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Tech
Toyota-backed marine fuel cell launches
One of the most high-profile launches at this year’s Nor-Shipping trade fair just outside Oslo has come from battery manufacturer…
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Dry Cargo
MOL orders LNG-fuelled bulker at Oshima
In an all Japanese deal, shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is ordering an LNG-fuelled 94,900 dwt bulk carrier at Oshima…
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Containers
ONE’s latest boxship features extra container bay
The latest ship to join the fleet of Ocean Network Express (ONE) lives up to its name. The , on…
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Operations
Cargo ship runs aground off Japan
A Japanese general cargo vessel Taisei Maru No. 21 ran aground off the coast of Kasaoka City at Kogochi Island…
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Shipyards
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and CSSC work together to develop ammonia-fuelled ships
Engine manufacturer WinGD, part of Chinese state-run shipbuilding group CSSC, and Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding have signed a memorandum of understanding…
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Dry Cargo
Lepta Shipping signs for up to 12 kamsarmaxes at Yangzijiang
Bulk carrier orders continue to flood in. Tokyo-based Lepta Shipping has returned to Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, signing for 10 firm 82,500…
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Tech
ONE joins GSBN blockchain platform
Hong Kong-headquartered blockchain platform Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has welcomed Ocean Network Express (ONE) as its latest member, joining…
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Renewables
K Line joins project to develop next-gen floating wind turbines
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has joined a demonstration project aimed at developing cheaper floating offshore wind turbines that can…
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Tech
Japan’s PowerX details battery tanker scheme
Japanese power transfer vessel developer PowerX has unveiled the detailed design of the first-ever ‘battery tanker’ set for domestic and…
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Asia
Japanese invest $80m into CORE POWER
Japanese companies will participate in a project led by CORE POWER from the UK to develop a floating nuclear power…
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Dry Cargo
Modern ultramax sold for firm $30m
Brokers report one rare modern ultramax sale, with a price tag to match the age. Japan’s Daiwa Kisen is reportedly…
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Gas
Japan’s top shipbuilders set to build liquified CO2 carriers by 2027
Leading shipbuilders in Japan have joined forces to design a liquified CO2 carrier, with the goal of finishing construction by…
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Renewables
Japanese pledge to plow billions into UK offshore wind sector
Japanese companies have committed to invest more than $22bn in the UK, including funding for offshore wind, low-carbon hydrogen and…
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Tankers
MOL orders dual-fuel methanol carrier for Mitsubishi Gas Chemical charter
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has tapped South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard to build a dual-fuel methanol carrier for delivery in…
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Tech
Japanese make ammonia engine breakthroughs
The Japanese are making notable strides in developing ammonia propulsion. NYK Line, IHI Power Systems, Nihon Shipyard, Japan Engine Corporation,…
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Gas
K Line orders LNG carrier
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, (K Line) has fixed a 15-year long-term LNG time charter contract with an option to extend the…
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Offshore
Modec secures Brazilian floater contract
Japan’s Modec has signed a deal with Equinor to deliver one of the most complex floating production, storage and offloading…
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Asia
Tokyo MOU reveals details of cyber attack
The Tokyo MOU, an inter-governmental cooperative organisation on port state control (PSC) in the Asia-Pacific region, has revealed it has…
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Dry Cargo
Meadway adds to Japanese ultramax bulker orderbook
Greek owner Meadway Shipping & Trading has returned to Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding with a contract for another ultramax bulker newbuild,…
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Gas
Dynagas and NYK book LNG slots in Korea
The identities of the owners behind recent big-ticket LNG orders at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea have been…
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