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Breaking: MOL Raises Net Profit Forecast to JPY240bn 速報・商船三井、純利益2400億円へ上方修正
Dry bulk, energy and ONE drive upgrade, with chemical logistics also contributing ドライ、エネルギー、ONEが押し上げ ケミカル物流も貢献 MOL on Aug. 3 revised upward its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 20... -
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Breaking:NYK launches ¥120.6bn tender offer for NS United Kaiun 日本郵船、1206億円TOB NSユナイテッド海運を連結子会社化へ
To raise stake to 83.33%; Nippon Steel to retain 16.67% 出資比率83.33%へ 日本製鉄は16.67%維持 NYK announced on 31 July that it will consolidate its equity-method affiliate, NS United Kaiun Kaisha, as a consolidated subsidiary. Subje... -
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Breaking: NYK Raises Net Profit Forecast to JPY240bn 速報・日本郵船、純利益予想2400億円へ上方修正
Container freight rates exceed expectations, while dry bulk, energy and a weaker yen provide further support 27年3月期、コンテナ船運賃が想定上回る、ドライ・エネルギー・円安も寄与 NYK Line (NYK) on 30 July revised upward its consolidat... -
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Breaking: NYK joins EIG-backed MidOcean Energy 速報・日本郵船、米EIG傘下MidOcean Energyへ参画
Strategic partnership in LNG shipping to expand LNG value chain 海上輸送で戦略的パートナーシップ締結、LNGバリューチェーン拡大へ Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has decided to acquire an equity stake in MidOcean Energy, the LNG comp... -
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Breaking News: K Line Raises Full-Year Net Profit Forecast to Yen 135bn 速報・川崎汽船、通期純利益を1350億円に上方修正
Container shipping and dry bulk markets outperform expectations, with weaker yen providing additional support コンテナ船・ドライ市況が想定以上、円安も追い風 K Line on Thursday revised upward its consolidated earnings forecast for the fis... -
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Iyogin Holdings and Ehime Bank to Hold Press Conference at 3:30 p.m. いよぎんHDと愛媛銀行、午後3時30分から会見
To Announce "Important Management Matters" 「経営に関する重要事項」を発表へ Iyogin Holdings (HD) and Ehime Bank announced on 24 July that they will hold a press conference at a hotel in Matsuyama City at 3:30 p.m. on the same day. The ... -
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Iyogin HD and Ehime Bank Head for Management Integration いよぎんHDと愛媛銀、経営統合へ
Ship-related Lending to Exceed JPY 2tn, Set to Become Largest Among Japan's Regional Banks 船舶関連融資2兆円超、主要地銀で最大規模に Iyogin Holdings, Inc. (HD) and Ehime Bank have entered the final stage of negotiations toward a manage... -
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Breaking: Houthi Threat Expands to Saudi-Linked Shipping in the Red Sea 速報・紅海リスク、フーシ派がサウジ関連船も標的
New Caution for Japan-Related Vessels 日本関係船にも新たな警戒 Ambrey, the UK-based maritime risk intelligence company, issued a threat advisory on 20 July following the Houthi movement's declaration of a "Maritime Embargo" against Sau... -
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Breaking News: Trump Calls for “20% Charge” on Hormuz Cargo 速報・トランプ氏、ホルムズ通航貨物に「20%負担」要求
US Declares Itself "Guardian of the Strait", Raising New Geopolitical and Cost Risks for Japanese Shipping Companies 米国が「海峡の守護者」を宣言 日本船社にも新たな地政学・コストリスク US President Donald Trump said on July 13 on his so... -
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Iran Attacks 7,000-TEU Container Ship Shortly After Talks with Oman イラン、オマーンとの協議直後に7,000TEUコンテナ船を攻撃
US Central Command Launches Retaliatory Strikes as Strait of Hormuz Risks Sliding Back into Deadlock 米中央軍が報復空爆、ホルムズ海峡は再び「泥沼化」の懸念 The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacked the Cyprus-flagged containe... -
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Breaking News: Explosion Hits Qatar’s Giant LNG Hub During Restart 速報・カタール巨大LNG基地で再稼働中に爆発
Fresh Uncertainty Clouds LNG Shipping Recovery Scenario LNG輸送再開シナリオに新たな不透明感 QatarEnergy announced on 21 June that an operational incident had occurred during the start-up of operations at Ras Laffan Industrial City, res... -
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Iran Declares Renewed Closure of Strait of Hormuz イラン、ホルムズ海峡の再封鎖を宣言
Claims US and Israeli Breaches of Memorandum as Tensions Return for Japan-Related Shipping and Global Maritime Trade 米・イスラエルの覚書違反主張、日本関係船と国際海運に再び緊張 Iran's top joint military command announced on 20 June th... -
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Breaking: MOL Invests $300m in First US FLNG Project 速報・商船三井、3億ドルを投じ米国初のFLNG事業に参画
Final Investment Decision Reached as Company Accelerates LNG Value Chain Strategy 最終投資決定 LNGサプライチェーン全体戦略を加速 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has formally decided to participate as an equity investor in the first Floa... -
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NYT: Iran Agrees to Hormuz Reopening Framework, Officials Say NYT:イラン当局者、「ホルムズ海峡再開」含む覚書に同意と説明
US President Donald Trump Says on Social Media That “A Deal Is Nearly Done” トランプ米大統領がSNS上で「合意がほぼ成立した」 The online edition of The New York Times (NYT), citing three senior Iranian government officials, reported that T... -
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U.S. Justice Department Files Criminal Charges Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse 米司法省、ボルティモア橋崩落事故で刑事訴追
Companies Linked to Management of “DALI” and Technical Superintendent Indicted Ahead of Civil Trial 「DALI」管理関連会社と技術監督者を起訴、民事裁判直前に波紋 The U.S. Department of Justice said on May 13 that it had filed criminal cha... -
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Gunfire Follows ‘Full Opening’ Claim as IRGC Approaches Tanker 「完全開放」翌日に発砲 IRGCがタンカー接近
UKMTO issues warning on 18 April; incident occurs northeast of Oman, vessel unnamed UKMTOが18日警告、オマーン北東沖で発生 船名は非公表 The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on April 18, 2026 that it had received a re... -
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JSA’s Nagasawa Warns Crew Mental Health Is Top Concern 日本船主協会・長澤会長、「乗組員の精神状態が最も心配」
Appearing on TV Tokyo, he voices concern over the Strait of Hormuz even after “full opening” テレ東出演、「完全開放」後もホルムズ情勢に懸念示す Mr Hitoshi Nagasawa, Chairman of the Japan Shipowners’ Association, appeared on the morning... -
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Breaking : U.S. and Iran declare “full reopening” of the Strait of Hormuz 速報 米・イラン「ホルムズ海峡の完全開放」
Full texts of posts by Foreign Minister Araghchi and President Trump 42 Japan-related vessels require careful judgment on safe navigation アラグチ外相とトランプ大統領の投稿全文を掲載 日本関係船42隻、安全運航の見極め必要 Iran’s Foreign Mi... -
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US Central Command “Reverse Blockades” Northern Iran Route 米中央軍、イラン北部ルートを「逆封鎖」
Enforced from 11pm Japan time on the 13th; vessels bound for Iranian ports barred from transit; more than 800 ships stranded in the Gulf 日本時間13日午後11時に発動 イラン港湾向け船舶を通航遮断 湾内800隻超が足止め US President Donald ... -
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IRGC releases mine-avoidance routing map for Strait of Hormuz shipping イラン革命防衛隊、ホルムズ海峡で機雷回避の航路図公開
Traffic guided toward narrow coastal lanes along Iran; toll proposal also emerges Around 42 Japan-linked vessels remain stranded inside the Gulf イラン沿岸寄りの狭水道へ誘導、通航料構想も浮上 日本関係船はなお約42隻が湾内に足止め Accordin... -
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42 Japan-Related Vessels Remain on Standby in the Persian Gulf 日本関係船42隻、引き続きペルシャ湾内で待機
US-Iran Ceasefire Deal Reached, but Even After the Strait of Hormuz Reopens, “Three Months of Disruption, Dry Docking and Hull Cleaning” Are Expected 米・イラン停戦合意、ホルムズ海峡解放後も「3カ月は混乱、ドック入り、船底清掃」 The likel... -
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Another MOL-linked India vessel transits Hormuz, total to three 商船三井のインド関連船が新たに通過、3隻に
Deadline for Hormuz “48-hour rule” draws near ホルムズ海峡、迫る「48時間ルール」の期限 As tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, it has emerged that the small LPG carrier GREEN ASHA, an India-linked vessel associated with the ... -
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MOL-linked vessel SOHAR LNG transits the Strait of Hormuz 商船三井の関係船「SOHAR LNG」がホルムズ海峡通過
Reporter boarded the ship in Oman in November 2003, a symbol of bilateral seafarer training 記者が2003年11月にオマーンで乗船取材、両者の船員教育の象徴 A Panama-flagged LNG carrier, SOHAR LNG (tank capacity about 135,000 cubic metres, bui... -
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MSC takes 50% stake in South Korea’s Sinokor, filings confirm MSC、韓国シノコールに50%出資 当局届出で正式確認
Aponte family backing drives large-scale VLCC acquisitions, fleet expands around 80 vessels VLCC大量取得にアポンテ家の支援、80隻台中心に拡大 Formal filings with competition authorities in Greece and Cyprus have confirmed that MSC, the wo...