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NYK orders VLCC at NACKS
Japanese owner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has placed an order at China’s Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) for…
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Kumiai Senpaku orders two tankers at Chengxi Shipyard
Japanese owner Kumiai Senpaku has returned to CSSC Chengxi Shipyard to order one 37,000 dwt asphalt tanker and one 50,000…
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K Line signs up to the United Nations Global Compact
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has become the latest shipowner to sign up to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC),…
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Lundqvist returns to Sumitomo
Aframax specialist Lundqvist Rederierna has returned to Sumitomo Heavy Industries in Japan. Brokers report the Finnish owner has ordered another…
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ClassNK warns scrubber corrosion issues could lead to a serious accident
Japanese classification society ClassNK has warned in a technical note to clients of a number of incidents of sea water…
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Iino Kaiun orders VLGC for Equinor charter
Japanese owner Iino Kaiun Kaisha has placed an order at compatriot yard Kawasaki Heavy Industries for the construction of up…
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Fukunaga Kaiun joins CTM’s Supramax RSA
Japanese owner Fukunaga Kaiun has joined C Transport Maritime’s Supramax RSA having placed the 2012-built into the pool. Fukunaga Kaiun…
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Japanese boxship runs aground near Ho Chi Minh City
The 2017-built 1,707 teu containership ran aground near Ho Chi Minh City late last week. The incident happened not long…
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Japanese mega boxship slams into cranes at Busan New Port
Yet another gantry crane has been pulverised by a poorly berthed mega boxship. The Japanese controlled 13,900 teu , part…
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Japan bans Filipino seafarers from entering the country
Crew changes and ship deliveries in Japan just got a whole lot more challenging with the government issuing extraordinary travel…
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Nisshin Shipping adds ultramax pair at Nantong Xiangyu
Japanese owner Nisshin Shipping has returned to Chinese yard Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering for the construction of two…
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Asahi Tanker to build world’s first zero-emissions electric bunker tankers
Japanese owner Asahi Tanker has announced a plan to build the world’s first two zero-emissions electric bunker tankers. The vessels…
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Imabari and JMU create Nihon Shipyard
Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United (JMU), Japan’s two largest shipbuilders, have given details of their new joint venture company.…
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Japanese government considers integrating 15 yards to form shipbuilding super group
Japan is currently exploring the possibilities to integrate 15 major shipyards in the country under a so-called All Japan Shipbuilding…
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DEME and Penta-Ocean Construction partner up for Japanese wind farm projects
Belgian offshore marine engineering company DEME and Japanese marine contractor Penta-Ocean Construction have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU)…
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Two workers die at Imabari shipyard
Two workers have died in a incident at an Imabari Shipbuilding yard in Japan yesterday. According to local reports, the…
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MOL’s Unix Line cops $1.65m fine in the US for concealing oily water discharges
Singapore-based Unix Line, the primary shipmanagement arm of MOL Chemical Tankers, was fined $1.65m and placed on four years probation…
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ClassNK appoints new president and CEO
Japanese classification society ClassNK has announced the appointment of Hiroaki Sakashita, current senior executive vice president of ClassNK, as president…
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U-Ming Marine joins Baumarine pool
The Baumarine pool, managed by Klaveness and Marubeni joint venture MaruKlav, has been joined by Taiwanese bulker owner U-Ming Marine.…
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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank joins Poseidon Principles
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SMTB), a major Japanese shipping lender and one of Japan’s largest asset managers, has become the…
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