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GMS and Liberian Flag Issue First IRRC Under Hong Kong Convention GMSとリベリア船籍、香港条約発効後初の「IRRC」発行
Step Towards Global Standardisation of Ship Recycling – Implications for Japan’s Merchant Fleet GMSとリベリア船籍、香港条約発効後初の「IRRC」発行 船舶リサイクルの国際基準化へ一歩、日本商船隊にも影響 In June 2025, the Hong Kong Internati... -
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JBIC executes its first JOLCO ship financing for ONE’s containerships JBIC初のJOLCO船舶融資 ONEのコンテナ船
JBIC executes its first JOLCO-based ship financing: $198 million loan for four large containerships chartered by ONE, supporting Japanese ship exports JBIC、初のJOLCO船舶融資を実施ONEが用船する大型コンテナ船4隻に198百万ドル融資、日本造船... -
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Neru Nagahama Appointed Special PR Director at Oshima Shipbuilding 長濱ねるさん、大島造船所の特命広報部長に就任
Neru Nagahama Appointed Special PR Director at Oshima Shipbuilding – Promoting the Appeal of Shipbuilding from Her Native Nagasaki 長濱ねるさん、大島造船所の特命広報部長に就任 地元長崎から造船業の魅力を発信 Oshima Shipbuilding, headquar... -
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MOL Raises Full Year Net Profit Forecast to ¥200 Billion 商船三井、通期純利益を2000億円に上方修正
MOL Raises Full Year Net Profit Forecast to ¥200 Billion; Dividend Increased to ¥175 per Share; U.S. Tariffs "Less Impactful Than Initially Expected" 商船三井、通期純利益を2000億円に上方修正 配当175円に増配、米国関税「当初想定より影響少... -
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Defence Ministry Sanctions 93 Personnel Fictitious Transactions with Shipbuilders 防衛省 造船所と架空取引で93人処分
Implications for the ‘Golden Era’ of US-Japan Shipbuilding Cooperation Also in Focus 防衛省、日本造船所との架空取引で93人処分 、「日米造船黄金時代」注視 Japan’s Ministry of Defence released its final report at 4:30pm on July 30 concerni... -
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XPF “Deep Regret” over Sri Lankan Supreme Court Ruling XPFのスリランカ最高裁の判決に関するコメント
X-Press Feeders Expresses “Deep Regret” over Sri Lankan Supreme Court Ruling X-Press Feeders(XPF)のスリランカ最高裁の判決に関するコメント 「非常に遺憾の意」を表明 X-Press Feeders (XPF), the former operator of the container ship X-Pres... -
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MOL and Mitsui & Co. jointly acquire UK port assets from GEG 商船三井と三井物産、英GEG整備港を共同買収
MOL and Mitsui & Co. jointly acquire UK port assets from GEG Aiming to secure floating offshore wind maintenance expertise and strengthen Japan–Asia supply chains 商船三井と三井物産、英GEG整備港を共同買収 浮体式洋上風力の保守ノウハ... -
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KORYAK FSU No AIS Irregularities after Kamchatka Earthquake コリャク FSU、AIS信号に異常なし、カムチャッカ巨大地震
KORYAK FSU No AIS Irregularities after Kamchatka Earthquake Attention Mounts as Sakhalin 2 Winds Down コリャク FSU、AIS信号に異常なし、カムチャッカ地震 サハリン2終了控え、注目も On July 30, 2025, a massive earthquake with a magnitude of... -
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Sri Lankan Court Orders $1 Billion in Damages X Press Pearl Disaster スリランカ、X Press Pearlに10億ドルの賠償命令
Verdict Exceeds P&I Insurance Limits and Sends Shockwaves Through Global Shipping スリランカ最高裁、X-Press Pearlに10億ドルの賠償命令 P&I保険を超える判決が国際海運に波紋 In relation to what is considered the worst maritime envir... -
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Japanese Shipping Majors Report GPS Jamming Attacks 日本の海運大手もGPSジャミングの被害報告
Japanese Shipping Majors Report GPS Jamming Attacks Urgent Efforts to Build Maritime Cybersecurity 日本の海運大手もGPSジャミングの被害報告 船舶のサイバーセキュリティーの構築急ぐ Japanese shipping majors have confirmed that several ... -
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Imabari Shipbuilding Targets Market Recovery with Strong Domestic Alliance 今治造船、国内協業で日本シェア回復へ
Imabari Shipbuilding Targets Market Recovery with Strong Orders and Domestic Alliance Revenue Rises to ¥464.6bn as 82 Ships Ordered, 68 Delivered 今治造船、国内協業で日本シェア回復へ 4646億円で3期連続増収 68隻竣工・82隻受注 Imabari Sh... -
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Turbulence at Japan’s Shipyards Part 3 Unprofitable LNG Ships 揺れる造船現場パート3 造れと言われても儲からないLNG船
”Turbulence at Japan’s Shipyards (Part 3)“We’re being told to build LNG carriers—but they’re not profitable”: Inside the LDP’s push for a ‘State-Owned Dock’ scheme 揺れる造船現場(パート3) 「造れと言われても、儲からないLNG船」 自民党が... -
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NYK Receives AiP for Reusable Rocket Recovery System 日本郵船、再使用型ロケット回収でAiP取得
NYK Receives AiP for Reusable Rocket Recovery System Maritime–Space Integration Accelerates, Laying the Groundwork for 2028 Demonstration 日本郵船、再使用型ロケット回収でAiP取得 海運×宇宙の融合進む 2028年の実証へ布石 On July 24, Nippo... -
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Japan’s Shipbuilding Yards in Turmoil (Part 2) 揺れる日本造船所の労働現場(パート2)
Foreign skilled workers now represent the “core workforce” sustaining Japan’s shipbuilding operations 揺れる日本造船所の労働現場(連載パート2) "Without foreign technical interns, Japan’s shipyards simply wouldn’t function. In some of o... -
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First US-built LNG carrier in 50 years awarded to Hanwha 米で50年ぶりLNG船建造、ハンファが受注
First US-built LNG carrier in 50 years awarded to Hanwha, aligning with USTR’s LNG export policy 米で50年ぶりLNG船建造、ハンファが受注 USTRのLNG輸出政策に対応へ On 22 July, South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean reported to the Korea Exchange that ... -
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MOL hosts open day aboard ‘CELESTE ACE’ for Marine Day 商船三井、海の日イベントで「CELESTE ACE」見学会
MOL hosts open day aboard ‘CELESTE ACE’ for Marine Day – Children amazed by live loading demo 商船三井、海の日イベントで「CELESTE ACE」見学会、子どもたちも驚き 積付け作業を実演 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), CEO Takeshi Hashimoto, held a sh... -
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FT Report Features U.S. Expert Karatzas on the Realities of the NSR FT記事、米専門家Karatzas氏が語る北極海航路
Container Shipping Lines Wary of Arctic Sea Route — FT Report Features U.S. Expert Basil Karatzas on the Realities of the NSR コンテナ船社、北極海航路に慎重姿勢 FT記事、米専門家Basil Karatzas氏が語るNSRの現実 On 9 June, the Financial Ti... -
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Filipino Seafarers Ordered to Avoid Red Sea フィリピン人船員の船舶、紅海を回避義務
Filipino Seafarers Ordered to Avoid Red SeaDMW Issues Advisory No. 21, Impact Likely on Japanese Merchant Fleet フィリピン人船員の船舶、紅海を回避義務DMWが勧告第21号を発出、日本商船隊の配船に影響も In response to a series of armed attack... -
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Kambara Kisen and Onomichi Dockyard Take Stakes in SOMEC, ソメックに神原汽船、尾道造船も資本参加
Kambara Kisen and Onomichi Dockyard Take Stakes in SOMEC, Strengthening ORIX’s Alliance with Japanese Shipbuilding Groups ソメックに神原汽船、尾道造船も資本参加 オリックス、日本造船グループと協調体制を構築 It was revealed on the 18th tha... -
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Oshima Shipbuilding Signs Comprehensive Agreement with Nagasaki City 大島造船所、長崎市と包括協定
Oshima Shipbuilding Signs Comprehensive Agreement with Nagasaki City – Trust Building Two and a Half Years After Koyagi Yard Acquisition 大島造船所、長崎市と包括協定 香焼取得から2年半、信頼醸成 Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (based in Sa... -
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Inside Report: Japan’s Shipyards Under Strain (1) 揺れる日本の造船現場(1)フォース・マジュール検討
Inside Report: Japan’s Shipyards Under Strain (1) — Labour Shortages Prompt Force Majeure Talks インサイドレポート 揺れる日本の造船現場① フォースマ・ジュール検討、深刻な人手不足 Japan’s shipyards are facing mounting challenges on the f... -
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Emerging Regional Banks Find Opportunity in Overseas S&LB Deals 新興地銀、海外S&LB案件に活路
Emerging Regional Banks Find Opportunity in Overseas S&LB Deals. Secondhand Ship Prices Remain High, Loan Expansion Underway. 新興地銀、海外S&LB案件に活路。中古船価格高止まり、融資拡大で。 Japan’s emerging regional banks, which h... -
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Windward Report 13,000 Vessels Affected by GPS Jamming, Windwardレポート GPS妨害13,000隻、日本の海運も備え
Windward Report 13,000 Vessels Affected by GPS Jamming, Flag of Convenience Ships Up 260% Japanese Shipping Must Also Prepare GPS妨害13,000隻、偽旗船260%増 Windwardレポート。日本の海運も備えが必要 Windward, a technology company that pr... -
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Itochu orders world’s first New-build ammonia bunkering vessel. 伊藤忠、世界初の新造アンモニアバンカリング船を発注
Itochu orders world’s first ammonia bunkering vessel. Sasaki Shipbuilding to begin trials in Singapore from 2027 伊藤忠、世界初の新造アンモニアバンカリング船を発注 佐々木造船、27年からシンガポールで実証開始 Itochu Corporation has embarke...