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| Ports and harbors anti-earthquake
measures |
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Summary of the Council
for Transport Policy Report "Making Ports and Harbors Strong
Against Earthquakes" (March 22, 2005). |
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- Towards Construction of a Marine
Transport Network Strong Against Disasters and Improvement of Local
Disaster Prevention Capabilities - |
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| 1. |
Disaster prevention functions
to be requested at ports and harbors when a large-scale earthquake
occurs |
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| 1) |
Disaster prevention base function for
disaster recovery
Together with their function as a base for transporting emergency
goods and moving evacuees by ship, following a disaster ports and
harbors will be asked to function as disaster prevention bases, including
the provision of large open areas to contribute for shelters and other
needs and as bases for storing emergency materials. |
| 2) |
Distribution base function in disaster
areas
Ports and harbors will be requested to ensure a distribution base
function, to play a key role for the economy and industry, including
basic international sea container transportation, from the viewpoint
of rapid economic recovery in disaster-stricken regions and maintenance
of industry global competitiveness. |
| 3) |
Support function for alternative transportation
If the land transport function passing through a disaster-stricken
area has deteriorated because of a large-scale earthquake, to ensure
inter-regional transport ports and harbors will be requested to function
to support the movement of freight and travelers being detoured around
the disaster area by marine transport. Moreover, when ocean transport
is not possible because of port and harbor damage, ports and harbors
will be asked to ensure their transportation function using alternative
ports and harbors. |
| 4) |
Tsunami disaster defense function
Ports and harbors in regions that can be expected to be struck by
tsunami will be requested to protect their port and harbor functions
from tsunami as well as function to ensure the safety of dockworkers
and visitors. |
| 2. |
Development of large-scale earthquake
and tsunami measures at ports and harbors |
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| 1) |
Strengthen disaster prevention base functions
for disaster recovery |
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Support for early recovery in disaster-stricken
areas |
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Respond to wide-area, extensive
damage |
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Ensure smooth transport of goods
such as emergency materials to disaster-stricken areas |
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| 2) |
Strengthen distribution base function
in disaster-stricken areas |
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Ensure basic international sea container
transport |
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Ensure port and harbor logistics
fulfill an important role for the local economy and industry |
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| 3) |
Strengthen support function for alternative
transportation |
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Gather and disseminate information
on wide-area facilities damage |
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Strengthen cooperation among ports
and harbors |
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| 4) |
Strengthen defense functions against tsunami
disasters |
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Assess tsunami damage at ports and
harbors |
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Conduct tsunami observations and
transmit information |
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Shelter dockworkers and visitors |
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Protect port functions |
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| 3. |
Efforts for steady implementation
of measures |
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| 1) |
Comprehensive efforts to cooperate with
concerned parties |
| 2) |
Promote ports and harbors administration
from the viewpoint of disaster prevention |
| 3) |
Establish organization for early restoration
of port and harbor facilities |
| 4) |
Evaluate large-scale earthquake measures
at ports and harbors |
| 5) |
Re-inspect earthquake resistance of port
and harbor facilities |
| 6) |
Promote technological development and
upgrades to design techniques |
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Improvement of large-scale
earthquake measures and facilities |
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Based on the lessons of the Hanshin-Awaji
(Kobe) Earthquake, the Ports and Harbours Bureau formulated and publicly
released its Basic Policy for Improvement of Large-scale Earthquake Measures
and Facilities at Ports and Harbors in December 1996. Based on this basic
policy, improvements to earthquake-proof berths are being implemented.
[Progress Report on Earthquake-proof Berth Improvements]
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Improvements
completed
(As of the end of April 2005) |
Ports
and harbors to be improved |
| Transport
of emergency materials, etc. |
147 berths |
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| International
sea container terminal |
14 berths |
Hub international harbors
and core international harbors in three major bays (Tokyo Bay, Osaka
Bay and Ise Bay) and northern Kyushu* |
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Ports and harbors
that will be the core facilities in Hokkaido, the Sea of Japan
Chubu, east Tohoku, north Kanto, the Suruga Bay coast, Chugoku,
southern Kyushu and Okinawa |
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[Disaster prevention base green belts and
evacuation shelter green belts]
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Number
improved
(As of the end of Fiscal 2004) |
Summary |
| Disaster prevention
base green belt |
18 ports (18
locations)
Port-premises green belt
completed: 6 locations |
For green belts positioned
in the regional disaster prevention plan as disaster prevention base
green belts that will function together with the berth when the earthquake-proof
berth is completed. |
| Evacuation
shelter green belt |
36 ports (44
locations)
Port-premises green belt
completed: 33 locations |
For facilities positioned
as evacuation shelters in the regional disaster prevention plan. |
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