Tokyo car update
Armacup has been working very closely with the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) on establishing a programme which would allow their car carrier, Tokyo Car to return to Auckland for further fogging treatment followed by re-inspection and controlled discharge.
Posted on 20 February, 2018
As a result, Tokyo Car has been granted approval to berth today and undergo another round of "fogging."
"Fogging" is a process during which an insecticide is applied in the cargo holds. This insecticide is not potent enough to guarantee 100% kill rate of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) but will irritate the bug sufficiently to make it active which then would make it detectable to inspectors.
Armacup are still working through the finer details of the "controlled discharge" with MPI and there will be an update after MPI has inspected the vessel tomorrow morning after completion of the fogging process.
"As a New Zealand company, we are committed to the protection of our borders and are in full support of MPI," said Armacup.
