Japan
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Operations
Investigations step up as salvage team grapples with broken up bulk carrier off Mauritius
The crew of the bulk carrier, which split in two on reefs off Mauritius on Saturday, are due to face…
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Environment
Wakashio splits in two off Mauritius
The Japanese bulk carrier which spilt tonnes of oil into the Indian Ocean off Mauritius split in two on Saturday…
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Operations
Birthday party and quest for wifi revealed in lead up to Wakashio grounding off Mauritius
The 58-year-old captain of the ill-fated newcastlemax could face negligence charges after it emerged the crew were celebrating a crewmember’s…
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Operations
Countdown to disaster: why did the Wakashio deviate from its intended course?
Salvors have done a brilliant job removing the rest of the bunker fuel onboard the stricken bulk carrier, which has…
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Gas
Jiangnan Shipyard confirms Kumiai Senpaku LPG carrier order
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has announced that its subsidiary Jiangnan Shipyard has entered into a letter of intent with…
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Environment
Stricken bulk carrier off Mauritius tipped to break up in the coming hours
With the cracks widening along the buckled hull of the giant bulk carrier, locals are bracing for the 203,000 dwt…
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Environment
NYK teams with JMU to commercialise ammonia-fuelled vessels
Japanese shipping line Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is teaming with compatriot yard Japan Marine United and local class society Nippon…
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Finance and Insurance
Japanese FPSO secures financing from JBIC
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has entered into an agreement to provide a project loan for a floating production…
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Environment
Mauritius PM concedes grounded bulk carrier will break up
Salvors have managed to halt the worst of the spill from the grounded bulk carrier off the south coast of…
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Tankers
Japanese owner behind Hyundai Mipo tanker order
Japanese owners are believed to be behind an order Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has secured for the construction of two 50,000…
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Environment
Stricken bulk carrier lying on reef off Mauritius at risk of splitting in two
Locals have spent the past days fabricating their own oil booms made out straw, clothing, plastic bottles and dried sugar…
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Environment
Bulk carrier sitting on reef off Mauritius starts to leak bunker fuel
The 203,000 dwt bulk carrier, which ran aground on a reef just off the southeast coastline of Mauritius on July…
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Asia
K Line to slash fleet to stem red ink
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) is taking drastic action as it fights to contain red ink stemming from the effects…
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Tech
Novel Ricoh technology provides ship snapshots
Japanese shipping firm Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has detailed how it is using technology from electronics firm Ricoh to keep…
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Regulatory
Misuga Kaiun fined for cover up of oily water discharge
Japanese shipping company Misuga Kaiun was fined by a federal court in the US for activities violating the Act to…
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Shipyards
Mitsui E&S and Tsuneishi to join forces
Another Japanese shipbuilding tie-up is on the cards. Local business newswire Nikkei reports that Mitsui E&S Holdings is in talks…
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Dry Cargo
Miyazaki Sangyo Kaiun sells newcastlemax to Seacon
Japan’s Miyazaki Sangyo Kaiun has let go of one third of its cape arm, pocketing $14.9 m on the sale…
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Asia
Tokyo dishes out cash to entice owners to order new ships
Japan is to increase the amount of state financing it dishes out to owners who choose to order newbuilds at…
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Operations
Salvage team deployed to refloat bulk carrier off Mauritius
A salvage team has been deployed to refloat the 203,130 dwt bulk carrier after the ship grounded in the southeast…
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Environment
CMA CGM and NYK sign up to the Hydrogen Council
CMA CGM, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), the Port of Rotterdam and TechnipFMC are among the latest companies to sign up…
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