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Kumiai Navigation orders another dual-fuelled VLGC
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries has announced an order from compatriot Kumiai Navigation for an additional 84,000 cu m VLGC, set…
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World’s third largest steelmaker to close 10% of capacity
The world’s third largest steelmaker, Nippon Steel, will shut nearly 10% of its production capacity to staunch losses amid falling…
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NS United bulker captain goes missing
The US Coast Guard along with the US Air Force and several regional authorities are searching for the captain of…
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Fukujin Kisen sells modern ultramax
Japan’s Fukujin Kisen has decided to sell its oldest ultramax, the three-year-old Shin Kurushima-built . Sources say the ship fetched…
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K Line wins Petronas gas contracts
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has penned contracts at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai for a pair of LNG carriers…
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Kawasaki Heavy debuts LPG fuel system
LPG as a marine fuel continues to see plenty of design developments with class societies ABS and ClassNK having just…
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Yamanishi Shipbuilding files for court rehabilitation in Tokyo
Yamanishi Shipbuilding might have survived 2011’s tsunami, but the Japanese yard has not been able to swim against the tide…
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MOL in for Hyundai Heavy VLGC trio
Japan’s largest shipping company by fleet size has decided to go to South Korea for its next ship order. Mitsui…
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Former Hitachi yard to exit merchant shipbuilding
A Japanese dockyard prized by many owners in decades gone by for its VLCCs and panamax bulkers is to quit…
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Toyota introduces fuel cell system for maritime applications
Japanese automaker Toyota has developed a fuel cell system for maritime applications and will install the system on the electrically…
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NYK contracts second LNG-fuelled PCTC
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has concluded a contract with Shin Kurushima Dockyard to build a second LNG-fuelled pure car…
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Japan renews shipbuilding spat with Korea at the WTO
Japan has reignited its shipbuilding beef with neighbour South Korea, filing dispute proceedings at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over…
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MOL details restructuring measures
Japan’s largest shipping company by fleet size and revenues, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), has announced a restructuring today. Effective April…
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Modec awarded Bacalhau FPSO contract by Equinor
Japan’s Modec has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Equinor Brasil Energia to supply the FPSO vessel for the…
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NYK establishes first dedicated roro terminal in Egypt
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), together with Bolloré Africa Logistics (Bolloré) and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho), has signed an…
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Marubeni and Klaveness combine panamax bulker pools
Japan’s Marubeni and Norway’s Klaveness have set up a jointly owned pool management company, Maruklav Management, to combine the MG…
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Miyazaki Sangyo puts cape up for sale
Diverse Japanese owner Miyazaki Sangyo Kaiun is close to completing the sale of the first cape of the year, selling…
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NYK aids Japan’s wind power goals
The Japanese government is pushing ahead with plenty of wind power projects and is seeking overseas expertise. To this end,…
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MOL debuts Lighthouse to shine a light on its dry bulk shipments
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has decided to shed some light on the normally opaque world of dry bulk shipments. Japan’s…
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Sanko starts to rebuild with Diamond Star kamsarmax
Sanko Steamship, one of the most high profile shipping bankruptcies of the past decade, has kicked off the 2020s by…
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