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NYK Participates in Yokohama Umi-Haku with Car Carrier 日本郵船、横浜うみ博に自動車専用船で参加
NYK Participates in Yokohama Umi-Haku with Car CarrierInteracting with 1,500 Families; “We Want to Convey Freedom and Fun” 日本郵船、横浜うみ博に自動車船で参加 1500人の家族連れと交流、「自由・楽しさ」伝えたい NYK is participating on 12 a... -
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Bulk Carrier Orders Plummet to 76 Ships in H1 from 355 a Year Earlier上期の世界のバルカー発注、前年の355隻から76隻へ激減
Bulk Carrier Orders Plummet to 76 Ships in H1 from 355 a Year EarlierJapanese Owners Take a Wait-and-See Stance Amid High Newbuilding Prices and China Risk 上期の世界のバルカー発注、前年の355隻から76隻へ激減 日本船主も様子見姿勢、新造価... -
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Japan’s Big Three Shipping Face Murky Outlook for Container and PCTC 海運大手3社、コンテナ船とPCTCの業績見通しが難航
Japan’s Big Three Shipping Firms Face Murky Outlook for Container and PCTC Segments Red Sea Risk Collides with Wave of Newbuilding Deliveries 海運大手3社、コンテナ船とPCTCの業績見通しが難航紅海リスクと新造船ラッシュが交錯 A string of att... -
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MOL Enters Tripartite Agreement for Offshore Rocket Launch Project 商船三井、洋上発射・回収の宇宙事業で三社連携
MOL Enters Tripartite Agreement for Offshore Rocket Launch and Recovery Project Partners with ISC and Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyo Bay 商船三井、洋上発射・回収の宇宙事業で三社提携 将来宇宙輸送システム、常石ソリューションズ東京ベイと協定締... -
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Two Vessels Deemed “Israel-Linked” Sunk by Houthi Forces 「イスラエル関連船」と見なされた2隻をフーシ派が撃沈
Two Vessels Deemed "Israel-Linked" Sunk by Houthi ForcesAnsar Allah Releases Footage; Japanese Shipping Firms Also Not Exempt from Risk 「イスラエル関連船」と見なされた2隻をフーシ派が撃沈Ansar Allahが映像付きで報道、日本の海運会社も無関... -
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Japanese Shipowners Shift from Ships to Aircraft JOLCO Scheme 日本船主、船舶から航空機JOLCOへシフト
Japanese Shipowners Shift from Ships to Aircraft JOLCO Scheme — Newbuilding Orders on Hold Amid China Risk 日本船主、船舶から航空機JOLCOへシフト 新造船発注見送り、中国建造リスク Several Japanese shipowners are shifting their investment ... -
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MarineTraffic Unveils New Feature to Visualise Container Terminal Congestionマリントラフィック新機能、CT混雑を可視化
MarineTraffic Unveils New Feature to Visualise Container Terminal CongestionMaritime DX Platform Launches New Service マリントラフィックが新機能 コンテナターミナル混雑を可視化海運DXのプラットフォーム、新サービスを開始 Under the slogan “... -
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MOL to Convert Used Car Carrier into Offshore Data Centre 商船三井、中古自動車船を洋上データセンターに転用
MOL to Convert Used Car Carrier into Offshore Data Centre in World's First Floating Power-Linked Project 商船三井、中古自動車船を洋上データセンターに転用 発電船と連携し世界初の洋上データ拠点事業へ On 7 July, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) an... -
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Toyofuji Shipping Utilises Biofuel on Intra-European Route トヨフジ海運、欧州域内航路でバイオ燃料を活用
Toyofuji Shipping Utilises Biofuel on Intra-European Route in Pursuit of ‘Net Zero CO₂ Emissions from Ships’ トヨフジ海運、欧州域内航路でバイオ燃料を活用 「船舶のCO2排出量実質ゼロ」に向け Toyofuji Shipping has operated an intra-European... -
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35% Global Share Target Hinges on Cable-Laying Ship Capabilities 海底ケーブル35%シェア、敷設船の運用がカギ
35% Global Share Target Hinges on Cable-Laying Ship Capabilities SoftBank Site Plan Selected – What Role Can Maritime Shipping Play? 海底ケーブル35%シェア、敷設船の運用がカギ ソフトバンクの拠点計画が採択、海運の役割とは On July 4, S... -
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CORE POWER explores floating nuclear reactor plans in the Mediterranean CORE POWER、地中海で浮体式原子炉構想
CORE POWER explores floating nuclear reactor plans in the Mediterranean — a potential model for Japan’s offshore data centre power supply CORE POWER、地中海で浮体式原子炉構想 日本の洋上データセンター電源のヒントにも UK-based nuclear sta... -
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MOL completes acquisition of LBC Tank Terminals, 商船三井、LBCタンクターミナルズの買収完了
MOL completes acquisition of LBC Tank Terminals, aims to establish “Total Chemical Logistics” structure 商船三井、LBCタンクターミナルズの買収完了 「トータル・ケミカル・ロジスティクス」体制を構築へ。 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and LBC Tan... -
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Rising Presence of “Asset-Light Players” in the Dry Market 不定期船市場で高まる「ライトアセット・プレーヤー」の存在感
In the dry bulk shipping market, the presence of "asset-light players"—operators that do not own vessels but charter ships from tonnage providers (shipowners and leasing companies)—is growing. These non-asset players emerged in Europe fo... -
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Is a Purchase Option Clause an Advantage or Disadvantage for Japanese Shipowners? POは日本船主にとって是か非か
Is a Purchase Option Clause an Advantage or Disadvantage for Japanese Shipowners? The BBC Charter Debate in Focus PO契約は日本船主にとってメリットかデメリットか。問われるBBC契約の是非 When Japanese shipowners enter into charter agreement... -
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Hanwha May Reflag LNG Carrier to U.S. Registry Amid Policy Shift 韓国ハンファ、LNG船を米国籍に再船籍化か
Hanwha May Reflag LNG Carrier to U.S. Registry Amid Policy Shift — Urgent Need for Verification 韓国ハンファ、LNG船を米国籍に再船籍化か 米政策に対応、事実確認が急務 In response to Washington’s push for enhanced energy security and the r... -
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Arctic LNG 2 Operates Under Sanctions: Departure of ‘Iris’ 制裁下で動くアークティックLNG2 「アイリス」出航
Arctic LNG 2 Operates Under Sanctions: Departure of ‘Iris’ Suggests Resumed Shipments 制裁下で動くアークティック2LNG 「アイリス」出航で再出荷の兆し According to AIS data analysed by multiple intelligence sources, the Russian-flagged LN... -
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Hope Grows Around Icebreaker Construction by Imabari Shipbuilding Group 今治造船グループの「砕氷船」建造に期待感
Japan Marine United is currently the only domestic builder of icebreakers; Tokyo wary of Russia’s nuclear-powered fleet monopoly Hope Grows Around Icebreaker Construction by Imabari Shipbuilding Group – Japanese Government Also Alarmed b... -
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Capesize Slumps, Falling Short of Expectations by Major Japanese Shipping ケープサイズ失速、海運大手の予測下回る
Capesize Market Slumps, Falling Short of Expectations by Major Japanese Shipping LinesXclusive Brokers Point to Capital and Chartering Demand Shifting to Supramax and Panamax Sectors ケープサイズ失速、日本の海運大手の予測下回るXclusiveブ... -
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Gard Japan Explains Marine Insurance Risks in the Strait of Hormuz ガードジャパン、船舶保険とホルムズ海峡のリスクを解説
Gard Japan Explains Marine Insurance Risks in the Strait of Hormuz Amid Middle East Tensions Legal Standards for “Safe Port” and War Risk Clauses, and the Impact of GPS Jamming ガードジャパン、中東情勢下の船舶保険とホルムズ海峡のリスク... -
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Hong Kong Convention OONO Development Secures Japan’s First DASR Authorisation 香港条約、オオノ開發が国内初DASR取得
Hong Kong Convention Comes into Force: OONO Development Secures Japan’s First DASR Authorisation as Scrapping Policy Gains Attention 香港条約発効、オオノ開發が国内初DASR取得、注目される日本の「船舶スクラップ政策」 On 26 June 2025, the “H... -
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IMO Begins Overhaul of Nuclear-Powered Ship Regulations 原子力推進船の国際規則、IMOが改正着手
Formal rulemaking launched to support zero-emission ambitions as China and Russia advance; Maritime industries face regulatory and insurance hurdles IMO Begins Overhaul of Nuclear-Powered Ship RegulationsFormal rulemaking launched to sup... -
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Tsuneishi Renames Mitsui E&S Can Japan’s Shipbuilding Unite as One 三井E&Sの社名変更 日本造船は一枚岩になれるか
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Renames Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding, Pursues Overseas Diversification Strategy While Imabari Consolidates Domestically—Can Japan's Shipbuilding Industry Unite as One? 常石造船、「三井E&S造船」の社名変更。今治造... -
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Hamburg Positioned as a Hub for Shipping and Finance 独ハンブルクは「海運・金融の結節点」
Hamburg Positioned as a Hub for Shipping and Finance – German Delegation Highlights City’s Strategic Role in Tokyo Seminar 独ハンブルクは「海運・金融の結節点」、Clyde & Co、Berenberg銀行など訪日団が講演 A delegation from the Free and... -
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3 Reasons Why Trading Houses, Foreign Shipping Want to Acquire Japanese Shipowners 商社、外船が船主を買収したい理由
Inside Story Three Reasons Why Trading Houses, Leasing Firms, and Foreign Shipping Companies Want to Acquire Japanese Shipowners インサイドストーリー 商社、リース、海外船社が「日本船主」を買収したい「3つの理由」 In our previous rep...