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World’s first ethane ship engine completed
Japan’s Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding has completed the world’s first ME-GIE ethane-operated two-stroke diesel engine. The engines will be for…
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K Line boosting Manila training setup
One of the biggest takers of Filipino seafarers is bolstering its training set up in Manila. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K…
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PIL adds to bulker fleet with MOL capesize acquisition
Pacific International Lines (PIL), controlled by the Teo family, has dipped into the dry bulk sector to take advantage of…
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K Line orders five tanker newbuilds
Japan’s K Line has placed orders with local yards for three VLCCs and two aframax tankers. The company has signed…
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United Ocean Group sells fourth ship this year
United Ocean Group (UOG), a tonnage supplier to Japanese owners, which sought court protection in Tokyo on December 31, continues…
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MOL orders three MPPs
The domestic subsidiary of Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has ordered three 17,500 twin decker multipurpose vessels at Honda Heavy Industries.…
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Stream Tankers in for more Japanese chemical carriers
Norway’s Stream Tankers is back in Japan for more chemical tankers. Splash understands that Fukuoka Shipbuilding has received an order…
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Osaka Asahi sells first ship of the year
Bulk and container player Osaka Asahi has sold its first ship so for this year, saying goodbye to its only…
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Daiichi Chuo president vows all debts will be repaid this month
In his first interview since taking the top job at Daiichi Chuo, Toshihide Egawa has told Kaiji Press the line…
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Japanese investors unimpressed with heads of major shipping lines
Investors are losing confidence in the leadership of the nation’s top shipping lines, which are struggling to make profits in…
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Great Eastern buys cape
Brokers report that Japan’s Libera Corp has sold its capesize Cape Althea (179,300 dwt, built 2011) to Great Eastern Shipping…
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Sincere Industrial in for six Namura handies
Taiwanse owner Sincere Industrial has ordered six 34,000 dwt bulk carriers, at Namura Shipbuilding in Japan, continuing building up its…
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Wan Hai in for eight Japanese newbuilds
Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines has signed for eight 1,900 teu ships at Japanese yard Naikai Zosen. The ships will deliver…
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Toshin Kisen sale fails
The sale of the Japanese controlled 2006-built handy , which had been mooted as completed over the weekend for $5.5m,…
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NYK buys major stake in EMAS Chiyoda Subsea
Japanese shipowner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has made a stunning move into the offshore sector after agreeing to purchase…
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K Line forms panamax jv in Malaysia
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has formed a joint venture company owning a Malaysian-flag panamax vessel with Halim Mazmin…
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K Line commits to slash vessel CO2 emissions
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line)has upped its commitments to slash its CO2 emissions going forward. The giant Japanese shipping line…
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Japan takes aim at Seoul’s shipyard rescue package
Seoul’s decision to come to the aid of its shipyards has been criticized by the Japanese government – the starting…
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K Line panamax fixed on timecharter
K Line’s panamax bulk carrier (78,259 dwt, built 2013) has been reported fixed on a 10- to 16-month timecharter to…
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NYK orders VLGC pair at JMU
Japan’s NYK Line has ordered two 84,000 cu m very large gas carriers (VLGCs) at local shipyard Japan Marine United…
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