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SCMP Reporter

THE chairman of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co, Lord Sterling, will deliver the keynote address at the Sea-Japan 94 conference, to be held at Pacific Yokohama Convention Centre from March 9 to March 11.

    Hong Kong delegates include Mr C.C. Tung, managing director of Island Navigation Corp.

  An accompanying exhibition, in which about 200 Japanese and overseas exhibitors from 18 countries will take part, will run from March 9 to 13.

  The main topics for discussion will be:    The outlook for raw materials and energy supply and demand.

   Transportation of manufactured products and goods in the 21st century.

    World trends in the regulation of safety at sea and protection of the environment.

     Shipbuilding in the 21st century.

     Visiting port during Sea-Japan week will be the state-of-the-art marine cable-layer Ocean Link, the luxury liner Asuka and the sail training ship Kaisai, which will be open to the public.

   The conference has been organised by the Seatrade Organisation, in co-operation with the Sasakawa Foundation.

   The event is sponsored by the Shipowners' Association of Japan, the Japanese Marine Equipment Association, the Japan Maritime Public Relations Centre and the Japan Ship Exporters' Association.

      Sea-Japan 94 is also supported by Japan's Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, the Science and Technology Agency, the Japan Shipbuilding Industry Foundation and the city of Yokohama.

    Prominent overseas exhibitors include those from the Britain, Germany, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia and Malta.



Sterling to address Sea-Japan congress