Japan
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Tech
K Line deploys artificial intelligence to keep ship machinery working
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) is deploying artificial intelligence to keep onboard machinery in good order. Tokyo-based K Line has…
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Environment
Japan demands shipping set net zero targets
Japan, which boasts the world’s third largest merchant fleet, has had a volte-face in terms of its green shipping targets.…
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Bunkering
Japan aims to be selling ammonia-fuelled ships by 2028
Japan, Inc is rallying together in making ammonia-fuelled ships a reality. Shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) along with…
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Environment
K Line makes history with successful carbon capture at sea
Carbon capture and storage at sea is now a thing following landmark trials onboard a Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line)…
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Bunkering
Yanmar claims world’s first high-pressure hydrogen bunkering
Japan’s Yanmar Power Technology (YPT), a group company of Yanmar, said it has conducted the world’s first 70 MPa high-pressure…
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Bunkering
MOL joins queue for ammonia-powered engines
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is joining the growing throng of owners queing up for ammonia technology to fuel the next…
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Gas
Iino Kaiun orders ammonia carrier at Hyundai Mipo for Mitsui charter
Japanese shipping line Iino Kaiun Kaisha has sealed a time charter deal with compatriot trading house Mitsui & Co for…
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Renewables
Eneos to acquire renewables firm JRE for $1.78bn
Japan’s largest oil refiner Eneos Corporation has made a major move in the energy transition with a deal to acquire…
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Containers
Ever Given docks at Qingdao yard, will reenter service in late October
This year’s most famous ship, the 20,388 teu , finally docked at a Qingdao shipyard yesterday and is now undergoing…
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Bunkering
Yara collaborates with JERA and Idemitsu on clean ammonia bunkering and distribution in Japan
Norwegian ammonia and fertilizer manufacturer Yara International has joined forces with Japan’s power generation major JERA and oil company Idemitsu…
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Gas
Sovcomflot and NYK fix four LNG carrier newbuilds to Novatek
Russian shipowner Sovcomflot and its Japanese joint venture partner, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), have signed long-term time charter contracts with…
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Dry Cargo
NS United contracts Tsuneishi for electric hybrid limestone carrier
Japanese owner NS United Kaiun Kaisha has placed an order at compatriot shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding for a new LNG-fuelled coastal…
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Gas
Eneos doubles LPG/ammonia carrier order at Kawasaki Heavy
Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has landed another deal with compatriot Eneos Ocean Corporation for an 86,700 cu m…
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Offshore
MOL targets cable-laying
Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with compatriot Kokusai Cable Ship (KCS) to…
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Bunkering
NYK looks to set up LNG bunkering business in western Japan
Japanese shipping powerhouse Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has partnered with fellow Itochu Enex, Sibu Gas and Kyushu Electric Power to…
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Renewables
SSE Renewables expands into Japanese offshore wind market
SSE Renewables is entering the Japanese offshore wind market in a joint venture with Japan’s renewable energy developer, Pacifico Energy,…
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Finance and Insurance
K Line seals climate transition loan worth close to $1bn
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) said it has secured a climate transition linked loan from syndicated lenders,…
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Gas
China surpasses Japan as the world’s largest LNG importer
China has overtaken Japan as the world’s largest importer of LNG, adding to a long list of commodities where the…
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Environment
NYK takes stake in Australian nature-based carbon developer
Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), in partnership with compatriot trading house Mitsubishi Corp, has invested in Australian Integrated…
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Asia
K Line orders eight car carriers
Fresh from receiving its first LNG-fuelled car carrier, Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) is adding more of this ship…
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