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HAWK S replaces 100+ tonnes of bow steel after Durban collision 新造船HAWK S、ダーバン衝突で船首鋼材100トン超交換
Major repairs extend below waterline with deployment of large cofferdam 大型コファダム投入、水線下まで大規模修繕 Repairs to the new bulk carrier HAWK S, which collided with a quay at the Port of Durban in South Africa in late August, a... -
Saudi Aramco moves into global LNG market サウジアラムコ、世界LNG市場へ
20-year FOB deal for US LNG set to generate shipping demand 米国産LNGをFOBで20年間、船腹需要にも波及 Saudi Arabian state oil company Saudi Aramco is expanding its business to handle LNG in global markets alongside crude oil. At Rio Gra... -
Greek owner IONIC sends Japan-built Aframax for 3rd survey ギリシャ船主アイオニック、日本建造アフラマックスを第3回特別検査へ
Tsuneishi-built "Ionic Astrapi" enters dry dock in Greece 15 years after delivery 2011年常石建造「Ionic Astrapi」、ギリシャで入渠 Greek shipowner IONIC has sent the Japan-built Aframax tanker "Ionic Astrapi" into dry dock at Skaramanga... -
Loss of steering: can the bridge respond? 操舵不能、その時ブリッジは動けるか
Gard warns of gap between "knowing" and "using" back-up steering Gardが事故例から警鐘、バックアップ操舵「知っている」と「使える」の差 Ship steering systems are highly reliable. That is precisely why, when they suddenly fail, whether th... -
Swire and NORDEN shift competitive focus towards project logistics スワイヤーとノルデン、プロジェクト物流へ競争軸を移す
Different approaches to specialist vessel ownership and cargo-flow design deepen involvement in customer logistics 特殊船保有と貨物フロー設計、異なる手法で顧客物流へ深く Singapore-based Swire Shipping said on September 7, 2026 that it ... -
US coal: 10mn tonnes to China, long-haul trade to lift dry bulk? 米国炭1000万トン、中国へ 長距離輸送で市況押し上げるか
US-China agreement puts tonne-mile demand growth in focus 米中合意、トンマイル需要拡大に市場の視線 US coal exports to China agreed at the US-China summit are emerging as a new factor for the dry bulk market. China will import at least ... -
South Korea commits $150bn to shipbuilding, Hanwha builds in US 韓国、造船協力に1,500億ドル ハンファ米国建造へ
Will US warships one day be built in Japan? 米軍艦艇、 日本で建造する日は来るのか Shipbuilding co-operation between South Korea and the US is entering a new phase involving the construction of military vessels. South Korean President L... -
VLCC shipping: Gulf of Oman STS capacity reaches its limits VLCC輸送、オマーン湾STSの処理能力が限界に
STS operations tie up tonnage, adding new pressure to VLCC supply and demand 積み替え拠点の分散で船腹拘束、VLCC需給に新たな圧力 Disruption surrounding the Strait of Hormuz is exposing a new bottleneck in Middle East crude shipping. Att... -
NYK names new LNG carrier “DIAMOND GAS NEXUS” for DGE 日本郵船、DGE向け新造LNG船「DIAMOND GAS NEXUS」命名
One of the world's largest LNG carrier businesses builds stable earnings on long-term contracts 世界最大級のLNG船事業、長期契約を軸に安定収益積み上げ NYK said on September 25 that a naming ceremony had been held on September 18 for a n... -
Hafnia raises $300m as TORM stake approaches 20% ハフニア、3億ドル調達でトーム株20％に接近
Market eyes combined scale of 270 vessels at two product tanker majors プロダクトタンカー大手2社、計270隻規模に市場の視線 Singapore-based product tanker major Hafnia is further increasing its investment in TORM. Hafnia has raised gross... -
US LNG expansion could reshape maritime transport 米国産LNG拡大、海上輸送の構図変えるか
Supply diversification amid Hormuz crisis puts Asia's affordability in focus ホルムズ危機で供給源分散、アジアの価格負担力も焦点 The presence of US LNG in the global liquefied natural gas market looks set to increase further. At Gastech... -
NYK orders new SOV for Asia-Pacific market 日本郵船、アジア・大洋州向けSOVを新造発注
Taiwan to serve as base for shift from "Ocean for shipping" to "Ocean as a workplace" 台湾を起点に「輸送する海」から「作業する海」へ NYK said on September 25 that it had ordered one service operation vessel (SOV) from PaxOcean Group to s... -
Monjasa brings Japan into MOST for first time モンジャサ、MOSTに初めて日本を組み入れ
Trainee to join Tokyo office through global talent development programme グローバル人材育成プログラム、研修生が東京オフィスに参加へ Danish marine fuels supplier Monjasa has included Japan for the first time in its Monjasa Oil & Shi... -
Reportage: Japanese Shipowners No. 42 第42回ルポルタージュ日本船主
Japanese shipowners search for a home for vessel-sale proceeds 彷徨う日本船主の売船マネー "The yen remains weak at around Y157 to the dollar, broadly in line with our expectations, while operators are exercising purchase options to a... -
K Line’s PETRONAS LNG carrier “Puteri Kelantan” delivered 川崎汽船、PETRONAS向けLNG船「Puteri Kelantan」竣工
Joint project with Chinese companies supports stable LNG transportation for PETRONAS 中国企業と共同参画、PETRONASのLNG安定輸送を支援 K Line said on September 24 that the new LNG carrier "Puteri Kelantan", built for Malaysia's national ... -
Dry bulk market: who is ‘winning’? ドライ市況、誰が「勝っている」のか
Long-haul cargoes from Guinea absorb tonnage as focus shifts from 'cargo volumes' to 'tonne-miles' ギニア発の長距離輸送が船腹吸収、焦点は「貨物量」から「トンマイル」へ The dry bulk market remains strong. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose... -
MR tanker newbuilding investment gathers pace MRタンカー、新造投資が活発化
Turkish shipowner also orders four vessels in China for delivery by 2029 トルコ系船主も中国で4隻、2029年竣工へ Newbuilding investment in medium-range (MR) product tankers, which transport petroleum products, is gathering pace. Geneva-b... -
Maersk puts renewed focus on vessel investment マースク、再び「船舶投資」に軸足移す
26 18,600 teu ships ordered after a decade of logistics integration 物流統合10年、1万8,600TEU型26隻発注 Denmark's A.P. Moller - Maersk is putting renewed focus on investment in vessels. Chief executive Vincent Clerc said in September t... -
UK’s Zodiac Maritime fleet reaches about 200 vessels 英ゾディアック・マリタイム、船隊約200隻に
50 newbuildings support stable employment and long-term careers for seafarers 新造船50隻、船員の安定雇用と長期キャリアを支える UK shipowner and shipmanager Zodiac Maritime said in a LinkedIn post in September that its fleet comprises a... -
Yanbu crude exports set to resume, Japan cautious on VLCCs ヤンブー原油輸出再開へ、邦船はVLCC配船に慎重
East-West Pipeline restoration puts focus on stable flows and Japan-bound cargoes 東西パイプライン復旧、安定出荷と日本向けカーゴ見極め As Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline resumes operations and moves are under way to restart crude exp... -
LNG carrier abandons Italy discharge after control-system failure LNG船、制御システム障害でイタリア荷揚げ断念
Cyberattack suspected but cause remains undetermined サイバー攻撃の可能性も、原因は未特定 In early September, the Liberia-flagged 174,000-cbm LNG carrier VIVIT AFRICA LNG, owned by South Korea's H-Line Shipping and on long-term charter... -
Maersk places major order for 26 18,600 teu containerships マースク、1万8600TEU型26隻を大型発注
ONE's "3m teu" strategy also in focus as attention turns to securing capacity for 2029-30 ONEの「300万TEU」戦略にも影響、2029-30年の船腹確保が焦点に Danish shipping group Maersk (A.P. Moller-Maersk) has ordered 26 18,600 teu containers... -
Takaichi to unveil support for stronger Middle East energy supplies at UN 高市首相、国連で中東エネルギー供給の強靱化を表明へ
Hormuz bypass routes could offer new options for Japan's crude oil transport ホルムズ迂回網、日本の原油輸送にも新たな選択肢 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to announce plans to formulate a comprehensive co-operation programme... -
JFE Engineering ships first Japanese-made monopile to Akita JFEエンジ、国産モノパイルを秋田へ初輸送
Offshore wind opens new market for coastal heavy-lift shipping 洋上風力が生む新たな内航重量物輸送市場 JFE Engineering Corporation has completed the sea transport of a Japanese-made monopile for offshore wind power, manufactured in Kasa...
