Kotone Fuyue: Japan rocked by another Scandal involving Hitachi Zosen Marine Engine Data Manipulation since 1999

Kotone Fuyue: Japan is confirmed infected with Cheating Disease origionated from the Evil Empire.

After the Safety Scandal committed by Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, and God know what else… Now we got yet another scandal of similar nature:-

Japan rocked by another scandal involving marine engine data manipulation

Hitachi Zosen Corporation admitted that its two subsidiary ship engine markers falsified fuel consumption data of 1,364 ship engines that had been shipped since 1999.

Japan has been hit with another scandal involving falsifying data of marine engines after major Japanese engineering firm Hitachi Zosen Corporation admitted that its two subsidiary ship engine markers manipulated fuel consumption data of 1,364 marine engines that had been shipped since 1999.

Launch of car carrier TOCHIGI MARU, Hitachi Zosen Shipyard, Japan, 18 December 1986

Hitachi Zosen’s announcement came a month after another Japanese marine and land engine maker IHI Corporation announced that its consolidated subsidiary IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd. was found to have made “improper alterations” in the test operation records for marine engines and land-use engines.

The subsidiaries, Hitachi Zosen Marine Engine Co., Ltd. and IMEX Co., Ltd, were found to have conducted “inappropriate rewriting” of fuel consumption rates recorded in shop trial results.

“Specifically, the usage of a programme which displays a fuel consumption value different from the actual value was confirmed. Possible impact on the calculation of NOx emission was confirmed as well,” the firm said in a statement on Friday (5 July).

“At this point in time, there have been no confirmed cases that may raise questions about the safety of the subject engines during test operation and actual use.”

The company said it found data had been tampered for 950 marine engines made by Hitachi Zosen Marine Engine and 414 engines made by IMEX respectively since 1999.

Through the interviews to relevant personnel, the firm said it was confirmed that the data was “altered at the time of shop trial test to keep the fuel consumption rate within the permissible range required in the customerʼs specification and to reduce data variability.”

“As the NOx emission verification tests were also conducted at the same time, there is a possibility that this may also affect the calculation of NOx emissions,” it said.

“We believe that this matter stems from a lack of awareness regarding compliance.”

Hitachi Zosen said it was verifying whether there have been violations of laws, regulations and  standards related to the subject engines.

“We will continue to carefully investigate and report the impact on NOx emission regulations established by the Act on Prevention of Marine Pollution and Maritime Disaster and the International Maritime Organization, as well as the impact on CO2 emission regulations,” it said.

In response to the revelation, the company said a special investigation committee composed of external experts will be established for the purpose of ascertaining the facts, investigating the cause and proposing measures to prevent recurrence.

Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, in a separate statement on 5 July, said no related certificates would be issued to the companies until compliance with regulations on NOx emissions is confirmed.

It also said Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) will begin investigating 19 marine engine manufacturers to determine whether they were engaged in inappropriate conduct in their NOx emission confirmation tests and will request a report from them by the end of September.

Kotone Fuyue: Japanese manufacturers are getting so fucking scandalous, I gonna use only products endorsed by Dear Leader Kim Jung Un…

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