Sustainability

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Prevention of marine accidents, cargo damage, and occupational accidents

Under the requirements of the SOLAS Convention (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea), we operates a Safety Management System (SMS) built in accordance with the ISM Code (International Safety Management Code) and work to prevent maritime accidents, industrial incidents, and cargo damage in cooperation with our overseas offices. In 2012, we established the Ship Safety Management Department with the aim of further developing our safety management system. The department analyzes trends in marine accidents, crew member injuries and illnesses, and equipment malfunctions, manages the status of PSC (Port State Control) inspections, and provides feedback to crew members. In addition, we work with a manning company located in Manila, Philippines, to provide crew members with pre-boarding training and improve their safety awareness.

We aim to achieve zero marine accidents and industrial accidents, and plan to disclose accident trends in our Sustainability Report and other documents.

Hold Safety Control Committee meetings.

The Safety Control Committee, led by the Ship Safety Management Department, meets regularly to analyze accidents and malfunctions, formulate measures to prevent recurrence, check the occurrence of malfunctions and the status of inspections by classification societies and PSC. Also, the committee hears requests for ship management from ship owners and operators, which are reflected in our management operations.

Creation of quarterly incident claim records

The causes of accidents, crew member injuries and illnesses, and cargo claims that occurred during the relevant period, as well as measures to prevent recurrence, are summarized and provide feedback to the managing vessels and manning agents every quarter.

Promotion of IT for ship management/Establishment of cyber security system

H&J Marine promotes the use of IT in ship management and establishes a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) that enables the continued management of ships being operated worldwide, even in the event of an emergency such as a natural disaster or the epidemic of infectious diseases, through the remote working and cloud-based management of ship operations.

We have also incorporated a cyber security manual into our Safety Management System (SMS) in accordance with IMO guidelines, appointed a ship IT manager, and conduct IT risk assessments.

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Complying with and supporting shipowner SDGs

As a management company, we comply with shipowners' policies on the SDGs and support their efforts by providing information on the latest environmental regulations and treaty developments.

[Shipowner initiatives related to the SDGs]

・ Prevention of Marine Pollution and Compliance with the MARPOL Convention

Emissions from ships are regulated by MARPOL 73/78 (Protocol of 1978 to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973), which has annexes that establish regulations for oil, chemicals, hazardous substances, sewage, waste, and exhaust gases, respectively.

・ Compliance with the Ship Recycling Convention

We are complying with the Ship Recycling Convention prior to the Convention‘s entry into force, and are creating, maintaining, and updating an Inventory of Hazardous Materials（IHM) that describes the quantity and location of hazardous materials contained on board ships.　By managing chemical substances and waste throughout the life of the ship, we aim to ensure the safety of workers and reduce environmental impact during the shipbreaking of old ships.

・ Building new ships to meet environmental regulations

Periodic replacement of vessels to comply with environmental regulations.

・ Maritime license acquisition support for crew members

We have a program to support seamen to obtain a maritime license.

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Creating a comfortable work environment that respects gender, nationality, and individual values Encouraging employees to take childcare leave

Aiming to provide a work environment in which both men and women can play an active role, we encourage both men and women to take paid leave and childcare leave.

In order to improve ship management and further communication with seamen, we employ people with maritime experience regardless of nationality and create an environment in which they can play an active role in the field of ship management.

Childbirth congratulatory program

We provide 100,000 yen for the birth of the first child and 1,000,000 yen for the births of the second and subsequent children.

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Develop human resources and training programs

In order to develop human resources who can play an active role in the global field of marine transportation, we provide several weeks of onboard training for those who wish to, including mid-career employees.

We provide support for language study at overseas universities and for the acquisition of qualifications. The qualification acquisition support system covers approximately 50 official qualifications related to seven fields, including "Management and Legal Affairs“, "Information“, "Languages“, "General Affairs and Personnel“, "Accounting“, "Real Estate“, and "Maritime and Technology“, and rewards are provided according to the level of difficulty.

We encourage our employees to actively participate in external training and seminars, such as training organized by the Shipping Exchange and the P&I Club training and workshops in London.