Japan
-
Asia
Japan’s Tsuneishi Zosen yard books six aframaxes and two bulkers
Athens: The past week has been a busy one for orders at Japan’s Tsuneishi Zosen shipyard, which has booked separate orders…
Read More » -
Asia
Trio roll out Stones FPSO project
Tokyo: Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is investing in its fourth FPSO. The Japanese line has teamed up with compatriot Mitsubishi…
Read More » -
Asia
Rio Tinto blasted for bauxite ship crew conditions
Sydney: Rio Tinto has been dragged into an embarrassing shipping scandal in Australia with news that the crew on of…
Read More » -
Asia
MOL takes methanol fuel lead
Tokyo: Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has ordered methanol carriers with the world’s first methanol burned dual-fuelled low-speed diesel main engine…
Read More » -
Asia
Tamai Steamship in for one at Oshima
Tokyo: Japan’s Tamai Steamship has contracted Oshima Shipbuilding to build a new handymax bulker. Trading house Sumitomo Corporation is providing…
Read More » -
Asia
Ikeda addresses MOL staff in inaugural address
Tokyo: Junichiro Ikeda, the new president of Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), the owner of the world’s most valuable fleet, gave…
Read More » -
Operations
Missing VDR recordings add to mystery surrounding the ‘death ship’
Sydney: Missing VDR recordings have added to the mystery surrounding the ‘death ship’ as the Japanese controlled Sage Sagittarius has…
Read More » -
Asia
UAE bauxite deal for K Line
Tokyo: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has concluded another deal with a long-term business partner, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA). K…
Read More » -
Asia
K Line, Chandris and DVB form LNG joint venture
Tokyo: In a dramatic shift in how it goes about ordering ships, Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line)…
Read More » -
Operations
Hachiuma Steamship left ‘death ship’ investigations to the police
Tokyo: The managing director of Hachiuma Steamship, the firm that manages the infamous Sage Sagittarius bulk carrier dubbed the death…
Read More » -
Asia
Mitsubishi-led PE fund targets more boxships
Tokyo: Mitsubishi Corporation has announced the final close of MC Seamax Shipping Opportunities Fund, a private equity fund, which is…
Read More » -
Asia
MOL rebrands car carrier division
Tokyo: Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has rebranded its giant car carrier division as MOL Auto Carrier Express (MOL ACE). MOL’s…
Read More » -
Asia
Curse of the ‘death ship’ strikes again
Sydney: A Filipino seafarer was helicoptered off the Sage Sagittarius coal carrier today suffering severe abdominal pains. The ship has…
Read More » -
Asia
Eco Marine Power: Believe the hype
Fukuoka: The founder of one of Japan’s leading green ship innovators says today that it is vital he and his…
Read More » -
Asia
NYK tried to silence ‘death ship’ widow with pay-off
Sydney: The inquest in Sydney over three mysterious deaths onboard the Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK)-controlled Sage Sagittarius has revealed some…
Read More » -
Asia
NOL completes sale of APL Logistics to Kintetsu World Express
Athens: After many months in the making, Kintetsu World Express has completed its acquisition of APL Logistics from Neptune Orient Lines…
Read More » -
Operations
Filipino captain of ‘death ship’ admits to gun running and punching crewmembers
Sydney: The captain of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) controlled Sage Sagittarius has come in for a severe grilling in…
Read More » -
Dry Cargo
Nisshin Shipping finally offloads panamax
Tokyo: The 76,000 dwt bulker Million Trader, which had been reported as sold several times this winter, has finally found…
Read More » -
Asia
Foul play deemed likely on Japanese ‘death ship’, court told
Sydney: Foul play was most likely on a vessel dubbed “the death ship”, a court in Australia was told. The…
Read More » -
Asia
NYK and Stolt’s JV exercises parcel options in Japan
Tokyo: A joint venture between Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Stolt-Nielsen has exercised options for two more parcel tankers in…
Read More »