Earthquake in Japan - Maersk Line operations latest update

Maersk Line, with its commitment to service Japan for rebuilding of the country, is consistently working to overcome operational constraints following the earthquake. As long as it is considered safe for the crew, Maersk Line will continue calling Japanese ports.

Port operations / Acceptance

All major Japanese ports, including Tokyo and Yokohama are fully operational. To ensure that radiation levels are not higher than government recommended levels all Maersk Line containers received at the Minami Honmoku terminal in Yokohama, including those connected by domestic feeders, are checked for radiation.

Following Hachinohe and Sendai, now the port of Onahama resumes operation at limited scale.  With continuous operational constraints, the feeder operation to serve these three ports remains restrictive. For export - the acceptance of cargo at these ports is still limited to dry containers only on very selective basis. There is still no acceptance of reefers for export. For import - there is still no acceptance of any containers.

Detailed information on the situation in Japan can be found on the following links:

» http://www.iaea.org/

» http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsunamiupdate01.html

» http://www.mlit.go.jp/kowan/kowan_fr1_000041.html

Earthquake in Japan - Maersk Line operations latest update

Maersk Line, with its commitment to service Japan for rebuilding of the country, is consistently working to overcome operational constraints following the earthquake. As long as it is considered safe for the crew, Maersk Line will continue calling Japanese ports.

Port operations / Acceptance

All major Japanese ports, including Tokyo and Yokohama are fully operational. In Yokohama all Maersk Line containers which are gated in for export are being checked for radiation to ensure that levels are not higher than government recommended levels.

The port of Hachinohe has resumed limited scale of operation, whereas Sendai is on the way to restrictive resumption from week 23.  Feeder operation has been reopened to connect Hachinohe with Yokohama. Similarly the feeder operation to connect Sendai with Yokohama will be reopened on June 8. At both locations, acceptance of cargo is very limited due to continuous operational constraints, especially for dry containers there is no import acceptance into these ports.

For the port of Onahama the plan for resuming operation is not finalised yet. So there is no feeder connection available currently..

Health and safety 

To protect crew and vessels a safety navigation zone has been established and none of our vessels are getting within 140 nautical miles to the Fukushima plant. At this time no radiation level measurement at the ports we call has exceeded - or been even close to safety limits set by among others the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Therefore, there are no plans to cease calling Japanese ports in operation.

Detailed information on the situation in Japan can be found on the following links:

» http://www.iaea.org/

» http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsunamiupdate01.html

» http://www.mlit.go.jp/kowan/kowan_fr1_000041.html

Earthquake in Japan - Maersk Line operations latest update

Maersk Line is committed to service Japan - not least to assist the people and the government of Japan to maintain supplies and business essential for the immediate relief, but also for re-building of the country. As long as it is considered safe for the crew, Maersk Line will continue calling Japanese ports.

Port operations / Acceptance

All our offices in Japan including Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka and Kobe are open and fully staffed. Services to and from Sendai, Hachinohe, and Onahama continue to be suspended and there is no acceptance of cargo in these ports. There are no other commercial restrictions in booking transportation to or from Japan imposed by Maersk Line.

Health and safety 

To protect crew and vessels a safety navigation zone has been established and none of our vessels are getting within 140 nautical miles to the Fukushima plant. At this time no radiation level measurement at the ports we call has exceeded - or been even close to safety limits set by among others the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Therefore, there are no plans to cease calling Japanese ports in operation.

Detailed information on the situation in Japan can be found on the following links:

» http://www.iaea.org/

» http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsunamiupdate01.html

» http://www.mlit.go.jp/kowan/kowan_fr1_000041.html