Japan ports update - wet bulk - 14th April

Our ports update has been abbreviated to show just those terminals where damage and or interruption has been reported. A spreadsheet listing the status of all terminals for which we have reports is attached to this update.

Port	Status	Terminal	Status
Chiba	Open	Cosmo Oil (Main)	Refining under suspension / Cargo ops in working
Kashima	Open	Kashima Oil	Refining to resume around this summer / Cargo ops in working by coasters
Kashima	Open	Mitsubishi Chem	Plant under restroration / Expected to resume in late May
Kashima	Open	Shin-Etsu Chem	Shore facilities under restoration
Onahama	Open for limited vessels	Onahama Petroleum	Coaster berths partly operating
Sendai	Open	JXNOE	Refining expected to resume in 2012 summer / Cargo ops to resume around this summer