Japan
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Vestas buys out MHI Vestas Offshore stake from Mitsubishi
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems has announced that it has agreed to buy the entire stake held by…
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Iino Kaiun Kaisha orders a DSME VLGC newbuild
Japan’s Iino Kaiun Kaisha has headed overseas for its latest ship order. The Tokyo-headquartered firm has signed with South Korea’s…
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Japanese offload capes
Sales in the capesize sector are still dominating the bulker S&P scene with VesselsValue noting an impressive 12 capes and…
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NYK buys out Total’s share in LNG shipmanagment venture
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has bought out the French LNG shipmanagement joint venture it has with energy major Total. Based…
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Gulf Navigation rules out funding further search missions for missing livestock crew
The owners of the sunken will not help finance any further search and rescue efforts for the missing 40 crew…
Read More » - Bunkering
Toshiba takes next step in maritime fuel cell development
One of the world’s most advanced developers of fuel cells, Toshiba, is upping its focus on ships. Toshiba Energy Systems…
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Great Eastern Shipping buys LR2 product tanker from NYK Line
India’s Great Eastern Shipping Company has announced that it has signed contracts to buy a 2012-built LR2 product tanker. Great…
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Asahi Tanker confirms orders for electric-powered bunker tankers
Japanese owner Asahi Tanker has confirmed orders at two local yards to build the world’s first two zero-emissions electric bunker…
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MOL branches out into human resources
Japan’s largest shipowner Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) is branching out into the human resources business. MOL has teamed with an…
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Debris on distant Japanese islands sparks hope in search for missing livestock crew
A crowdfunding page Save the Forty of has raised more than A$117,000 ($84,000) to be put towards private searches of…
Read More » - Finance and Insurance
Dee4 taps Japan for next tranche of financing
Carsten Mortensen-led Dee4 has fixed loans with Japan’s Mizuho Marubeni Leasing (MML) Corporation to finance up to three further vessels.…
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China, South Korea and Taiwan join search for missing livestock carrier crew
China, Taiwan and South Korea have joined the search and rescue operations for 40 missing crew from livestock carrier at…
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NYK seals landmark shipbuilding contract guaranteeing propulsion in actual sea conditions
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has signed an agreement with major shipbuilder Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) to introduce a new…
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Japan’s great shipbuilding joint venture put on hold
Japan’s two largest shipbuilders, Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United, will postpone their plan to establish a joint venture due…
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ClassNK close to returning to the top
Japan’s ClassNK, also known by its full name, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, is closing back in on the top spot in…
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Santoku Senpaku adds ultramax pair at DACKS
Japanese owner Santoku Senpaku has returned to Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) for the order of two ultramax bulk carriers.…
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Great Eastern Shipping acquires Japanese VLGC
Indian owner Great Eastern Shipping has announced the acquisition of a secondhand very large gas carrier. The 2002 Japanese-built 77,922…
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Thousands mobilise in bid to try and save the 40 missing men from the Gulf Livestock 1
Thousands of people around the world are joining together to get more nations involved in the search operation for the…
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Operation to find Gulf Livestock 1’s VDR on the cards
New Zealand’s minister of foreign affairs, Winston Peters, has backed calls to mount an operation to retrieve the voyage data…
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Families of the missing Gulf Livestock 1 crew urge authorities to resume search operation
Families of the missing crew on the sunk have urged authorities to resume their search and rescue operations. The Gulf…
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