Japan
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Dry Cargo
Meadway adds to Japanese ultramax bulker orderbook
Greek owner Meadway Shipping & Trading has returned to Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding with a contract for another ultramax bulker newbuild,…
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Gas
Dynagas and NYK book LNG slots in Korea
The identities of the owners behind recent big-ticket LNG orders at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea have been…
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Offshore
Modec firms up its first FPSO deal in Guyana
Japanese floater expert Modec is pressing ahead with the engineering, procurement, and construction of a floating production, storage and offloading…
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Tankers
Nissen Kaiun books eight tankers at Hyundai Mipo
Japanese shipping mammoth Nissen Kaiun has signed up for more MR2 tanker newbuilds in South Korea. Multiple brokers reported Nissen…
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Offshore
MOL becomes major sharholder in compatriot FPSO expert Modec
Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is getting onboard fellow floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) specialist Modec as…
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Gas
First accredited low-carbon ammonia for power generation shipped from Saudi Arabia to Japan
A first shipment of independently-certified low-carbon ammonia has arrived in Japan for use as fuel in power generation. The shipment…
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Containers
Two suction sails to be installed on ONE feeder ship
Japanese liner Ocean Network Express (ONE) has decided to install two containerised wind assist units on one of its operated…
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Offshore
Vopak pulls out of Hong Kong FSRU investment deal
Dutch tank storage specialist Vopak has abandoned plans to invest in a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Hong…
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Gas
MOL pushes ahead with ammonia-fuelled gas carrier
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and compatriot yards Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding have delivered on the project…
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Renewables
Japan to hit 6 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030
Japan’s offshore wind farm market is gaining momentum, with over 6 GW of active capacity expected by 2030. Backed by…
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Finance and Insurance
Itochu targets low-carbon assets with Purus Marine investment
Japanese trading house Itochu Corp has invested in UK-based Purus Marine, an expanding shipowning company focused on low-carbon shipping investments.…
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Operations
Chengxi Shipyard seals orders for 11 ships
Chengxi Shipyard in China has sealed new orders for a total of 11 ships spread between Japan’s Kumiai Senpaku and CITIC…
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Containers
ONE Eco Calculator launched
Japanese containerline Ocean Network Express (ONE) has debuted its ONE Eco Calculator, which calculates carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from ONE’s…
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Renewables
Plans revealed for fully electric wind farm vessel service hub in Japan
A new group called Zephyrus Marine has sealed a deal with Japan-based shipyard Mirai Ships to build a zero-carbon offshore…
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Dry Cargo
J. Lauritzen signs for methanol-powered bulkers in Japan
Denmark’s J. Lauritzen has signed a letter of intent with Tsuneishi Shipbuilding for the construction of at least two methanol…
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Environment
Newbuild VLGC to get bespoke rotor sails installed
Finnish rotor sail manufacturer Norsepower has signed a contract to install two of its sails on a brand new very…
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Dry Cargo
NYK takes control of Mitsubishi Ore Transport
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is buying out its partners in a local shipping line, Mitsubishi Ore Transport. NYK will…
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Gas
Liquefied CO2 ship launched in Japan
A launch ceremony for a Japanese liquefied CO2 transportation demonstration test ship was held today at the Shimonoseki Shipyard of…
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Gas
Kumiai Navigation orders third LPG/ammonia carrier at Kawasaki Heavy
Singapore-based Kumiai Navigation has ordered its third liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-fuelled 86,700 cu m very large gas carrier (VLGC) at…
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Tankers
Six companies team up to operate Japan’s first methanol-fuelled coastal tanker
Mitsui OSK Lines, MOL Coastal Shipping, Tabuchi Kaiun, Niihama Kaiun, Murakami Hide Shipbuilding, and Hanshin Diesel Works will a build…
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