A presentation by Capt. Asai Toru, the Japan P&I Club at the Tokyo MOU Commemorative Ceremony for 30th Anniversary 10 November 2023 Tweet To the Members The Tokyo MOU (Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific region) celebrated the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Memorandum, at a Commemorative Ceremony and Reception in Yokohama on 31 October 2023 in order to reaffirm the values and harmonise the related activities. The Association has shared the values of the Tokyo MOU since the adoption on 1 December 1993, and was invited to the events as a representative of the International Group of P&I Clubs (IG). Capt. Asai Toru, General Manager of the Japan Club’s Loss Prevention and Ship Inspection Dept., gave a presentation. About 80 people from 26 countries as the members/observers and the Secretariat of the Tokyo MOU attended the Ceremony. Our presentation was favourably received, as was Capt. Asai’s Q&A on the Association’s Loss Prevention Activities after the presentation. Please see below the Summary of the Presentation and Programme of the Ceremony.     1. Summary of the presentation   Title of Presentation: Expectations for Tokyo MOU/Our Goals for “Zero accidents”   The Japan P&I Club is a non-profit mutual insurance organisation that provides a wide range of third-party liability insurance and insurance-related services for its members, with a strong focus on loss prevention activities, as follows :   Arranging condition surveys for entered/newly entered vessels in order to support safe navigation. Providing regularly-updated safety information. Sharing information with members through Seminars, Loss Prevention Bulletins, and other Loss Prevention News, and video seminars     2. Programme of the Ceremony Time & Date: 31 October 2023. Venue: Grand Ball Room, 20th Floor, Hyatt Regency Yokohama. Commemorative Reception Hotel : Mielparque Yokohama. Opening: Commemorative Speeches Mr. Mick KINLEY, Chief Executiv