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  • NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL SMALL VESSEL RECYCLE PROJECT

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In 2013, by chance, I met a young man from Vietnam who was studying at a university in Kobe. I also went to Halong Bay. There are many sightseeing boats, fishing boats and small boats coming and going, but I was worried that they were all wooden boats.
After returning to Japan, a young man from Vietnam said to me, “In Japan, there are many fishing boats and small boats that are not being used and are moored in ports and rivers. If not, can we use them in Vietnam?” The words were impressive and remained in my heart.
In the 70 years since the end of World War II, Japan has run through economic growth at full speed and has achieved a top-class position in the world. However, due to the effects of the declining birthrate and aging population, labor-intensive industries and industries are experiencing a chronic labor shortage due to the aging of workers and a decrease in the number of young people entering the industry. It is a state that has a significant impact.
The situation in the fishing industry is a typical example, and the age of fishermen is aging, and it is not uncommon for them to be in their 70s and 80s. Under such circumstances, as the young Vietnamese said, many people have stopped fishing, and fishing boats that can be used for decades are left moored at the port without going out for fishing. I understand the current situation. On the other hand, leisure boats, which were on the increase during the bubble period, have been neglected due to the aging of ship owners and high marina fees. It is said that these abandoned moored ships are destroyed and sunk during typhoons, etc., and are one of the causes of environmental destruction in the port. In addition, most of these small boats are made of FRP (reinforced plastic), which is light and durable, and many of them have high-performance engines, etc., and have good fuel efficiency, so they are still useful for fishing and coastal transportation. . At this rate, there is no choice but to scrap and wait for disposal, which is just a waste.
By somehow reusing these Japanese-made, high-performance, unused small boats in Vietnam, we will cooperate with the development of the Vietnamese fishery, which is dominated by wooden boats, and eventually contribute to the international community by passing on the technology of FRP boats and promoting personnel exchanges. As a result, I thought that in the future, I would like to have a wide range of activities in the Southeast Asian region.
Therefore, we visited fishing ports in Japan, asked people involved in the fishing industry about the actual situation, and consulted with JICA and related ministries and agencies. Although there are many issues to be resolved, we are convinced that the possibilities are sufficient. At the same time, we received a request for a fishing boat from the third sector related to the fishing industry in Vietnam. Therefore, in order to obtain the support and cooperation of more people, and the guidance and approval of related ministries and agencies, we have decided to launch the Non-profit Organization International Small Vessel Recycle Project.
We ask for the understanding and support of everyone involved, and we ask for your cooperation so that this corporation can achieve its goals.
　　　　　　　February 1, 2015 Hideki Murao

Details

2013

A Vietnamese young man studying in Kobe City through exchange activities learned about the current status of ships in Japan and Vietnam.

2014

Established a non-profit organization International Small Vessel Recycle Project (abbreviated: ISVR) in Kobe city, granted a designation certificate in October.

2017

In the framework of not-for-profit activities, giving Vietnam the ship “Hamakaze” in the form of exporting by Container.

2018

Continuing other activities, however, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, activities are temporarily not implemented.

2022

Restart the operation of the organization.

Purpose of establishment

The not-for-profit organization ISVRP was established with the purpose of collecting unused ships at Japanese seaports and fishing ports (metal, alloy and FRP hull ships) to send to Japanese shipyards. Vietnam aims to convert, exhibit, supply or resell to Asian countries, support coastal fisheries and recreational activities in each country, and carry out maintenance activities. By dispatching technology transfer engineers, we aim to create new industries and jobs in Asian countries, while contributing to the international contribution through technology transfer and personnel exchange. In Japan, we want to contribute to solving the traffic problems in rivers and ports caused by abandoned ships.

ISVR’s plan
Plans for collection and transportation of ships

  • 1
    Work with government ministries and agencies for advice, approvals and paperwork

    (In 2017 consulted with the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Fisheries Agency, and JICA)

  • 2
    Working with the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives of Japan and survey

    (Contact local fisheries unions) (Collect information from ports)

  • 3
    Confirm negotiation to get back each ship

    • The ship owner provides a fee
    • The ship owner provides it for free
    • Receive the toll boat from the ship owner
    • Free

  • 4
    Classify, collect, survey information about ships

    Divided into 4 types of ships.

    • Good used condition
    • ​​Can be used
    • Fix request
    • Cannot be used and removed

  • 5
    Ship collection work

    • Preservation at the gathering point
    • Export procedures (Clearance)

  • 6
    Load the goods on board and pay the freight, etc.
  • 7
    Japanese export
  • 8
    Import Vietnam
  • 9
    Go to the Bonded Area of ​​Vietnam Shipyards
  • 10
    The information supporting data of the ships will be recovered

    Thorough database management of ship information received and legal compliance Industry, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, etc.): according to the password provided

  • 11
    Activities in Vietnam

    • In the short term, we will send a reusable ship repair engineer to guide the technical maintenance of the machine and to renew the FRP vessel.
    • 20 to 30 years after operating the reuse vessel we will mediate for a cheap recycled resource fuel plant so that it does not become industrial waste (steel is scrap, FRP is liquefied).
    • In Japan, the Japan Small Craft Inspection Organization (JCI) conducts a variety of registration, inspection and certification activities, including vehicle inspection for ships, if the vessel is not moving, it can be left alone. but trouble at sea is “related to human life”.
    • We will provide technical instruction so that you can acquire the technique of repairing a reused ship and building a new one in about 10 years.
    • Proposing new (intermediate) technologies (hydrogen engines, etc.) for new ships
    • We supply refurbished ships in Vietnam to Asian countries

Theoretical Basis

The impact of the used ship market on the new shipbuilding industry

Author Panagiotis N. Stasinopoulos concludes in the research paper on “Return on Investment in New Shipbuilding and Used Ships with Transport Risk Portfolio Management – The Case of Raising Equity for Bulk Ships and Ships oil tankers” in 2011 (right image) as follows: Investing in a ship is an important decision for a shipping company or ship owner. The existence of a vibrant used vessel market with all types of vessels makes entry to the market easy and quick. However, they are also faced with the dilemma of choosing between new investment or buying used ships. (…). Research results show that only in a few exceptional cases can shipbuilding bring success and maximum utility value to investors.

 

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ISVR MAP

Basics of the age of vessels

According to the report “Basics of the age of ships” published by the Faculty of Engineering at Tokyo University in November 1990 (right figure), the age of ships is defined as follows: “The life of a ship depends on many factors. element. The factors are divided into three groups: Natural laws (due to corrosion and material fatigue), performance factors and social impacts (e.g. port pollution depending on the type of vessel). , economic factors, investment and return on capital.”

 

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Experience in marine economic development from other countries

Research by author Tran Thuc Hieu, Fulbright Vietnam University shows that: There are only a few countries (Japan, Korea, China) that meet all the necessary conditions and seize the opportunity to develop. succeed and become the shipbuilding center of the world. Other countries around Vietnam have different paths to develop the shipping industry; Indonesia and Malaysia followed the path of restricting the import of used ships but were unsuccessful; The Philippines is open to foreign investors to develop the domestic shipbuilding industry, and at the same time allows private entities to import old ships to serve domestic needs; Taiwan came up from the road of repair instead of immediately building new; Thailand does not focus on developing the shipbuilding industry but invests in port infrastructure services. (…)

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Donating ships to Nghe An province

April 2017 awarded the ship “Hamakaze” to Vietnam