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Elisa Undersea Cable Damaged in the Baltic Sea; Fitburg Escorted バルト海のElisa海底ケーブル損傷、Fitburgを移送
Finland Confronts a Threat to “Invisible Infrastructure” That Undermines Economic Security フィンランド、経済安全保障を揺るがす「見えないインフラ」への脅威 On 31 December 2025, the Finnish Border Guard announced that an incident involvin... -
Western Bulk Re-enters Ship Ownership ウエスタン・バルク、船舶保有事業に再参入
Acquires 22% Stake in a Kamsarmax, to Be Managed In-House カムサールマックスの22％持分取得、自社で船舶管理を実施 Western Bulk, a Norwegian dry bulk operator that has made an asset-light strategy—eschewing vessel ownership in favour of op... -
US nuclear submarines enter the race: who will dominate reactors for DC? 米原潜が参入、データC向け原子炉を制するのは誰か
Core Power and NuScale Power also assert their presence コアパワー、ニュースケール・パワーも存在感 Against the backdrop of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, securing power for data centres has become an urgent issue not only in the ... -
No.1 was “MOL’s Marine Day event ,the power of the ‘real-world site’” 第1位は「商船三井の海の日イベント、 “現場”の力」
MBJ × LinkedIn Article Access Ranking (No.1–No.3) Shipbuilding, energy and people — where did readers’ interests turn? 1 May 2025 – 1 December 2025 MBJ×LinkedIn 記事アクセスランキング（第1位－第3位） Maritime Bridge Japan (MBJ) compiled... -
Dry Bulk in 2026: What Strategy Should Japan’s Maritime Industry Adopt? 2026年のドライ事業 日本海運が取るべき戦略とは
Maritime Bridge Japan Report Maritime Bridge Japanレポート A wide range of views and commentaries on forecasts for the dry bulk market in 2026 have already been presented in Japan’s specialist press and broker reports. Against this backd... -
MBJ × LinkedIn Article Access Rankings (No. 4–No. 6) MBJ×LinkedIn 記事アクセスランキング（第4位－第6位）
Shipbuilding, Energy, and the Power of People — What Did Readers Choose, and What Did They Read? 造船・エネルギー・人の力――読者は何を選び、何を読んだのか Maritime Bridge Japan (MBJ) compiled access data for articles distributed via Linke... -
Russia delivers its first domestically built Arc7 LNG carrier ロシア、国産初のArc7級LNG船を引き渡し
Zvezda Shipyard hands over vessel for Sovcomflot operation, destined for Arctic LNG 2 ズヴェズダ造船所、ソブコムフロット運航でアークティックLNG2向け Zvezda Shipyard in Russia’s Far East delivered in late December the country’s first dome... -
MBJ × LinkedIn Article Access Rankings (No. 7–No. 10) MBJ×LinkedIn 記事アクセスランキング（第7位－第10位）
May 2025–1 December 2025: Shipbuilding, energy and human capital — where did readers’ attention turn? 2025年5月－12月1日 造船・エネルギー・人の力――読者の関心はどこに向かったか Maritime Bridge Japan (MBJ) compiled access data for article... -
Atlantic LNG Freight Rates Fall Below $100,000 大西洋LNG用船料、10万ドル割れ
Winter Spike Reverses as Supply Pressure Re-emerges 冬季高騰から一転、供給圧力が再び表面化 Spot charter rates for LNG carriers have fallen sharply in the Atlantic market. According to energy intelligence firm Spark Commodities, the bench... -
Namura Shipbuilding and Saga Prefecture Enter Comprehensive Partnership 名村造船所、佐賀県と包括連携
Deepening a Local Industry Model with a Focus on Human Resource Development 人材育成を軸に地場産業モデル深化 Namura Shipbuilding, which operates a shipyard in Imari City, announced on 22 December that it has concluded a comprehensive par... -
ClassNK Grants AiP to Oshima Shipbuilding’s Multi-Fuel, OCCS-Ready 日本海事協会、大島造船のマルチ燃料・OCCS ReadyにAiP
Bulk Carrier for Designed for ammonia, methanol and LNG, with an eye on future decarbonisation deployment アンモニア／メタノール／LNG対応で脱炭素の将来実装を見据える ClassNK announced on December 18 that it has issued an Approval in Prin... -
China’s Hengli Heavy to exceed 100 vessels in 2025 new orders 中国・恒力重工、2025年の年間受注量100隻超へ
Extraordinary surge, nearly 30 vessels secured from EPS 異例の躍進、EPS向けで30隻近くを確保 Hengli Heavy Industry, a privately owned Chinese shipyard, is achieving an extraordinary surge in the newbuilding market. Key points of this arti... -
Maersk and CMA CGM Resume Transits via the Suez Canal マースク、CMA CGMがスエズ運河通航を再開
Easing Vessel Supply–Demand Balance Raises Concerns over Container Freight Rate Declines in 2026 船腹需給緩和で2026年コンテナ市況は運賃下落の懸念も In December 2025, Denmark’s Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, and F... -
Government Moves to National Ships Built at Home, Aiming to LNG Construction 政府、日本版「国輪国造」、LNG船建造へ
Shipbuilding Roadmap Drawn Up — Public and Private Sectors to Invest ¥1 Trillion, While Labour Shortages Remain a Challenge 造船ロードマップ策定 官民1兆円投資で競争力、ワーカー不足対策が課題 On December 26, 2025, the Ministry of Land, I... -
Reportage: Japanese Shipowners – Part Two 第2回 ルポ・日本船主
“Unable to Negotiate with Ship Management Companies” 「船舶管理会社と交渉できない」 In late August 2025, amid relentless heat, the office of a Japanese shipowner based in a regional city in western Japan. Removing one’s shoes and changin... -
Ocean Yield to Jointly Invest with NYK in Four LNG Carriers オーシャン・イールド、日本郵船とLNG船4隻に共同投資
Risk diversification through joint ownership backed by long-term charters amid soaring LNG newbuilding prices 高額化する新造LNG船、長期用船付き共同保有でリスク分散 Norwegian ship investment company Ocean Yield AS announced on December 19... -
PB orders 40,000-dwt vessels at $29.8m apiece PB、4万重量トン型を1隻2,980万ドルで発注
Four Handysize newbuildings contracted at China’s JNS, delivery in early 2028 中国JNSにハンディ4隻、納期2028年前半 Pacific Basin Shipping Limited (PB), a major dry bulk operator based in Hong Kong and Singapore, announced on the 23rd tha... -
Shimizu Corp to Raise ¥10bn via Blue Bond 清水建設、ブルーボンドで100億円調達
Refinancing Construction Costs for Offshore Wind Installation SEP Vessel 洋上風力施工船SEP船の建造費をリファイナンス Shimizu Corp will issue a “blue bond”, a type of ESG (environmental, social and governance) bond, in January 2026. The b... -
MOL secures AiP for subsea power cable connection and burial vessels 商船三井、海底送電ケーブル接続船・埋設船でAiP取得
Foundation ships to support offshore wind and HVDC transmission, aiming for Japan-led technology development 洋上風力と直流送電を支える基盤船舶、日本主導の技術確立へ MOL announced on the 24th that it has obtained Approval in Principle ... -
JSMEA visits Saudi Arabia’s IMI, the world’s largest shipyard 日本舶用工業会、サウジの世界最大造船所IMIを訪問
Aiming to strengthen the presence of marine equipment in the Middle East newbuilding market 中東の新造船市場で舶用機器の存在感強化へ In early December, the Japan Marine Equipment Association (JSMEA) visited International Maritime Industr... -
MOL signs financing agreement for LBC Tank Terminals acquisition 商船三井、LBCタンクターミナルズ買収で融資契約
JPY 250bn raised through JBIC loan and syndicated financing to underpin stable growth in chemical logistics JBIC・協調融資で2,500億円調達、ケミカル物流の安定成長を下支え MOL announced on the 23rd that it has concluded a long-term financi... -
NYK, KNCC sign MoU with PETRONAS on EP CCS 日本郵船・KNCC、PETRONASと常温昇圧CCSで覚書
“No-cooling” CO₂ transport technology to be tested for cross-border projects in Southeast Asia 「冷却不要」のCO₂輸送技術で東南アジア越境事業を検証 NYK said on the 23rd that it and its group company Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers AS (KNCC) h... -
MOL signs project finance deal for Singapore’s first FSRU 商船三井、シンガポール初FSRUでPF締結
JBIC to provide up to $189m loan to SPC, one newbuilding at Jurong Port with five-bank syndicate JBIC、SPC向け最大1.89億ドル融資 ジュロン港新造1隻、5行協調融資 MOL said on the 23rd that it has signed a project finance loan agreement wit... -
VLCC charter rates plunge to $87,711 from previous weekend VLCC用船料、前週末から8万7,711ドルに急落
Drop of more than $20,000 still leaves earnings at twice breakeven, making market direction harder to read 2万ドル超下落も採算ラインの2倍を維持、市況動向は一段と読みづらく Spot charter rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) fell sha...
