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Serial Report: Japan’s Mid-Sized Shipowners Under Siege from Within and WithoutPart 1: “When the Next Boom Arrives, I’d Like to Exit” Japan’s domestic shipping industry is spread across several prefectures including Ehime, Hiroshima, Yam...

J-ENG Accelerates Ammonia Engine Production with New Factory, Aiming to Revive ‘Technology Powerhouse Japan’ through Decarbonisation Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) will construct a new manufacturing plant on the grounds of its headquar...

I arrived at Matsuyama Airport on Sunday night and spent Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday visiting over ten shipowners and trading companies in the Imabari region. While the term "Japanese shipowners" encompasses both large and mid-sized o...

DryDel Shipping of Greece in a "golden" route and what lies ahead"– CEO Delaportas Commits to “Hard Work” and Doing His Best In Japan’s maritime and shipbuilding circles, few are unfamiliar with Mr Costas Delaportas, Chief Executive Offi...

Some Japanese electric power companies are planning to suspend the operation of LNG (liquefied natural gas) carriers equipped with steam turbine engines currently under time charter. Due to their poor fuel efficiency, the companies are p...

Trading Houses Seek Lifeline in Joint Ship Ownership – Also Eye New-Fuel Vessels Japanese trading houses are increasingly looking to joint investments in vessels with foreign shipowners and leasing companies as a means of sustaining thei...

■ What is Vessel Spoofing? An Explanation of a Growing Threat to Maritime Security ■船舶のスプーフィングとは、海運の脅威となっているスプーフィングについて解説します。 This article provides an overview of spoofing, a phenomenon increasing...

Japan Sends Shipbuilding Delegates to U.S.-Japan-Korea Roundtable at SelectUSA Summit Ambassador George Glass confirms participation; focus on Japan’s role in allied naval construction The Japanese government has dispatched delegates fro...

“Stop the Rush: Maritime Decarbonization Hinges on Rethinking Contracts and Port Arrivals” A radical shift in maritime operations may hold the key to decarbonizing global shipping: ending the widespread “sail fast then wait” practice. Th...

Gard’s Henderson Speaks on Nuclear-Powered Ships and Marine Insurance “Commercialisation of nuclear-powered ships faces challenges from insurance gaps and international legal vacuum” A seminar jointly organised by the world-renowned mari...

Photo=Engebret Dahm, CEO Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA KCC's Combination Carriers Remain Resilient; USTR Risks Under Scrutiny for Q2 Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC), a business unit of Norwegian shipping group Torvald Klaveness...

K Line to Maintain Strong Shareholder Returns with 75% Payout Ratio, Offsetting Container and Car Carrier Downturns with Operating Cashflow K Line has released its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026. The...

Japanese Shipping Firms Face Risk of LNG Carrier Impairment Losses as Second-hand Prices Slump, Market Softens Japanese shipping operators, shipowners, leasing companies, and trading house shipping divisions are facing growing concerns o...

Inside ReportSeries 3: Can Japan’s Shipbuilding and Steel Industries Become the Trump Card in U.S.-Japan Tariff Talks? Japanese Shipbuilders Express Concern Over the Post-Trump Era, Searching for Their Place Four Years From Now In 2024, ...

■ A Wave of South Korean Shipyard Acquisitions in the United States In 2024, South Korean shipyards formalised a framework for cooperation with the US Navy in the construction and MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) of naval vessels....

Amid ongoing tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States, core industries such as shipbuilding and steel have suddenly come into the spotlight. One example is the shipyards. On 30 April 2025 (local time), Democratic Senator M...

On April 30, 2025 (local time), Democratic Senator Mark Kelly and Republican lawmakers reintroduced the “Shipbuilding and Harbour Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security Act” (SHIPS for America Act) to the 119th United States Congress...

Golar LNG Seizes Opportunity with FLNG Converted from Ageing LNG Carriers; Signs Two Major Contracts in Argentina Worth $13.7 Billion Golar LNG, a company specialising in the operation of FLNG (Floating Liquefied Natural Gas) units, is c...

Kasuga Kaiun orders two Crown 63 bulk carriers from China’s NEW DAYANG Shipbuilding; Chinese yard’s orderbook expands to five vessels Imabari-based shipowner Kasuga Kaiun (President, Toshiyuki Akase) has placed an order for two 63,000-de...

U.S.-Built LNG Tankers for Exports ‘Almost Impossible’ — Ban on Chinese Ships Could Boost South Korea, Japan The LNG (liquefied natural gas) clause within the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) Section 301 measures against China’s growin...

Höegh Autoliners ASA (HOEGF) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Q&A Session Höegh Autoliners ASA’s My Linh Vu, Head of Investor Relations; Andreas Enger, Chief Executive Officer (CEO); and Espen Stubberud, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), held the ...

〆ホーグ・オートライナーズ（Hoegh Autoliners） 、米入港手数料の影響を「6000万―7000万ドルの範囲内」と説明。 At its Q1 2025 earnings presentation, CEO Andreas Enger stated, "This assumes a worst-case scenario."On 25 April 2025, Hoegh Autol...

〆 Inside Report: U.S. LNG Imports to China Fall to Zero in March – No New Orders for Soybeans or Corn Either; Trade War Hits Dry Bulk and LNG Tanker According to the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), imports of U.S.-ori...

Inside Report An Exodus from Japan’s Trading Houses’ Shipping Divisions: A Shift in Business Models, or Simply the Rise of the Individual? In Japan’s major trading houses, the “shipping divisions” — departments that link maritime transpo...