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March

Agreement with the China Ports and Harbours Association has been renewed

On March 29, 2024, a delegation from the China Ports and Harbours Association visited the Port of Nagoya to renew an agreement for the mutual sending of trainees.

The Port of Nagoya has been receiving trainees from Chinese ports since 1985 under an agreement with the Ministry of Transport of China, and since 1997, it has been dispatching staff to China as part of the mutual dispatch program. The agreement related to this program has been handled by the China Ports and Harbours Association since 2019.

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Mr. Gu Jinshan, President, China Ports and Harbours Association and Chairman, Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd

Mr. Yuji KAMATA, Executive Vice President, Nagoya Port Authority

January

Ports of Fremantle and Nagoya Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Sister Port Agreement

On January 31, 2024, the Ports of Fremantle and Nagoya celebrated 40 years of a sister port relationship with a ceremony at the Maritime Museum in Fremantle.
The ceremony was attended by Mr. Yasushi Naito, Consul General of Japan in Perth, Ms. Hannah Fitzhardinge, Mayor of the City of Fremantle, and more than 30 people from public and private entities related to the port business in Fremantle.
The Sister Port Agreement between the Ports of Fremantle and Nagoya was signed 40 years ago, in 1983. Since that time, the two ports’ irreplaceable affiliation has helped to deepen mutual understanding through personal exchanges.
The ceremony began with a Welcome to Country dance performance by the Wadumdah Noongar Dance Group. During the ceremony, Mr. Michael Parker, Chief Executive Officer of the Fremantle Ports, Consul General Naito and Mr. Tomoya Yamashita, Vice Chairperson of the Nagoya Port Assembly gave congratulatory addresses.
The ceremony ended with an exchange of gifts by Mr. Chris Sutherland, Chairman of the Board of the Fremantle Ports, and Mr. Yamashita to commemorate and further strengthen this long-lasting relationship.

• Fremantle Ports Website（外部リンク）