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ONE opts for low sulphur fuel
Japanese container shipping line Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced that it considers low sulphur fuel oil as the most…
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MOL shuns LNG with its 2020 fuel policy
With Maersk determined to pursue a low sulphur fuel future, eshewing scrubbers and LNG when the global sulphur cap comes…
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NYK and Mitsubishi Logistics form port terminal JV
Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has announced that it has agreed to form a joint holding company with…
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MOL using articificial intelligence to predict cape freight markets
The world’s largest operator of dry bulk vessels has revealed it has been using articificial intelligence for the last two…
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Another United Ocean handy sold
Debris from the demise of Japan’s United Ocean Group has showed up again in sales registers. The five-year-old handy was…
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NYK looks at lasers to cut corrosion on ships
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is looking at using laser technology to reduce corrosion on its ships. NYK has signed…
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MOL ups stake in Malaysian logistics outfit
Japanese shipping major Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has upped its stake in Malaysia’s PKT Logistics, boosting its car carrier supply…
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Imabari dominates container orderbook
Japan’s heyday in shipbuilding passed at the turn of the century, but in one key segment it still has a…
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Mitsubishi to acquire 25% stake in Bangladesh LNG terminal
Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation has reached an agreement to acquire a 25% stake of the Summit Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal…
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IHI’s Aichi Works closes for good
A famous site in Japanese shipbuilding history is no more. The Aichi Works, belonging to conglomerate IHI, closed down on…
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MOL to issue Japan’s first green bonds
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced a plan to issue green bonds through a public offering in Japan’s domestic…
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NYK looks at LNG supply in southwestern Japan
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kyushu Electric Power, Saibu Gas and Chugoku Electric Power…
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ONE takes aim at level of red tape surrounding Malaysian ports
New Japanese containerline Ocean Network Express (ONE) has criticised Malaysia’s ports set up for the huge amount of red tape…
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MOL to trial auto berthing
A group of Japanese organisations including shipping major Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) are pushing ahead with a project to develop…
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Seno Kisen orders Namura kamsarmax
Brokers are reporting Japan’s Seno Kisen has firmed up a kamsarmax order at Namura Shipbuilding. In an all-Japanese deal, the…
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Leaking K Line car carrier under tow
The Swedish Coast Guard has started to tow the K Line car carrier , after the ship ran hard aground…
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Pressure mounts on K Line top management
Pressure is growing once again for a change of top management at Japan’s third largest shipping line, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha…
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As Japanese yards stop offering Tier II engines Doun Kisen heads to China
In its latest weekly report brokers Banchero Costa report that Japanese yards have unilaterally decided to stop producing ships with…
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Oil spill detected as K Line car carrier refloats
The K Line car carrier , which ran hard aground near the south coast of Sweden early last week, has…
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MOL debuts virtual technology ship visits
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has debuted a new virtual technology tool, which could change the way ships operate. Vessel…
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