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Five feared dead after massive car carrier fire forces crew to abandon ship
Five crew are feared dead after an enormous fire broke out on a Japanese car carrier in the middle of…
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Imabari wins first Greek VLCC order
Imabari, Japan’s largest shipyard, has received its first VLCC orders from a Greek owner. Angeliki Frangou’s Navios Group has secured…
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Myochin takes over as new boss of K Line
Yukikazu Myochin will take the reins at one of the world’s largest shipping lines, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), in…
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ONE takes terminal in Singapore
PSA Singapore has now secured long-term commitments from the world’s top three container alliances with news yesterday that Japan’s Ocean…
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K Line’s busy festive period sees plenty of ships circulated for sale
Brokers predict no a busy Christmas for Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line). The active outfit is offloading…
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Masterbulk trials Japanese battery solution on 54,810 dwt ship
As part of a joint project with Singapore owner Masterbulk, Japan’s Eco Marine Power (EMP) announced today that an UltraBattery…
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Daiichi Chuo sells handy to Canbaz
Japan’s Daiicihi Chuo has sold the six-year-old handysize Coral Ocean to Istanbul-based handysize player Canbaz Shipping for $ 14m, a price…
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NYK warns on imposter claiming to be group subsidiary
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has warned of an imposter pretending to be a subsidiary of the Japanese shipping major. An…
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MOL closes in on Wilhelmshaven FSRU project
German gas provider Uniper and Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) have cemented plans to develop a 263,000 cu…
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NYK fixes long-term LNG contracts with Diamond Gas International
NYK has signed long-term contracts with Diamond Gas International (DGI), a wholly owned Singapore subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, for DGI…
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NYK adds two more LNG carriers at Samsung for Total charter
Japan’s NYK has ordered a pair of 174,000 cu m LNG carriers from Samsung Heavy Industries as part of a…
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MOL involved in Asia’s first FSRU gas-to-power project
A Japanese consortium including shipping major Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) will build and operate an FSRU to be deployed in…
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ONE details sulphur cap bunker surcharge plans
Ocean Network Express (ONE), the new Japanese liner, has revealed how it intends to get clients to pay for its…
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NYK takes next step in digitalising shipmanagement
Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) yesterday unveiled a new digital platform to take its shipmanagement operations forward. Called…
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Japan Drilling Co awarded Indonesian jackup contract
Japan Drilling Co. (JDC) subsidiary P.T. Japan Drilling Indonesia has entered into a drilling contract with Premier Oil Natuna Sea…
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NYK developing its own digital currency to pay crew
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) will soon introduce its own digital currency to pay its crew, Bloomberg is reporting. The…
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Kristian Gerhard Jebsen orders kamsarmax pair at JMU
Norwegian company Kristian Gerhard Jebsen has placed an order at Japan Marine United for the construction of two 82,000 dwt…
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Eastern Pacific snaps up NYK boxship
Idan Ofer’s Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping has snapped up 2008-built 6,661 teu boxship from Japan’s NYK Line. Eastern Pacific revealed…
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PGS to sell survey vessel to JOGMEC
Norwegian offshore seismic service provider PGS has offered to sell its 2009-built survey vessel to the Japan Oil, Gas and…
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Japan to ease visa entry for foreign yard workers
Amid a demographic straightjacket Tokyo will open up its highly regulated visa program to get more foreigners to work at…
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