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K Line revises up full-year net profit forecast to ¥115bn 川崎汽船、通期純利益1150億円に上方修正
Maintains ¥120 annual dividend, equity ratio at 76% 年間配当120円維持、自己資本比率76% K Line said on 3 February that it expects consolidated net profit for the year ending March 2026 to rise by ¥10bn from its previous forecast to around... -
VLCC market surges, spot rates exceed $130,000 amid geopolitical risk VLCC市況急騰、用船料13万ドル超、地政学的リスクで
Frontline and South Korea’s Sinokor lift investment efficiency, with knock-on effects for major shipping groups フロントライン、韓国シノコールが投資効率を引き上げ、海運大手の業績にも影響 The VLCC market is surging. According to market pa... -
SOMEC forms shipowning JV with three shipping and shipbuilding companies ソメック、海運・造船3社と船主JV設立
Japan’s first cross-industry scheme to order three newbuildings, as Imabari Shipbuilding expands its M&A strategy 日本初の業界横断スキームで新造船3隻を発注、今治造船のM&A戦略も拡大 ORIX, a major diversified financial group, annou... -
NS United Kaiun Kaisha secures ROE above 10% for fifth consecutive year NSU海運、5期連続でROE10％超を確保
FY March 2026 net profit forecast revised up, annual dividend raised to ¥265 26年3月期、純利益を上方修正、年間配当265円に増配 NS United Kaiun Kaisha announced on 30 January that it has revised up its consolidated net profit forecast for ... -
MOL selected of 2 newbuild liquefied CO₂ carriers for Northern Lights 商船三井、ノーザン・ライツ向け新造液化CO2船2隻
Participation as shipowner to support business expansion strengthening the CCS value chain CCSバリューチェーン強化の事業拡大に向け船主として参画 MOL said on the 30th that it has been selected as the shipowner of two newbuild liquefied CO... -
NYK Hosts Dry Bulk Safety Conference 2026 in Greece 日本郵船、ギリシャでDry Bulk Safety Conference 2026開催
Around 70 shipowning companies and 150 participants attend to exchange know-how and enhance safety awareness 船主ら約70社・150人が参加、ノウハウ交換と安全意識向上へ NYK on January 21 hosted the “Dry Bulk Safety Conference 2026” in Athens... -
Imabari Raskin Meeting shares the front line of decarbonisation techniques今治ラスキン会、脱炭素技術の最前線を共有
From new-fuel main engines to wind assistance, water lubrication and SOLAS amendments, technical discussions draw 130 participants 新燃料主機から風力・水潤滑、SOLAS改正まで 技術議論に130人が参加 The Imabari City Ocean-Going Shipping Coun... -
MOL revamps executive structure to accelerate global strategy 商船三井、新執行体制を発表、グローバル戦略を加速
Focus on strengthening management foundations and clarifying global accountability 経営基盤強化とグローバル責任分担を重視 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) announced on 30 January that its board of d... -
MOL raises full-year net profit forecast to ¥200bn 商船三井、通期純利益2000億円に上方修正
VLCCs and car carriers drive performance; payout ratio at 36% VLCC、自動車船がけん引、配当性向36％ MOL on 30 January raised its forecast for consolidated net profit for the financial year ending March 2026 to ¥200bn. Key takeaways → This... -
Reportage: Japanese Shipowners Part 7: “Still Borrowing in Yen” ルポ・日本船主 第7回「それでも円を借りる日本船主」
In the afternoon of January 28, in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture. “We understand the foreign-exchange risk of yen-denominated borrowing. Even so, the appeal of Japan’s low interest rates is substantial.” A Japanese shipowner based in Im... -
FRO fixes seven VLCCs at elevated $76,900 per day on one-year charters Fライン、VLCC7隻を7万6,900ドルで1年契約
Fredriksen’s response to an era of uncertainty ノルウェー海運王フレドリクセンの「不透明な時代の打ち手」 Frontline, the tanker company in which Norwegian shipping magnate John Fredriksen exerts significant influence, announced on the 23rd... -
NYK Finalises Board and Executive Officer Structure Effective April 1 日本郵船、4月1日付役員・執行役員体制を決定
Board Unchanged, Emphasis Placed on Swift Decision-Making by Business Segment 取締役は異動なし、事業別の迅速な意思決定を重視 NYK on 29 January announced its board and executive officer structure effective from 1 April 2026. There will be... -
Taylor Maritime sells 50 vessels in two years テイラー・マリタイム、2年で50隻売船
Total of $820m, fleet reduced to eight Japanese-built ships 総額8.2億ドル、船隊は日本建造8隻に縮小 Taylor Maritime Limited (TML), the London Stock Exchange-listed dry bulk shipping company, on the 22nd announced its results for the Octob... -
NYK invests in waste-derived fuel developer XFuel 日本郵船、廃棄物由来燃料のXFuelに出資
Turning ship sludge into low-carbon drop-in fuel, with a focus on deployment-ready decarbonisation 船舶スラッジを低炭素ドロップイン燃料へ、実装型脱炭素に照準 NYK announced on 28 January that it had invested in XFuel Limited, a company th... -
Capesize market surges unusually during January lull ケープサイズ市況、1月の閑散期に異例の急騰
$25,653 in the London market Up $5,339 Only per day ロンドン市場で25,653ドルへ 1日で5,339ドル高、 The capesize market, the largest segment of the dry bulk sector, has surged sharply despite the traditional seasonal lull in January. Ar... -
OceanScore opens Japan office オーシャンスコア、日本オフィス開設
Strengthening APAC support for the commercial response to EU environmental regulation EU環境規制の商業対応でAPAC支援を強化 German maritime digitalisation company OceanScore GmbH has formally announced the opening of its Japan office. Key... -
Gard warns over charterparty risks on US trades ガード、米国航海の用船契約に警鐘
Calls for clearer allocation of responsibility for AMS and AES compliance AMS・AES対応の責任配分明確化を促す Gard, one of the world’s largest P&I clubs headquartered in Norway, on the 21st published a report warning of the risks surr... -
WilhelmsenSM warns of the risk of spontaneous cargo ignition ウイルヘルムセンSM、貨物の自然発火リスクに警鐘
The “silent fires” of bulk carrier cargoes, a risk shared by Japan’s merchant fleet 日本の商船隊にも共通するバルクキャリア貨物の「静かな火災」 Wilhelmsen Ship Management, a leading ship management company, has recently published Wilhelms... -
LNG carrier market plunges, Atlantic charter rates fall to $16,250 LNG船市況、大西洋で用船料$16,250に急落
Winter demand softens supply-demand balance, while VLCCs, Aframaxes and LPG carriers sustain high levels on geopolitical risk 冬場でも需給緩和、VLCC・アフラ・LPG船は地政学リスクで高騰維持 The LNG carrier market is weakening rapidly despi... -
Swiss franc surge exposes Japan’s shipping to foreign-exchange risk スイスフラン急騰、日本の海運に為替リスク
Charter hire income alone proves insufficient for some Japanese owners, forcing recourse to own funds for debt repayment 一部の日本船主は用船料収入だけで不足、自己資金取り崩しで返済充当も The Swiss franc has surged sharply against the US... -
The Reality of Limpet Mine Threats Targeting Ports Receiving Russian Crude ロシア原油受入港を狙う「リンペット機雷」の現実
UK-based AMBREY Warns of Port Risks That Also Concern Japan’s Shipping Industry 英AMBREY、日本の海運業界も無関係ではない港湾リスク AMBREY, a UK intelligence firm specialising in maritime security and geopolitical risk analysis, said on t... -
Furuno Electric launches world’s first Level 4-equivalent commercial operation 古野電気、世界初のレベル4相当で商用運航
Autonomous navigation system deployed on MEGURI2040 passenger vessel since last December 自律航行システム搭載、昨年12月から「MEGURI2040」の旅客船で Marine electronics manufacturer Furuno Electric (headquartered in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref... -
Union Maritime’s 100-ship fleet and BAR Technologies 100隻船隊のユニオン・マリタイムとBAR Technologies
WindWing-equipped MR2 tankers receive SOLAS approval, decarbonisation moves into implementation phase 英国最大級100隻船隊のユニオン・マリタイム ウインドウイング搭載MR2タンカーがSOLAS承認、脱炭素を実装段階へ Union Maritime, the UK’s large... -
Reportage: Japanese Shipowners Part 6 — The Sweet Trap of Joint Newbuilding ルポ・日本船主 第6回「共有建造の甘い罠」
“If one were to invest in an Ultramax with a newbuilding price of $34 million, even at a daily charter rate of $14,000 the internal rate of return (IRR) would be only around 3%. In that case, investing in US five-year Treasuries with a y...
