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GMS discusses Japanese shipowners’ response to the Hong Kong Convention GMS、日本船主の香港条約対応を語る
Focus on IHM compliance and recycling plans IHM遵守とリサイクル計画が焦点に With the formal entry into force of the Hong Kong International Convention (HKC) in June 2025, international regulation of ship recycling has become a reality. ... -
Supramax Charter Rates Surge Unseasonably in Summer スープラマックス用船料、夏場に異例の高騰
$17,000 per Day Port Constraints, Tonnage Shortage and Grain Shipments Combine to Drive Spike 1日当たり1.7万ドル 港湾制約・船腹不足・穀物輸送増が複合要因 In the dry bulk market, charter rates for Supramax-class vessels of between ... -
Houthis Announce ‘Safe Transit’ Service in Bid to Justify Role フーシ派、「安全通行」サービス公表 役割の正当化狙う
IMO Condemns Move フーシ派、「安全通行」サービス公表 役割の正当化狙う IMOは非難 Yemen’s armed Houthi movement announced between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. local time on 13 August that it would launch a “Safe Transit Coordination Request” servic... -
Maersk CCO shows Grounds for Upward Revision of Global Container Outlook マースクCCO、世界コンテナ荷動き上方修正の根拠提示
Impact Also Seen on Major Shipping Lines’ Results 海運大手の業績にも影響 A.P. Moller–Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, has disclosed the reasons behind its upward revision last week of its 2025 global container thr... -
Chinese Shipping Firms, Lessors Eye “Functional Relocation” to Singapore中国船社・リース、シンガポールへ「機能移転」も
Chinese Shipping Firms, Lessors Eye “Functional Relocation” to Singapore Amid U.S. Tariff Measures 中国船社・リース、シンガポールへ「機能移転」も 米国の対中課金で Ahead of the phased introduction from 14 October 2025 of net tonnage-base... -
Newbuilding Contracts Only Four Car Carriers in First Seven Months 新造船契約、自動車船わずか4隻 今年1－7月
Newbuilding Contracts Only Four Car Carriers in First Seven Months, Geopolitical Risks and US Tariffs Prompt Caution in Japan 新造船契約、自動車船わずか4隻 今年1－7月、地政学リスクと米関税で日本も慎重姿勢 From January to July 2025, the... -
MOL Joins Ammonia Auxiliary Engine Project Backed by UK Government 商船三井参画のアンモニア補助エンジン計画、英政府が支援を採択
MOL Joins Ammonia Auxiliary Engine Project Backed by UK GovernmentCarnot technology to accelerate decarbonization 商船三井参画のアンモニア補助エンジン計画、英政府が支援を採択 英カルノー社技術を活用し脱炭素加速 A project to develop an am... -
Weekend Column Why the Nikkei Now Places Emphasis on “Net Profit” 週末コラム 日経はなぜ「純利益」を重視するのか
Weekend Column Why the Nikkei Now Places Emphasis on “Net Profit” Dividend Payout Ratios, ROE and International Accounting Standards with Implications for Japan’s Shipping Industry 週末コラム 日経はなぜ「純利益」を重視するのか 日本海運... -
Norden and Ultrabulk actively utilise Japanese owners’ MPP vessels ノルデン、ウルトラバルク、日本船主のMPP船を積極活用
Norden and Ultrabulk actively utilise Japanese owners’ MPP vessels Hosei Kaiun expands fleet as niche market demand grows ノルデン、ウルトラバルク、日本船主のMPP船を積極活用 ホーセイ海運が船隊増強、ニッチ市場で需要拡大 Denmark’s major s... -
US Lawmakers Propose ‘Merchant Marine Allies Partnership Act 米議員、ジョーンズ法例外の「商船同盟国パートナーシップ法」提出
US Lawmakers Propose ‘Merchant Marine Allies Partnership Act’ Allowing Conditional Shipbuilding in Japanese Yards – Potential Impact on US-Japan Tariff Talks 米議員、ジョーンズ法例外の「商船同盟国パートナーシップ法」提出 日本造船所で条... -
Grace Ocean Sues HD Hyundai Over DALI Collision, 「DALI号衝突事故」で船主がHD現代を提訴
Grace Ocean Sues HD Hyundai Over DALI Collision, Citing ‘Design and Manufacturing Defects’ in US Federal Court 「DALI号衝突事故」で船主がHD現代を提訴 米連邦地裁に「設計製造の欠陥が原因」と主張 In connection with the collapse of the Fran... -
NYK Full Year Profit Forecast to ¥240 Billion Strong Car Carrier Business 日本郵船、通期経常益2400億円 自動車船が堅調
NYK Revises Full Year Ordinary Profit Forecast to ¥240 Billion Strong Car Carrier Business, Dividend Payout Ratio Targeted at 40% 日本郵船、通期経常益2400億円 自動車船が堅調、配当性向40％を目安に On August 5, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) a... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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 ... -
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... -
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...
