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NYK tugboat makes remote navigation landmark voyage across Tokyo Bay
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has successfully tested remote navigation of a tugboat in the busy Tokyo Bay, issuing a video…
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MSPL sends two post-panamax bulkers into the Baumarine pool
Indian iron ore miner MSPL, part of the Baldota Group, has joined the Baumarine by MaruKlav panamax pool by entering…
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NYK secures class approval for autonomous ship framework
Japanese owner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has obtained approval in principle (AIP) for an autonomous ship framework, currently being developed…
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Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel launched
Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel was successfully launched at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The vessel is owned…
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Japanese owners look at using offshore airport as crew change hub
A group of Japanese shipowners has formulated a plan to use a giant offshore airport as a hub for crew…
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Asahi Tanker orders MR pair at Onomichi
Onomichi Dockyard has won an order from Asahi Tanker for two MR product carriers. The Tier III, 50,000 dwt vessels…
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Murakami to retire as chairman of K Line
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has anounced its chairman, Eizo Murakami, will retire on June 23 but will continue to…
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Sumitomo acquires stake in Yinson FPSO subsidiary
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has entered into an agreement with Malaysia’s Yinson Holdings to acquire a 25% stake in a Yinson…
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Imabari presses ahead with project to build world’s first LPG-fuelled cape
Imabari Shipbuilding, Japan’s largest shipbuilder, is pressing ahead with plans to build a world-first LPG-fuelled capesize bulk carrier, with ClassNK…
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Sonoda to return to take helm of the Asian Shipowners’ Association
Yuichi Sonoda is to return as secretary-general of the Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA), a role he held from 2010 to…
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Imabari emerges as major shareholder in Belships
The Higaki family, who own Japan’s largest shipbuilder, Imabari, as well as shipping line Shoei Kisen Kaisha, has emerged as…
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Baumarine pool adds Shoei Kisen panamax
The Baumarine pool, managed by Klaveness and Marubeni joint venture MaruKlav, has been joined by Japanese owner Shoei Kisen. Shoei…
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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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