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Fremantle Ports and Japan to strengthen their trade relations

Both Australia’s Fremantle Ports and Japan seek opportunities to enhance their collaboration and expand their trade relationship.

Fremantle Ports CEO Michael Parker and general manager for strategy, planning and performance Sami Zouad welcomed consul general of Japan to Western Australia Yasushi Naito, and consul Naoki Semmyo, to celebrate 40 years of partnership with the Nagoya Port Authority and identify areas of joint interest for the future.

During the meeting, Naito was presented with a framed copy of a photograph from Fremantle Ports’ archives showing the Japanese icebreaker Fuji visiting the port in 1968.

Parker explained that as part of his organisation’s Strategic Plan 2027, Fremantle Ports was focussed on collaboration as a key driver on innovation, working closely with aligned partners, including Japan.

Additionally, Zouad expressed how both ports faced similar challenges in adapting to decarbonisation and digitisation, with Japan showing strong leadership in renewable energy and sustainability, areas Fremantle Ports was keen to explore.

Naito, also, pointed to the strength of Japan’s relationship with Western Australia, noting Premier McGowan’s visit to the country in January and more recent bilateral discussions in the context of the G7 and beyond.

All agreed that booming trades in wheat and other commodities have meant that the bilateral trade relationship is buoyed for now, with strong potential for growth.





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