The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akaba dispatched a staff member of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to the site for the problem of a large container ship stranded on the Suez Canal in Egypt. Shown.
On the Suez Canal in Egypt, a large container ship owned by a company in Ehime Prefecture ran aground and blocked the canal, temporarily blocking many ships from passing through.
Regarding this, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane said at a meeting after the Cabinet meeting on the 2nd, "The Suez Canal is an extremely important maritime transportation for the world economy including Japan, and all relations including the Egyptian government involved in the work day and night. I would like to express my deepest respect to those who have said. "
He added, "We will send a team of experts from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to the site to convey our gratitude to those involved in the early recovery and to exchange opinions for strengthening cooperation with the Egyptian government in the future." I did.
Four Maritime Bureau staff members will be dispatched, and will respond to requests for cooperation regarding accident investigations and recurrence prevention measures in the future.