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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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Asia
Petronas, MISC and MOL to develop liquified CO2 carrier venture
Malaysian energy giant Petronas, along with its shipping arm MISC, has signed a term sheet with Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines…
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Gas
COSCO takes stake in MOL’s three LNG newbuilds
COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET), the oil and gas shipping unit of COSCO Shipping Group, is buying into three LNG…
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Renewables
Floating structure defects push back Goto City floating wind farm startup
The Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC consortium has pushed back the operational startup of the Goto City Offshore Wind Power…
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Dry Cargo
Latsco contracts for three ultramaxes at Oshima
Greece’s Latsco Shipping has ordered three 64,000 dwt bulk carriers at Oshima Shipbuilding, Japan’s largest shipyard by orderbook. Latsco’s first…
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Tech
K Line unveils draft survey app
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has developed a draft survey application in partnership with compatriots Miotsukushi Analytics and TIS. …
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Dry Cargo
MOL signs up for methanol-powered ultramax bulker
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is to take on a methanol dual-fuel ultramax bulk carrier in a charter deal with…
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Asia
Hitachi Zosen eyes methanol engine retrofits
Japan’s Hitachi Zosen is working with MAN Energy Solutions to offer clients methanol engine conversions plans amid rising inquiries for…
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Gas
MISC and Nissen Kaiun strike LNG carriers sale and leaseback deal
Malaysia’s top shipping line MISC has struck a deal with Japanese shipping mammoth Nissen Kaiun for the sale and charter…
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Dry Cargo
Geneva Star kamsarmax sold for bright sum
After months of grey commentary by shipping analysts across the globe, several broking houses now report increased activity and for…
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Gas
Lepta Shipping signs for four LPG carriers
Tokyo-headquartered Lepta Shipping has ordered four midsize gas carriers at Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding (YAMIC). The joint venture between Nissen Kaiun and…
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Shipyards
Shipyard surprises in latest rankings: Samsung on top, Oshima above Imabari
The Geoje shipyard of Samsung Heavy Industries in the far southeast of South Korea has the largest orderbook backlog of…
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Offshore
SBM Offshore, Mitsubishi Heavy team up for FPSO CO2 capture solution
Dutch floater expert SBM Offshore and Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have signed a partnership agreement that will offer…
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Dry Cargo
Meadway back at Oshima with bulk carrier order
Meadway Shipping has contracted Oshima Shipbuilding again to build a 42,300 bulk carrier, a second ship on order at the…
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Tankers
MOL to spend $400m buying Fairfield Chemical Carriers
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is spending $400m in an all-cash transaction to acquire the 36-strong fleet of New York-headquartered…
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Renewables
MOL invests in floating offshore wind tech start-up
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has invested in a floating wind technology start-up, TouchWind. The tilting-angled one-piece rotor wind…
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Dry Cargo
Maybulk sells kamsarmax to Tokyo Century
Malaysian Bulk Carriers (Maybulk) has offloaded its 2018-built kamsarmax to Japanese buyers for around $30.1m. The Petaling Jaya-headquartered firm said…
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Tech
K Line rolls out ChatGPT at offices across Japan
Shipowner Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has outlined how it is now using artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT for operations at…
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