Japan
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Asia
NYK and MOL enter LNG-powered coal carriers agreement with Kyushu Electric Power
Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power has entered into long-term transport agreements to deploy LNG-fueled coal carriers with domestic shipping groups NYK…
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Asia
MOL secures green loan to finance LNG bunkering vessel
Japanese owner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has secured its first green loan from BNP Paribas and the Export-Import Bank of…
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JERA fixes newbuild LNG carrier charter with Angelicoussis Group
Japanese energy company JERA has entered into a time charter contract for a newbuild LNG carrier with an affiliate company…
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Asia
MOL drives ahead with hydrogen-powered car carrier ambitions
Japan’s largest shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and e5 Lab, a Japanese vessel electrification and digitalisation solution provider, have entered…
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Asia
Mitsubishi Heavy to sell yard to Oshima
In the ongoing reshuffling of Japanese shipbuilding, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is in talks to sell one of its largest yards…
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Asia
ONE signs up to the New York Shipping Exchange
Japan’s Ocean Network Express (ONE) has become the latest carrier to sign up to the online booking platform, the New…
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Asia
MOL orders Oshima coal carriers
Japan’s largest shipping company by fleet size, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has ordered two next-generation coal carriers from local yard,…
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Asia
World’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier launched
Kawasaki Heavy Industries’s Kobe dockyard launched today the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier, opening up a new chapter in maritime…
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Asia
Japan Drilling Company jackup awarded four-well contract in Vietnam
Japan Drilling Company has been awarded a four-well contract for jackup drilling rig for operations offshore Vung Tau, Vietnam. The…
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Asia
Imabari and JMU tie up
Japan has responded to mega yard mergers in neighbouring South Korea and China. The country’s top two shipbuilders, Imabari Shipbuilding and…
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Greater China
Wisdom taps Onomichi for handy order
Taiwan’s Wisdom Marine has contracted Onomichi Dockyard in Japan to build a 37,000 dwt bulk carrier. The ship will cost…
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Asia
K Line dry app ensures crew are not lashed
Smartphones have a new use onboard ship – ensuring a sober crew. Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line)…
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Asia
NYK and Pertamina sign LNG shipping deal
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is set to get a great deal more gas business out of Indonesia, having signed…
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Greater China
U-Ming in for Oshima bulker newbuilds
Taiwan’s U-Ming Marine has managed to secure a couple of prized berths at Japanese shipyard Oshima Shipbuilding. Clarkson Research Services…
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Asia
SK Gas, Korean National Oil and MOL team up on Ulsan chemical terminal development
SK Gas, Korea National Oil Corporation and MOL Chemical Tankers have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a chemical…
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Asia
MOL moves ahead with bow wind-shields for larger boxships
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has ramped up its bow wind-shield designs for larger boxships. Together with Samsung Heavy Industries, MOL…
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Americas
Japanese unite for Brazil FPSO project
Four Japanese conglomerates are proceeding with a deepwater FPSO charter project off Brazil. MODEC, Mitsui & Co, Mitsui OSK Lines…
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Asia
Mitsui E&S enters restructuring, 1,000 staff face the axe
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsui E&S Holdings is slashing its workforce and pushing through a restructuring. Local financial newswire Nikkei is reporting…
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Asia
Fire hits Japanese tanker off Singapore, 18 crew evacuated
A fire broke out onboard the 8,900 dwt product tanker near Horsburgh Lighthouse, eastern Singapore Strait, yesterday forcing 18 crew…
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Asia
ONE stands out with unique scrubber approach
Japan’s Ocean Network Express (ONE) will be the only major container carrier to operate no scrubbers come the start of…
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