Security,Yusuke...
A.P. Moller-Maersk to pioneer a first-ever block train from Japan to UK via Trans-Siberian railway
The Maersk´s forty 40’-container consignment has arrived at Felixstowe, UK, on March 2nd, after its departure from Yokohama, Japan in January and having...
Global Ports handles first cargo train from Japan to Europe
Saint Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2021 – First Container Terminal (FCT) and Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC) have handled the...
Maersk doubles capacity on weekly ocean-rail service from Asia to Europe
Plans underway to scale up the service to daily services if customers’ demand continues on the current track – November 17, 2020 Copenhagen, 12...