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The Advertiser
an hour ago
- Business
- The Advertiser
China to resume Japan's seafood imports after Fukushima
China has agreed on procedures to resume imports of Japanese seafood products, Japan's government says, marking a step towards ending a nearly two-year trade ban. Officials from Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and China's Customs reached the agreement during a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, the ministry said, adding China-bound seafood exports are expected to resume after China takes "necessary procedures". The agreement comes as both governments work to ease tensions stemming from the 2023 release of treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The Japanese ministry did not specify the details of the procedures. But the Nikkei newspaper, which reported the news earlier, said that under the agreed measures, Japan will register fishery processing facilities with Chinese authorities, and export shipments will include inspection certificates confirming the absence of radioactive substances such as cesium-137. Nikkei added that China is expected to formally announce the resumption of seafood imports from Japanese prefectures outside the Fukushima region in the near future. China imposed the ban on Japanese seafood imports in 2023, shortly after Tokyo began releasing treated wastewater from the disaster-hit plant, prompting a sharp diplomatic and economic backlash. Japan said the discharge met international safety standards and data from the IAEA monitoring were publicly available. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. with AP China has agreed on procedures to resume imports of Japanese seafood products, Japan's government says, marking a step towards ending a nearly two-year trade ban. Officials from Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and China's Customs reached the agreement during a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, the ministry said, adding China-bound seafood exports are expected to resume after China takes "necessary procedures". The agreement comes as both governments work to ease tensions stemming from the 2023 release of treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The Japanese ministry did not specify the details of the procedures. But the Nikkei newspaper, which reported the news earlier, said that under the agreed measures, Japan will register fishery processing facilities with Chinese authorities, and export shipments will include inspection certificates confirming the absence of radioactive substances such as cesium-137. Nikkei added that China is expected to formally announce the resumption of seafood imports from Japanese prefectures outside the Fukushima region in the near future. China imposed the ban on Japanese seafood imports in 2023, shortly after Tokyo began releasing treated wastewater from the disaster-hit plant, prompting a sharp diplomatic and economic backlash. Japan said the discharge met international safety standards and data from the IAEA monitoring were publicly available. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. with AP China has agreed on procedures to resume imports of Japanese seafood products, Japan's government says, marking a step towards ending a nearly two-year trade ban. Officials from Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and China's Customs reached the agreement during a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, the ministry said, adding China-bound seafood exports are expected to resume after China takes "necessary procedures". The agreement comes as both governments work to ease tensions stemming from the 2023 release of treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The Japanese ministry did not specify the details of the procedures. But the Nikkei newspaper, which reported the news earlier, said that under the agreed measures, Japan will register fishery processing facilities with Chinese authorities, and export shipments will include inspection certificates confirming the absence of radioactive substances such as cesium-137. Nikkei added that China is expected to formally announce the resumption of seafood imports from Japanese prefectures outside the Fukushima region in the near future. China imposed the ban on Japanese seafood imports in 2023, shortly after Tokyo began releasing treated wastewater from the disaster-hit plant, prompting a sharp diplomatic and economic backlash. Japan said the discharge met international safety standards and data from the IAEA monitoring were publicly available. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. with AP China has agreed on procedures to resume imports of Japanese seafood products, Japan's government says, marking a step towards ending a nearly two-year trade ban. Officials from Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and China's Customs reached the agreement during a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, the ministry said, adding China-bound seafood exports are expected to resume after China takes "necessary procedures". The agreement comes as both governments work to ease tensions stemming from the 2023 release of treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The Japanese ministry did not specify the details of the procedures. But the Nikkei newspaper, which reported the news earlier, said that under the agreed measures, Japan will register fishery processing facilities with Chinese authorities, and export shipments will include inspection certificates confirming the absence of radioactive substances such as cesium-137. Nikkei added that China is expected to formally announce the resumption of seafood imports from Japanese prefectures outside the Fukushima region in the near future. China imposed the ban on Japanese seafood imports in 2023, shortly after Tokyo began releasing treated wastewater from the disaster-hit plant, prompting a sharp diplomatic and economic backlash. Japan said the discharge met international safety standards and data from the IAEA monitoring were publicly available. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. with AP
India Today
4 hours ago
- General
- India Today
Kerala begins relief and recovery after cargo spill hits coastal areas
In the aftermath of a maritime mishap, around 100 containers from a cargo ship, carrying hazardous and non-hazardous goods, are suspected to have fallen into the sea off the Kerala vessel had a total of 643 containers, including 13 carrying calcium carbide, 46 with hydrazine-based plastic and one with a rubber compound, besides others containing wood, cloth and fruits. Notably, 73 containers were per reports, plastic nurdles (tiny plastic pellets used in manufacturing) have already started washing up on the shores of Thiruvananthapuram, raising environmental concerns. To address the immediate fallout, the Kerala government will provide temporary relief to affected fishing families in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha and Ernakulam. Each family will receive Rs 1,000 and 6 kg of free rice as part of a relief confirmed that containers holding calcium carbide sank due to their weight and currently pose no immediate threat to marine life or seafood safety. However, thorough inspections are State Disaster Management Authority has issued guidelines for managing spilled containers and plastic Director General of Shipping held a meeting on Thursday with the Chief Secretary of Kerala, deciding that all recovered containers will be handed over to Customs. So far, 20 have been submitted; the remaining will be taken to MSC Company, the ship's operator, held discussions with the state to assess the environmental impact, fisherfolk livelihood loss and tourism have been made for the complete removal of the ship from Kerala's coast. Fuel extraction from the vessel is scheduled for June 3, while container recovery efforts will resume Nautical Advisor Captain Aneesh Joseph has been assigned to assist Kerala's government in this effort, particularly in managing compensation claims and overseeing maritime recovery Watch
Zawya
17 hours ago
- Business
- Zawya
Nigeria: B'Odogwu facilitates $144mln revenue for PTML Customs in eight months
The Unified Customs Management System also known as B'Odogwu has facilitated N230billion revenue at the Ports and Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command since its commencement in October 2024. The Customs Area Controller (CAC), of the Command, Comptroller Tenny Daniyan, who disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria (SCAN) described B'Odogwu as a Nigerian digital technology that has come to change the narrative in Customs operations. He acknowledged that the new technology was not without challenges, but noted that over 90 per cent of the challenges have been resolved. 'PTML being the pilot command of the platform, I will say that over 90 percent of the challenges that will be envisaged in other areas are been resolved here. So going to TINCAN and going to APAPA, they won't be any technical issue. Yes, they may have stakeholder issues. Either those that refuse to come into the platform or those are not bringing good declarations. This is because B'odogwu is a more robust and more secure platform with some AI features that can help you to do a proper classification of things. and has some features that is not in NICIS, ' he said. Comptroller Daniyan commended the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi for having the confidence to go ahead with the initiative, which he said has today become the pride of Nigeria and Nigerians. Daniyan said 'B'Odogwu is working and its working for us, we have realised over N230 billion so far on the platform. If its not working with you, it means you are not doing the right thing. 'Now, we can only say, 'Yes, this is our baby'. It's our baby because we don't need a third party to do anything for us. It is fully Nigerian, unlike the Nigeria Integrated Customs Information System (NICIS) when you have issues you will have to translate and then send to a foreign country before the problem can be solved. 'All this could not have happened without the must acknowledge that he is a man of vision. He is a man that wants to leave his footprints in the sands of time. He's a man that has a goal. 'He sees custom, not of today, but of the future. And he feels that, how do we save the Nigerian government huge amount of money that is going to foreigners. 'This means that Customs is not only helping Nigeria to realise money, but also save money,' he said. Speaking earlier, the president of SCAN, Moses Ebosele commended the CAC for his open-door policy and thanked him for the cordial relationship between PTML Customs Command and journalists.
Indian Express
a day ago
- Indian Express
Customs nabs foreign national smuggling cocaine-filled pellets worth Rs 8.65 crore in stomach from Mumbai airport
The Mumbai Customs department Sunday arrested a foreign national at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine worth Rs 8.65 crore into India. The passenger had concealed the drugs inside his body, said officers. According to the Customs, on the intervening night of May 24 and 25, based on spot profiling, one foreigner came under their radar. The passenger had arrived in Mumbai on the Uganda Airlines flight UR430. 'Upon questioning, the passenger exhibited signs of nervousness and uneasiness. Further examination and medical investigation revealed that the passenger had swallowed multiple, yellow-coloured pellets, which were later found to contain a coloured crumbled substance purported to be cocaine,' said a Customs official. After following due legal process, Customs officers Wednesday seized the contraband purported to be cocaine, having a net weight of 866 grams, the Customs department stated. The accused passenger was placed under arrest under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS). Efforts are being made to apprehend his associates to whom he was supposed to deliver the contraband. Customs officials are also checking if he had similarly smuggled drugs in the past. As per government norms, 100 grams of cocaine is a commercial quantity, and the accused foreigner was carrying a considerable quantity for smuggling purposes, knowing that it was a banned drug. If convicted of smuggling a commercial quantity of drugs, the accused may be sentenced to imprisonment up to 20 years. Earlier, in April, Customs department officials arrested three men and two women at the Mumbai airport while they were trying to allegedly smuggle hydroponic weed worth around Rs 30 crore from Bangkok. All were residents of Mumbai and travelling on different flights, the Customs officials had said. The arrested suspects faced serious charges under the NDPS Act, as commercial quantities of drugs had been seized from them.
The Hindu
a day ago
- General
- The Hindu
Marine emergency response ship from Puducherry set to reach Kochi shipwreck site soon
Kerala Revenue Minister K. Rajan has said a marine emergency response ship from Puducherry has set course for the capsized Liberian-flagged container ship, MSC Elsa 3, which sank 38 km southwest off the Kochi coast on May 24. Mr. Rajan told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday (May 29, 2025) that the shipwreck experts on the search and recovery vessel would soon reach the location and use the latest equipment to scan the submerged vessel. Subsequently, they would devise a plan to drain the very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) stored in the ship's double hull to prevent further spillage. The experts would also attempt to salvage the containers using powered hoists, including at least 13 hazardous chemical canisters stowed away in the vessel's cargo hold. (The Customs had reported to the government that the ship's cargo manifest stated that the ship transported calcium carbide, a chemical which causes an exothermic reaction, producing highly flammable calcium hydroxide and acetylene gas when it reacts with water). Floating booms Mr. Rajan said the marine disaster management team had cordoned off the seas near the shipwreck site with floating booms to prevent oil slicks from spreading. The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information (INCOIS) has mapped areas where weathered pieces of oil from a ship, known as 'tar balls or petroleum blobs', could wash up along Kerala's coastline. The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) would place sandbags in the coastal localities to protect the shore. The government would also deploy floating booms to protect vulnerable estuaries and bays from VLSFO pollution. Mr. Rajan stated that it was unlikely more containers would run aground. Thus far, 54 containers have washed ashore on the beaches of Kollam (43), Thiruvananthapuram (9), and Alappuzha (2). Nevertheless, flotsam from damaged containers battered by the high seas off Kerala's coast could wash up on the southern beaches of Kerala. Mr. Rajan said minute plastic and polythene granules from the containers posed a clear and present marine environmental threat. The government has enlisted hundreds of volunteers and provided them with trash bags and sifters to remove the plastic debris, which the Minister termed an uphill task and a long-term environmental threat.
