Japan
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Bunkering
K Line and MPA come onboard Singapore’s big ammonia push
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have joined a…
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Renewables
BW Ideol unveils floater scheme off Japan
BW Ideol has penned a formal agreement with Japanese utility Tohoku Electric Power and initiated the feasibility studies necessary to…
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Environment
Pacific Basin teams with Japanese duo for zero-emission ships
Hong Kong-based dry bulk shipping giant Pacific Basin has joined forces with Japan’s Nihon Shipyard and trading house Mitsui &…
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Bunkering
Hydrogen bunkering player Hyon partners with Mitsui
Norwegian hydrogen bunkering firm Hyon has teamed up with Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co setting the stage for what…
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Dry Cargo
Globus Maritime expands with debut ultramax order in Japan
Nasdaq-listed Greek dry bulk owner Globus Maritime has penned a contract with Nihon Shipyard, a joint venture between Japan’s two…
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Asia
K Line shifts tanker management to Singapore
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has decided to relocate its tanker management operations from Tokyo to Singapore.…
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Asia
MOL orders four more LNG-powered car carriers
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has revealed it has ordered four more LNG-powered car carriers at two local yards. Nihon…
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Offshore
Japan Drilling wins semisub contract in Malaysia
Tokyo-based offshore driller Japan Drilling Company (JDC) has been awarded a contract by Petronas for the semisubmersible rig . The…
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Tankers
K Line revealed as seller of tanker trio to Stolt Tankers
Stolt Tankers said on Friday that its was buying three 33,600 dwt stainless steel chemical tankers built in Japan, without…
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Gas
NYK seals fourth LNG contract with EDF
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), via its subsidiary France LNG Shipping, has concluded a fourth LNG carrier long-term charter with…
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Gas
NYK orders six LNG carriers at Hudong-Zhonghua for CNOOC charter
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has gone to Shanghai for its latest expansion of its LNG fleet, inking orders for…
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Renewables
Penta-Ocean lines up Japanese wind farm deal
Japanese marine contractor Penta-Ocean Construction has been selected as the preferred bidder for the construction of turbine foundations and marine…
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Dry Cargo
Eco Marine Power showcases zero emission handymax bulker design
Japan’s Eco Marine Power (EMP) has released details of a new handymax bulker that incorporates a range of renewable energy…
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Renewables
Renova and PTSC link up for offshore wind in Vietnam
Tokyo-based renewable energy developer Renova and Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on…
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Gas
MOL books two more LNG newbuilds at DSME
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed up for two newbuild 174,000 cu m liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers at…
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Dry Cargo
Japanese shipbuilders develop ammonia-ready LNG-fuelled panamax bulker
Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC), a consortium of nine Japanese shipbuilders, has developed an ammonia-ready LNG-fuelled panamax…
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Operations
Floating dock tilts and nearly sinks in Japan
A floating dock nearly sank after listing heavily and tilting in Saka town, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Tuesday morning. According to…
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Gas
NYK returns to Kawasaki Heavy for another LPG/ammonia carrier
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has signed up for an additional 86,700 cu m liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied…
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Tankers
MOL Chemical Tankers sets out to fuel all its ships with biodiesel from Trafigura
The chemical tanker division of Japan’s largest shipowner, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), is forming a biodiesel fuel supply tie-up with…
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Environment
ClassNK releases advanced emissions tracking tool
Japanese classification society ClassNK has released a greenhouse gas emissions management tool to track accurate CO2 emissions and confirm and…
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