Japan
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Dry Cargo
Costamare takes Nissen Kaiun cape
New York-listed Greek owner Costamare has reaffirmed its dry bulk fleet plans, emerging as the highest bidder of one of…
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Asia
More than 4,000 ship engines caught up in Japanese fuel data scandal
An investigation is underway in Japan with overtones of the famous Volkswagen emissions scandal. More than 4,000 ship engines could…
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Containers
Japanese feeder operator goes hybrid with latest order
A Japanese feeder line has embarked on a zero-emission boxship project. Imoto Lines, together with compatriot tech firm Marindows, is…
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Tech
NYK unveils scraping robot
The Japanese are leading the charge to get robots working on ships at sea. Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) with a…
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Gas
Changes at the top at Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers
Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC) has revealed a change in its top management with the promotion of chief technical officer…
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Containers
ONE launches new low-emission shipping service
Japanese liner Ocean Network Express (ONE) has unveiled a reduced emissions shipping service designed to meet the shared decarbonisation goals…
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Renewables
MOL continues offshore wind drive with module carrier order in China
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has contracted a private Chinese yard, Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering, for the construction of a module…
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Operations
JERA to perform first-ever truck-to-ship bunkering of fuel ammonia
Japan’s largest utility JERA has decided to implement truck-to-ship bunkering of ammonia to an ammonia-fuelled tugboat owned by NYK Line.…
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Dry Cargo
Drydel places first bulker order under new brand
Greek bulker player Drydel Shipping has contracted its first newbuild since changing its name from Meadway Shipping and Trading adding…
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Tech
MOL unveils maintenance robot
Mitsui OSK Lines has unveiled a maintenance robot it has been developing with other Japanese companies including Sumitomo Heavy Industries. …
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Offshore
Modec wins work on Shell’s Gato do Mato FPSO
Japanese floater expert Modec has won a front-end engineering and design (FEED) deal for a floating production, storage, and offloading…
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Renewables
Swedish vertical axis floating wind turbine developer targets Japanese market
Swedish energy-tech company SeaTwirl has teamed up with Sumitomo Corporation Power & Mobility Co to bring its vertical-axis offshore floating…
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Tech
MOL invests in American marine battery developer
MOL PLUS, the investment arm of Japan’s largest shipowner, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), is buying into Fleetzero, an American developer…
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Containers
ONE unveils plans to join the 3m teu club
With more than one new containership delivering every single day this year, the avalanche of box newbuilds shows no sign…
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Dry Cargo
U-Ming Singapore and Itochu to own and operate ammonia dual-fuel bulkers
The Singapore arm of Taiwanese shipowner U-Ming Marine Transport has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese trading house…
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Tankers
Eight dead in chemical tanker capsize incident off Japan
At least eight crew members were killed after a South Korean-flagged chemical tanker anchored off the coast of Japan capsized.…
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Bunkering
Containerised hydrogen fuel cell and battery solution gives shipping new options
Project partners Port of Gothenburg, Skanska, PowerCell Group, Hitachi Energy, Linde Gas, Volvo Group and Skagerak Energy have conducted a…
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Operations
Gram Car Carriers refinances 2015-built vessel with $41m loan
Norway’s Gram Car Carriers has agreed to refinance the 6,700 ceu with a leading Japanese bank at competitive terms. The…
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Dry Cargo
Sanko sells last ship
One of the most famous names in Japanese shipowning history, Sanko Steamship, has let go of its last ship. The…
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Containers
Yang Ming, HMM and ONE urged to collaborate with MSC
Business consultants at AlixPartners have suggested the remaining members of THE Alliance should attempt to form a vessel sharing agreement…
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