The Japanese maritime community is mourning the loss of respected shipping veteran Yayoi Fujii, also known as Y Fujii, who died yesterday, aged 91.

In an email to TradeWinds, Shinsuke Fujii, son of Y Fujii, said the death of the company’s founder came unexpectedly.

“Until the day before his death, he was in the office as usual,” the younger Fujii said.