Japan
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Gas
MOL and compatriot Cosmo Oil team up on CO2 shipping
Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has joined forces with fellow energy firm Cosmo Oil to explore shipping opportunities…
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Gas
MOL fixes sixth LNG newbuild to JERA
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has sealed another long-term charter deal with compatriot power generation major JERA for a…
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Asia
MOL makes significant stride in developing hydrogen-powered ships
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), along with yards Onomichi Dockyard, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) have…
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Gas
Middle East gas contracts sealed to Japan and the Netherlands
The United Arab Emirates and Qatar have signed new agreements to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan and the…
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Tech
Japanese listening rod developed to detect ship equipment abnormalities
In Japan, a piece of kit that looks like it was from a Star Wars set has been developed to…
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Finance and Insurance
Wan Hai Lines seals funding deal for Japanese newbuilds
Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines, the world’s 11th largest containerline, has secured financing for eight boxships it has under construction in…
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Tech
Starlink to be installed on 233 MOL vessels
Elon Musk’s Starlink is gaining fleet after fleet with its high bandwidth internet offering. Last week, Maersk announced it would…
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Gas
MOL returns to Samsung for one more LNG newbuild
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines has returned to Samsung Heavy Industries with an order for one more LNG carrier. In…
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Dry Cargo
World’s first LNG-fuelled panamax commences operation
The world’s first LNG-fuelled panamax bulk carrier has started operating. The coal carrier, owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and…
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Environment
Development Bank of Japan joins the Blue Visby Consortium
The Blue Visby Consortium – a cross-industry project aimed at reducing shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions by tackling the sail fast,…
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Dry Cargo
Blumenthal swoops on Japanese kamsarmax
German owner Johann MK Blumenthal has been linked to a kamsarmax bulk carrier purchase from Japan’s Nissen Kaiun. The 82,900…
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Containers
Maersk and ONE tap yards for up to 25 newbuilds
Maersk is being tipped by container shipping analysts at Alphaliner as lining up another series of methanol-fuelled ship orders. Alphaliner…
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Shipyards
Busy Oshima bags more bulk carrier orders
The yard with the longest orderbook in Japan, Oshima Shipbuilding, keeps on raking in orders. Oshima has won a contract…
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Dry Cargo
Sanko slashes fleet in half
One of the most famous names in Japanese shipowning history has slashed its fleet in half. Sanko Steamship has sold…
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Renewables
MOL makes further wind play as it buys into Odfjell Oceanwind
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has become a shareholder in Norwegian floating offshore wind specialist Odfjell Oceanwind. The size of…
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Renewables
MOL forges offshore wind and green hydrogen partnership with EDF Renewables
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has partnered up with EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of France’s utility EDF, to cooperate…
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Containers
Tsuneishi wins landmark order for methanol-fuelled boxships
Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding is expanding its project portfolio of methanol-powered ships with its first containership order. The Hiroshima-based shipbuilder has…
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Africa
Japan Transport Safety Board issues report on Wakashio disaster
The Japan Transport Safety Board has issued its report on the grounding of the Wakashio newcastlemax, one of this decade’s…
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Renewables
Japan’s Modec and reborn Dalian shipyard forge floating wind partnership
Japanese FPSO specialist Modec has signed a cooperation framework agreement with China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Company (DSOC) to jointly develop…
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Gas
MOL, NYK and K Line join forces to develop hydrogen carriers
Japan’s three largest shipowners are joining forces with Kawasaki Heavy Industries and industrial gas firm Iwatani Corporation to develop hydrogen…
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