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Dry bulk operators begin slow steaming ドライバルクオペレーター、減速航海を開始
Bunker prices exceed $1,000 per tonne, tightening vessel supply may lend support to the market バンカー価格1,000ドル超、船腹需給引き締めで市況下支えも According to Japanese and overseas dry bulk operators interviewed by Maritime Bridge J... -
LNG revival and pricing power at core of Japan shipbuilding reset LNG船復活と船価競争力、日本造船再生の核心
Seven Proposals and Five-Group Meeting Call for Structural Reform Including Finance and Supply Chains 7項目提言と5団体会合、資金・供給網含め構造改革へ Japan’s four maritime industry organisations on March 19, 2026 submitted seven proposa... -
The 15th Reportage: Japanese Shipowners 第15回ルポルタージュ・日本船主
“The Divergence in Temperature Between Trading House Shipping Divisions, Leasing, and the Shift to Asset Business” 「商社船舶部とリース、アセットビジネスへの温度差とは」 On the morning of 18 March, in Tokyo’s Otemachi district just befor... -
Western Bulk and ZeroNorth Announce New Partnership ウェスタン・バルクとゼロノース、パートナーシップを締結
Optimisation technology introduced into asset-light operations, driving efficiency across the entire fleet ライトアセット型運航に最適化技術を導入、全船隊で効率化推進 Norwegian dry bulk major Western Bulk has entered into a partnership wi... -
Elliott Announces “Significant” Investment in MOL Shares 米エリオット、商船三井株への「相当規模」の投資を公表
Update: March 19, 2026, 12:45 PM JST Focus on Whether a Large Shareholding Report Has Been Filed; Stake May Be Below 5% 大量保有報告書の提出の有無が焦点、保有比率5％未満の可能性も Elliott Investment Management, the US-based investment fu... -
Japan’s Big Three Shipping Stocks Surge — Is There a Link to Global Peers? 海運大手3社の株価急騰、国際海運との関連性とは
MOL hits ¥7014 as all three reach year-to-date highs, with expectations of improved earnings in times of crisis 商船三井は7014円、そろって年初来高値を更新 有事に業績向上の期待感 On March 18, share prices of Japan’s three major shipping ... -
Japan Eyes Alaskan Crude, Requiring 4–5 Aframax Tankers 日本のアラスカ原油調達、アフラマックス4－5隻
Voyage Duration 12–14 Days; Under CIF Terms, Tankers Are Provided by the U.S. Side 輸送日数12－14日、CIFベースならアメリカ側が配船 The governments of Japan and the United States have entered final coordination to reach an agreement on co... -
Sumitomo, K Line and NYK sign MoU on ammonia bunkering vessel 住友商事・川崎汽船・日本郵船、アンモニア燃料供給船でMoU
Major shipping players move to build a “next-generation fuel hub” 海運大手連携で“次世代燃料ハブ”構築へ Sumitomo Corporation, K Line and NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., a group company of NYK, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU... -
US and Japan to Invest $100 Million in Shipbuilding Sector on AI Utilisation 日米、造船分野に1億ドル投資でAI活用
Domestically, Restart of LNG Carrier Construction Sought, Annual Three-Vessel System Considered at Koyagi Base 国内ではLNG船建造再開、香焼拠点で年3隻体制を模索 The governments of the United States and Japan are set to embark on a joint... -
Japanese Government Says It Is “Not Considering” Dispatch of SDF 日本政府、自衛隊派遣「現時点で考えていない」
Trump Requests Naval Deployments from “Around Seven Countries” over Strait of Hormuz トランプ氏、ホルムズ海峡巡り「約7カ国」に艦船派遣要求 US President Donald Trump has requested cooperation from “around seven countries”, including Japan... -
NYK Acquires 50% Stake in LNG Bunkering Major Avenir LNG 日本郵船、LNGバンカリング大手Avenir LNGの株式50％取得
Strategic partnership with Stolt-Nielsen to expand cooperation in LNG fuel supply and chemical tankers Stolt-Nielsenと戦略提携、LNG燃料供給とケミカルタンカーで協力拡大 NYK has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire a 50% stake in A... -
Danish Shipping Accounts Through the Lens of Ultrabulk’s Results ウルトラバルクの業績が映す「デンマーク海運決算」
Different from Japan’s tax and accounting systems, three contrasting approaches by NORDEN, Ultrabulk and Western Bulk 日本と異なる税制・会計の見え方、ノルデンとウエスタンバルクの三者三様 Ultrabulk A/S, the Danish dry bulk operator, repor... -
JERA Strengthens Cooperation with KOGAS on LNG Shipping JERA、KOGASとLNG輸送で協力強化
Major buyer alliance of about 70m tonnes annually, with possible swap of 29 LNG carriers 年間約7000万トン規模の巨大バイヤー連携、LNG船29隻のスワップも視野 JERA, headquartered in Tokyo, will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with K... -
NYK Moves to Fully Acquire Saga Welco 日本郵船、Saga Welcoを完全子会社化へ
Open-hatch carrier market consolidates into duopoly with MOL–Marubeni alliance オープンハッチ船市場でMOL・丸紅陣営と二強構図 NYK said on March 13, 2026 that it had agreed to fully acquire Saga Welco AS, an open-hatch shipping company bas... -
AI Becomes the New “Eye” for Navigation in the Age of GPS Jamming GPS妨害時代の航海安全、AIが新たな「目」
Vulnerabilities of satellite dependence exposed by the Hormuz crisis, posing challenges for Japan-linked vessels as well ホルムズ危機で露呈した衛星依存の脆弱性、日本関係船にも課題 Yarden Gross, Chief Executive of the London-based maritim... -
Tokushima Taisho Bank holds seminar to develop ship finance expertise 徳島大正銀行、シップファイナンス人材育成へ勉強会
Ship loan portfolio reaches JPY229.4bn, expanding 2.5 times in eight years as internal knowledge and organisational capacity are strengthened 船舶融資残高2294億円、8年で2.5倍 行内理解拡大と体制強化へ Tokushima Taisho Bank (The Tokushima... -
Reportage: Japanese Shipowners (14) 第14回ルポルタージュ・日本船主
“Japanese-related ships cannot leave the Persian Gulf even if they want to” — the dilemma 「日本関係船、ペルシャ湾を出たくても出られない」ジレンマ In the morning of March 11 Japan time, a Japanese shipowner who has a bulk carrier waiting... -
Multiple Vessels Withdraw from the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman ペルシャ湾、複数隻がオマーン湾に退避
MarineTraffic data shows destinations listed as “For Order”, references such as “China owner” MarineTraffic調べ、行き先を「For Order」、中国関連の記載（China owner）など According to the vessel-tracking service MarineTraffic, several com... -
MOL Acquires Stake in French Ship Manager to Bolster European Expansion 商船三井、欧州事業拡大へフランス船舶管理会社に出資
Acquires 25% stake in V.Ships France SAS, strengthening cooperation in LNG carrier and bunkering vessel management V.Ships France SASの株式25％取得、LNG船・バンカリング船管理で連携強化 MOL announced on March 11, 2026 that it had acquired... -
MOL Makes First Entry into Europe’s Offshore Wind SOV Business 商船三井、欧州洋上風力の支援船“SOV”事業に初参入
Expanding into Europe on the Back of Taiwan Experience, Accelerating Decarbonisation and Non-Shipping Business Growth 台湾での実績を基に欧州へ展開、脱炭素と非海運事業拡大を加速 MOL announced on March 9, 2026 that it will jointly own two ... -
Graduation Ceremony Held at NYK TDG Maritime Academy in the Philippines 日本郵船・TDGのフィリピン商船大学で卒業式典
76 Cadets of the 15th Class Graduate; President Soga Praises Efforts of Students Who Enrolled During the Pandemic 第15期生76名、曽我社長、「コロナ禍に入学、困難を乗り越えた皆さんの努力」と祝辞 NYK announced on March 9, 2026 that the NYK-... -
Can Japan Capitalise on Its Status as an ‘LNG Trading Nation’? 日本、「LNGトレーダー国家」を生かせるか
Strait of Hormuz crisis raises questions over Japan’s emerging energy strategy, highlighted by IEEFA report ホルムズ海峡封鎖、IEEFA報告で浮かぶ日本の新たなエネルギー戦略とは According to a report published on February 25, 2026 by the Ins... -
Notice of the Launch of a Campaign to Support Seafarers in The Hormuz ホルムズ海峡の船員支援キャンペーン開始のお知らせ
Maritime Bridge Japan to distribute international maritime news in English and Japanese free of charge Maritime Bridge Japanが英語、日本語の国際的な海事記事を無料で配信 Maritime Bridge Japan today announced the launch of a free newslette... -
IINO LINES to sell VLCC for about JPY6.9bn 飯野海運、VLCC1隻を約69億円で売却
2006-built tanker divested as company seizes surge in market prices 2006年建造、市況高騰のタイミング掴む IINO LINES announced on 6 March 2026 that it has decided to transfer (sell) the very large crude carrier (VLCC) KIHO (built in 2006,...
