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Suez Canal transits: container ships stand out with an 86% drop スエズ運河通航、コンテナ船が86％減と突出
BIMCO survey shows traffic remains at just 40% as of the first week of 2026 BIMCO調べ、2026年第1週時点で4割にとどまる The recovery in Suez Canal traffic, which has stagnated amid the situation in the Red Sea, continues to remain at a lim... -
Tankers International’s Reading of 2026 タンカーズ・インターナショナルが読む2026年
VLCC Market: Structural Tightness Persists Despite a Correction Phase VLCC市況、調整局面でも構造的逼迫は続く Tankers International, one of the world’s largest VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) tanker pool operators, headquartered in London... -
IINO LINES Shares Second VLEC with Kure-Based Owner Libera 飯野海運、VLEC2番船を呉船主リベラと共有
“IINO INEOS SUNNA” Delivered, Deepening Environmental Response and Business Collaboration Through an Ethane-Fuelled Vessel 「IINO INEOS SUNNA」竣工、エタン燃料船で環境対応と事業連携を深化 IINO LINES’ second of two Very Large Ethane Carri... -
NORDEN sells two owned vessels at peak market levels ノルデン、高値局面で保有船2隻売却
Contracts for two newbuildings to expand MPP segment, advancing a qualitative transformation of its fleet composition MPP拡充で新造2隻と契約、船隊構成の質的転換を進める Danish shipping major NORDEN announced on 8 January that it has sold... -
Reportage Series 4 :Japanese Shipowners 第４回ルポ・日本船主
(4): Why Japan’s Shipowners Are Turning to China 第4回「そして日本船主は中国に向かう」 On January 6, from noon, a New Year’s reception jointly hosted by the Japan Shipowners’ Association and the Japan Shipbuilding Industry Association wa... -
DryDel Secures DryBMS Badge ドライデル、DryBMSバッジを取得
RightShip Certifies Voluntary Operational Enhancement 自主的な運航高度化を評価、RightShipが認証 DryDel Shipping, a Greek shipowner and operator, announced via the social networking service LinkedIn that its commitment to operational exce... -
Trump orders withdrawal, with IMO excluded トランプ氏、脱退指示にIMO含まれず
Renewed exit from the Paris Agreement raises fears of further setbacks to the “2050 net-zero” debate パリ協定離脱で「2050年ネットゼロ」議論、さらに後退の懸念も US President Donald Trump announced on 7 January, via the website The White H... -
U.S. military seizes two VLCCs, including a Russian-flagged vessel 米軍、ロシア船籍含むVLCC2隻を拿捕
AIS switched off; ships sanctioned over Venezuelan oil exports AISオフ、ベネズエラ石油の輸出関連で制裁対象 On January 7, the U.S. military successively seized two VLCCs (very large crude carriers of around 300,000 deadweight tonnes) in t... -
CMA CGM Niagara Continues Voyage to Ningbo, China CMA CGM Niagara、中国・寧波へ航海継続
AIS data show northbound passage via Hong Kong following late-December collision in the Strait of Malacca AISデータ、昨年末のマラッカ海峡衝突後に香港経由で北上 According to AIS (Automatic Identification System) vessel-tracking data, it h... -
K Line President Igarashi Signals Shareholder Returns to Exceed Y800bn 川崎汽船 五十嵐社長、株主還元8,000億円超へ
New Year Address for 2026: Balancing Profit Growth and Decarbonisation Investment, Moving to the Next Phase of Growth 2026年の年頭挨拶、利益成長と脱炭素投資を両立、次の成長段階へ Takenori Igarashi, President and Chief Executive Officer o... -
Imabari Shipbuilding A Turbulent 2025, 65 Vessels Built, M&A Also 今治造船 激動の2025年 年間65隻 M&Aも
JMU Brought into the Group, Becomes Largest Shareholder of Daihatsu Infinearth JMUのグループ化、ダイハツインフィニアースの筆頭株主に For Imabari Shipbuilding, 2025 marked a turning point in which three axes—shipbuilding achievements, org... -
World’s largest 40,000㎥ liquefied hydrogen carrier: shipbuilding contract 世界最大40,000㎥型液化水素輸送船、造船契約
JSE and Kawasaki Heavy Industries move to demonstration toward commercial-scale maritime hydrogen transport JSEと川崎重工、商用規模の水素海上輸送へ実証 Japan Hydrogen Energy (JSE) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced on the 6th that t... -
MOL Accelerating group growth under incoming president Tamura 商船三井、田村次期社長のもとでグループの成長加速
President Hashimoto, New Year’s address: “Phase 2 to focus on investment recovery and enhancement of corporate value” 橋本社長の年頭挨拶、Phase 2で投資回収と企業価値向上へ MOL announced on 6 January that its president, Takeshi Hashimoto,... -
JSA and SAJ Hold New Year Reception 日本船主協会・日本造船工業会が賀詞交換会を開催
“Japanese ships built in Japan” shared as guiding principle, tax extensions to underpin shipbuilding revival 「日本の船は日本でつくる」共有、税制延長で造船再生を後押し The Japan Shipowners’ Association and the Shipbuilders’ Association o... -
President Yamanaka to Accelerate Growth with Forward 2030 II 山中社長、Forward 2030 Ⅱを軸に成長加速
NS United Kaiun Kaisha, New Year’s address underscores challenge and unity at the start of the year NSユナイテッド海運 年頭あいさつ、挑戦と一体感を年頭に強調 Kazuma Yamanaka, President and Representative Director of NS United Kaiun Kais... -
NYK President Soga Refers to US Economy and Mid-Plan in New Year Address 日本郵船の曽我社長、新年挨拶で米経済と中計に言及
Emphasises Results of “Strengthening the Foundations” through DX, M&A and Decarbonisation DX・M&A・脱炭素で「足腰強化」の成果強調 Takaya Soga, president of NYK, delivered his New Year address on 5 January at the company’s head of... -
U.S. President Trump Press Conference on the Detention of President Maduro (Full English Text)
U.S. President Donald Trump held a press conference at 11:00 a.m. local time on the 3rd (1:00 a.m. on the 4th in Japan) at his private residence, Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, to announce the detention of Venezuelan President Nicol... -
米トランプ大統領、マドゥロ大統領を拘束の記者会見（日本語全文)
米国のドナルド・トランプ大統領は現地時間の3日午前11時（日本時間4日午前1時）、米フロリダ州パームビーチのトランプ大統領私邸「マー・ア・ラーゴ（Mar-a-Lago）」でベネズエラのニコラス・マドゥロ大統領を拘束したことについて記者会見した。 会... -
President Trump Press Conference“For the time being, we will operate it” トランプ大統領の記者会見「当面は我々が運営する」
The Future of Venezuelan Crude in US Hands: 米国が握るベネズエラ原油の行方 US President Donald Trump held a press conference at 11:00 a.m. local time on the 3rd (1:00 a.m. on the 4th Japan time) at his private residence, Mar-a-Lago, in... -
Capesize at $28,190, LNG at $71,750 at the start of the year ケープサイズ＝28,190ドル、LNG＝71,750ドルで年明け
Dry bulk market firm by seasonal standards, LNG market caught between newbuild wave and shifting demand structure ドライ市況は例年比で堅調、LNG市況は新造船波と需要構造が交錯 Shipping markets entered 2026 with charter rates easing from la... -
Samsung Heavy Industries Wins $500m Order for Two LNG Carriers サムスン重工業、LNG船2隻を5億ドルで受注
Order backlog reaches 133 vessels worth $28.6bn, offering implications for Japanese shipbuilders seeking to restart LNG construction 受注残133隻・286億ドル、LNG建造再開を模索する日本造船への示唆 South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries sai... -
Reportage: Is the Rise of Hengli Heavy Industry a Symbol of the Times? ルポ・恒力重工の躍進は時代の象徴か
Memories of China’s Shipbuilding Withdrawals Following the Lehman Shock リーマン・ショック後に相次いだ中国造船撤退の記憶 The orderbook of Hengli Heavy Industry, a shipbuilding company under the Hengli Group, one of China’s major chemical... -
Part 3 Reportage Japanese Shipowners Is Joint Ownership a Virtue or a Vice? 第3回 ルポ日本船主「共同保有は是か非か」
Mid-December 2025. The setting sun seen from the office window cast a light that felt distinctly wintry. A regional shipowner, identified here as A, let out a sigh. This year, he returned the attendance reply for the local shipowners’ as... -
ClassNK Chairman Suga Sets Out a “Compass of Trust” for the New Year 日本海事協会・菅会長、新年に示す「信頼の羅針盤」
Supporting the maritime industry through decarbonisation, the use of AI, and the evolution of certification 脱炭素移行、AI活用、認証の進化で海事産業を支える On January 1, Yuto Suga, Chairman of the Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), released...
