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No transit fee demand from Iran to Japan’s shipping industry 日本の海運業界にイランから通行料の提示なし
Hormuz Strait: “There is no channel for negotiation,” even at government level ホルムズ海峡、政府レベルでも「交渉の窓口などない」 Speculation has been spreading among some overseas media outlets and market participants that “the Iranian ... -
IINO LINES signs green shipping finance deal with Mizuho 飯野海運、みずほ銀と環境対応融資契約
Methanol dual-fuel VLCC to be assessed under decarbonisation criteria, in a new dialogue-based approach to ship finance メタノール二元燃料VLCCで脱炭素評価、船舶金融に対話型新手法 IINO LINES has signed a loan agreement with Mizuho Bank un... -
K Line continues using bio-LNG on car carriers 川崎汽船、自動車船でバイオLNGを継続使用
Signs long-term procurement deal, aiming to cut GHG emissions by 60,800 tonnes a year 長期調達契約を締結、年6.08万トンのGHG削減へ K Line has begun the continued use of bio-LNG (liquefied biomethane), one of the carbon-neutral fuels, on i... -
K Line Welcomes 51 New Employees 川崎汽船、51名の新入社員迎える
President Igarashi Urges Them to “Take on Challenges with Animal Spirits” 五十嵐社長「アニマルスピリッツで挑戦を」 K Line held its entrance ceremony for fiscal 2026 on 1 April, welcoming a total of 51 new employees, comprising 40 shore-b... -
NYK President Soga addresses induction ceremony 日本郵船の曽我社長、入社式であいさつ
Stresses mission under Hormuz crisis and participation in final year of mid-term plan ホルムズ危機下での使命と中計最終年度への参画を強調 NYK on April 1 held its 2026 induction ceremony at its head office in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, where pre... -
MOL’s Tamura delivers first message as president 商船三井・田村城太郎社長、就任後初のメッセージ
Emphasises “a sense of ownership” and redefines earning power and capital strategy 「当事者意識」を強調、“稼ぐ力”と資本戦略を再定義 Jotaro Tamura, who assumed the post of president of MOL, delivered a “Company Anniversary Day President’s... -
Chiyoda and NYK Group sign basic agreement in CCS 千代田化工建設と日本郵船グループ、CCSで基本合意
Aiming to create global projects through optimisation of LCO2 transport LCO2輸送の最適化でグローバル案件創出へ Chiyoda Corporation, NYK and NYK Group’s Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers AS (KNCC) have signed a basic agreement aimed at collabor... -
Where is the area Iran calls a “safe corridor”? イランが「安全回廊」と呼ぶ場所とはどこか？
No indication of its existence or any transit fee has been made to Japan’s private shipping sector 日本の民間海運にその存在と通行料の打診なく Among industry sources, the view is strengthening that the waters referred to by the Iranian si... -
MOL and Hitachi to Develop Floating Data Centres from Converted Ships 商船三井と日立、中古船改造の「浮体式データセンター」
Proposal for new infrastructure to meet AI demand with no land requirement, shorter construction periods and use of seawater cooling AI需要に対応、土地不要・短工期・水冷活用で新インフラ提案 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Hitachi and Hitachi ... -
Is There Really a “Toll Gate” in the Strait of Hormuz? ホルムズ海峡に「料金所」は本当にあるのか
$2m transit claim lacks credibility, dollar payments pose sanctions risk, yuan settlement also speculated for China 200万ドル通航説に現実味乏しく、米ドル払いは制裁リスク 中国は人民元決済観測も Information has been circulating in the shi... -
Shipping Rugby League: NYK v MOL 海運ラグビーリーグ、日本郵船対商船三井
Traditional fixture draws former players from both companies beneath full cherry blossom 伝統の一戦、満開の桜の下で両社OBも参集 The traditional fixture of the Shipping Rugby League, made up of Japanese shipping companies, between NYK and... -
Strait of Hormuz: Will Japan Agree to the “$2 Million” Negotiation? ホルムズ海峡、日本は「200万ドル」交渉に応じるのか
Even if Tehran is engaged, ships do not move — the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps holds the “final decision on passage” イラン政府と話しても船は動かない 革命防衛隊が握る「最後の通航判断」 An European shipping broker based in Singapor... -
Japan moves again towards bringing coal-fired power back online 日本、再び石炭火力の稼働に向け動き出す
Panamax forward rates hit $18,000 as short tonnage threatens operator margins パナマックス市況の先物が18,000ドル 船腹ショートで収支圧迫も Japan’s power policy has shifted into what can only be described as an emergency footing following... -
World’s first hydrogen main engine nears shipboard use 世界初、大型商船向け水素主機が実船段階へ
NEDO-backed project to demonstrate technology on a 17,500-dwt hydrogen-fuelled multipurpose vessel Japan Engine, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, MOL, MOL Drybulk, Onomichi Dockyard and ClassNK NEDO事業、1万7500重量トン型水素燃料多目的船で実証... -
APM panel probes next-generation shipbuilding challenges APM造船パネル、次世代造船の課題とは
The realities of shipbuilding as described by the front line: decarbonisation, labour shortages and geopolitical risk 現場が語った造船の現実 脱炭素・人材難・地政学リスク Can “next-generation shipbuilding” truly become the next growth ... -
Reportage on Japanese Shipowners, No. 16 第16回ルポルタージュ日本船主
“Only Two Weeks of Food on Board: Shipmanagement Companies Caught in the Middle” 「食料保管は2週間、板挟みの船舶管理会社」 “Not all vessels carry food stocks for 40 to 50 days. Some have only around 14 days’ worth of food on board. We wo... -
APM 2026 opens as MOL’s Tamura sets out “GSE era” APM 2026開幕、商船三井・田村専務「GSE時代」を提示
Geopolitics and safety move to the fore, with Japan and Singapore underscored as strategic anchors 地政学と安全が主軸に、日本・シンガポールの戦略的重要性強調 Asia Pacific Maritime (APM) 2026, one of the largest maritime exhibitions and c... -
NYK and four partners launch offshore data centre demonstration 日本郵船など5者、洋上データセンター実証開始
Floating model begins operation in the Port of Yokohama, powered entirely by renewable energy 再エネ100％で稼働、横浜港で浮体型モデルが稼働 NYK, NTT Facilities, Eurus Energy Holdings, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank and the City of Yokohama on March... -
APM to open in Singapore on March 25 APMがシンガポールで明日25日開幕
MOL president-designate Tamura to participate, alongside two panellists from ClassNK 商船三井の田村次期社長、日本海事協会からもパネリスト2名が参加 Asia Pacific Maritime (APM), one of Asia’s largest maritime exhibitions and conferences,... -
NYK and Hokkaido Electric Reach Basic Agreement on OCCS Demonstration 日本郵船と北海道電力、OCCS実証で基本合意
Decarbonisation Collaboration Between Shipping and Energy to Begin from Tomakomai 苫小牧起点に海運×エネルギーの脱炭素連携が始動 NYK and Hokkaido Electric have signed a basic agreement toward the launch of a demonstration project relate... -
IMO Council condemns attacks on merchant shipping IMO理事会、商船への攻撃を非難
More than 20,000 seafarers stranded, taking on the appearance of a humanitarian crisis; calls for international coordination at special meeting in London 2万人以上の船員が足止め、人道危機の様相 ロンドン特別会合で国際協調を要請 The Counc... -
Will Japan-Linked Vessels Secure Access to Iran’s “Safe Corridor”? 日本関係船、イランの「安全回廊」許可得られるか
Prime Minister Takaichi in a Difficult Position; President Trump Says, “The Only Issue Is the Strait of Hormuz” 高市首相の難しい立ち位置、トランプ大統領、「唯一の問題はホルムズ海峡だ」 Amid a rapid deterioration in the situation in the M... -
Dry bulk operators begin slow steaming ドライバルクオペレーター、減速航海を開始
Bunker prices exceed $1,000 per tonne, tightening vessel supply may lend support to the market バンカー価格1,000ドル超、船腹需給引き締めで市況下支えも According to Japanese and overseas dry bulk operators interviewed by Maritime Bridge J... -
LNG revival and pricing power at core of Japan shipbuilding reset LNG船復活と船価競争力、日本造船再生の核心
Seven Proposals and Five-Group Meeting Call for Structural Reform Including Finance and Supply Chains 7項目提言と5団体会合、資金・供給網含め構造改革へ Japan’s four maritime industry organisations on March 19, 2026 submitted seven proposa...
