Japan
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Operations
K Line buys French kite manufacturer
The biggest client of a ship kite system originally developed by Airbus has become such a fan that it has…
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Environment
MOL completes carbon insetting pilot from net zero voyage
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has completed an insetting pilot with 123Carbon by tokenising the GHG emission reductions from the…
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Shipyards
Sumitomo Heavy exits commercial shipbuilding
Japanese shipyard Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering has decided to stop taking new orders for commercial vessels. The yard…
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Gas
Top names in shipbuilding, energy and shipowning join forces to develop liquefied hydrogen carriers
The nascent seaborne liquefied hydrogen trades have received a big boost with Japan’s largest shipowner teaming with South Korea’s largest…
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Tankers
Stena Bulk charters in MR tanker newbuild quartet
Swedish shipowner Stena Bulk has expanded its fleet with long-term charter agreements for four eco medium range (MR) tanker newbuilds.…
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Tankers
KNOT signs for more shuttle tankers in China
Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) has penned a new contract with Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) for up to four…
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Tankers
NYK and Stolt Tankers venture orders six chemical tankers
NYK Stolt Tankers, a joint venture between Japanese line Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and chemical tanker giant Stolt-Nielsen, has ordered…
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Ports and Logistics
MOL in world-first crane conversion to hydrogen power
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is converting the engine of a rubber-tired gantry crane at a terminal it controls in Kobe…
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Gas
K Line pens charter for third Northern Lights CO2 carrier
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has signed a bareboat charter deal for the management of the third CO2 carrier…
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Dry Cargo
Hayfin signs for bulker newbuilds at Oshima
Hayfin Capital Management has contracted Oshima Shipbuilding in Japan through Sumisho Marine for a pair of post-panamax bulk carrier newbuilds.…
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Renewables
Japan’s Chubu joins Shell and Eneco with Dutch wind farm stake buy
Dutch utility Eneco has sold a 30% stake in Ecowende, a JV between Eneco and Shell, to Japanese firm Chubu…
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Containers
ONE unveils novel reefer
Japanese liner Ocean Network Express (ONE) is trialling the world’s first dual-temperature refrigerated container, a box developed with Pan Pacific…
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Gas
MOL wins Polish FSRU deal
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has won the contract to deploy Poland’s first floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), part…
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Dry Cargo
Diana Shipping fixes out newcastlemax to NYK
New York-listed Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Japanese shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha…
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Containers
Swire folds Westwood brand
Westwood Shipping Lines, a niche vessel operator specialising in the trade between the Pacific Northwest and Northeast Asia, has changed…
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Gas
NYK seals LNG newbuild charter with JERA
Japanese shipping line Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has sealed a long-term charter deal with compatriot JERA for one LNG carrierto…
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Tankers
Japanese reveal plans to slash emissions from oil imports
Four Japanese players have joined forces to design and build a low-carbon emission very large crude carrier (VLCC). Idemitsu Tanker,…
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Containers
ONE moves ahead with ammonia-powered boxship project
Japanese containerline Ocean Network Express (ONE) is closing in on industry-first orders for ammonia-powered newbuilds. The Jeremy Nixon-led liner has…
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Gas
NYK signs up for very large ammonia carriers
Broking sources report Japanese shipping line Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has joined the rush for very large ammonia carrier (VLAC)…
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Gas
Japanese press ahead with ammonia-fuelled ships
Japanese companies have made headway in their efforts to deliver a mid-sized ammonia carrier powered by ammonia fuel by the…
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