Ministry may hit problematic ships with port ban
The Japan Times Online
The transport ministry may draft legislation to prevent ships posing safety hazards from entering Japanese ports, transport minister Chikage Ogi said Tuesday. Ogi's comment came in response to an incident last year in which the North Korean freighter Chil Song ran aground on the breakwater outside Hitachi port in Ibaraki Prefecture. ...... Read more on The Japan Times Online
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