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35% Global Share Target Hinges on Cable-Laying Ship Capabilities 海底ケーブル３５％シェア、敷設船の運用がカギ
35% Global Share Target Hinges on Cable-Laying Ship Capabilities SoftBank Site Plan Selected – What Role Can Maritime Shipping Play? 海底ケーブル３５％シェア、敷設船の運用がカギ ソフトバンクの拠点計画が採択、海運の役割とは On July 4, S... -
CORE POWER explores floating nuclear reactor plans in the Mediterranean CORE POWER、地中海で浮体式原子炉構想
CORE POWER explores floating nuclear reactor plans in the Mediterranean — a potential model for Japan’s offshore data centre power supply CORE POWER、地中海で浮体式原子炉構想 日本の洋上データセンター電源のヒントにも UK-based nuclear sta... -
MOL completes acquisition of LBC Tank Terminals, 商船三井、LBCタンクターミナルズの買収完了
MOL completes acquisition of LBC Tank Terminals, aims to establish “Total Chemical Logistics” structure 商船三井、LBCタンクターミナルズの買収完了 「トータル・ケミカル・ロジスティクス」体制を構築へ。 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and LBC Tan... -
Rising Presence of “Asset-Light Players” in the Dry Market 不定期船市場で高まる「ライトアセット・プレーヤー」の存在感
In the dry bulk shipping market, the presence of "asset-light players"—operators that do not own vessels but charter ships from tonnage providers (shipowners and leasing companies)—is growing. These non-asset players emerged in Europe fo... -
Is a Purchase Option Clause an Advantage or Disadvantage for Japanese Shipowners? POは日本船主にとって是か非か
Is a Purchase Option Clause an Advantage or Disadvantage for Japanese Shipowners? The BBC Charter Debate in Focus PO契約は日本船主にとってメリットかデメリットか。問われるBBC契約の是非 When Japanese shipowners enter into charter agreement... -
Hanwha May Reflag LNG Carrier to U.S. Registry Amid Policy Shift 韓国ハンファ、LNG船を米国籍に再船籍化か
Hanwha May Reflag LNG Carrier to U.S. Registry Amid Policy Shift — Urgent Need for Verification 韓国ハンファ、LNG船を米国籍に再船籍化か 米政策に対応、事実確認が急務 In response to Washington’s push for enhanced energy security and the r... -
Arctic LNG 2 Operates Under Sanctions: Departure of ‘Iris’ 制裁下で動くアークティックLNG２ 「アイリス」出航
Arctic LNG 2 Operates Under Sanctions: Departure of ‘Iris’ Suggests Resumed Shipments 制裁下で動くアークティック２LNG 「アイリス」出航で再出荷の兆し According to AIS data analysed by multiple intelligence sources, the Russian-flagged LN... -
Hope Grows Around Icebreaker Construction by Imabari Shipbuilding Group 今治造船グループの「砕氷船」建造に期待感
Japan Marine United is currently the only domestic builder of icebreakers; Tokyo wary of Russia’s nuclear-powered fleet monopoly Hope Grows Around Icebreaker Construction by Imabari Shipbuilding Group – Japanese Government Also Alarmed b... -
Capesize Slumps, Falling Short of Expectations by Major Japanese Shipping ケープサイズ失速、海運大手の予測下回る
Capesize Market Slumps, Falling Short of Expectations by Major Japanese Shipping LinesXclusive Brokers Point to Capital and Chartering Demand Shifting to Supramax and Panamax Sectors ケープサイズ失速、日本の海運大手の予測下回るXclusiveブ... -
Gard Japan Explains Marine Insurance Risks in the Strait of Hormuz ガードジャパン、船舶保険とホルムズ海峡のリスクを解説
Gard Japan Explains Marine Insurance Risks in the Strait of Hormuz Amid Middle East Tensions Legal Standards for “Safe Port” and War Risk Clauses, and the Impact of GPS Jamming ガードジャパン、中東情勢下の船舶保険とホルムズ海峡のリスク... -
Hong Kong Convention OONO Development Secures Japan’s First DASR Authorisation 香港条約、オオノ開發が国内初DASR取得
Hong Kong Convention Comes into Force: OONO Development Secures Japan’s First DASR Authorisation as Scrapping Policy Gains Attention 香港条約発効、オオノ開發が国内初DASR取得、注目される日本の「船舶スクラップ政策」 On 26 June 2025, the “H... -
IMO Begins Overhaul of Nuclear-Powered Ship Regulations 原子力推進船の国際規則、IMOが改正着手
Formal rulemaking launched to support zero-emission ambitions as China and Russia advance; Maritime industries face regulatory and insurance hurdles IMO Begins Overhaul of Nuclear-Powered Ship RegulationsFormal rulemaking launched to sup... -
Tsuneishi Renames Mitsui E&S Can Japan’s Shipbuilding Unite as One 三井E&Sの社名変更 日本造船は一枚岩になれるか
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Renames Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding, Pursues Overseas Diversification Strategy While Imabari Consolidates Domestically—Can Japan's Shipbuilding Industry Unite as One? 常石造船、「三井E&S造船」の社名変更。今治造... -
Hamburg Positioned as a Hub for Shipping and Finance 独ハンブルクは「海運・金融の結節点」
Hamburg Positioned as a Hub for Shipping and Finance – German Delegation Highlights City’s Strategic Role in Tokyo Seminar 独ハンブルクは「海運・金融の結節点」、Clyde & Co、Berenberg銀行など訪日団が講演 A delegation from the Free and... -
3 Reasons Why Trading Houses, Foreign Shipping Want to Acquire Japanese Shipowners 商社、外船が船主を買収したい理由
Inside Story Three Reasons Why Trading Houses, Leasing Firms, and Foreign Shipping Companies Want to Acquire Japanese Shipowners インサイドストーリー 商社、リース、海外船社が「日本船主」を買収したい「3つの理由」 In our previous rep... -
Roadmap for the Revitalisation of Japan’s Shipbuilding by This Autumn 今秋を目途に「造船業再生ロードマップ（仮称）」策定へ
Roadmap for the Revitalisation of Japan's Shipbuilding Industry to Be Drafted by This Autumn – LDP's Full Six-Page Proposal Published, Promoting GOCO Model for State-Owned Facilities 今秋を目途に「造船業再生ロードマップ（仮称）」策定へ。... -
ZeroNorth CEO Meyer, “Sharing reality through a unified UI is essential” ゼロノースCEO「同じUIで現実を共有することが重要」
ZeroNorth CEO Meyer: “Sharing reality through a unified UI is essential” – Japan Dinner held in Tokyo with leading shipping, trading and resource firms ゼロノース、メイヤーCEO「同じUIで現実を共有することが重要」 ゼロノース、ジャパン・デ... -
MOL CEO Hashimoto Outlines ¥2 Trillion Investment Strategy at AGM 商船三井株主総会、橋本CEO、2兆円の投資で安定収益事業を強化
MOL Sees Growth Opportunity in LNG and Gas Logistics, Aiming to Become a “Truly Global Player” — CEO Hashimoto Outlines ¥2 Trillion Investment Strategy at AGM LNG、ガス物流に勝機、「真のグローバル・プレーヤーに」 商船三井株主総会、橋本C... -
GPS Jamming: An Invisible Threat Looms Over Japan’s Merchant Fleet GPSジャミング、「見えない脅威」 日本商船隊にもリスク
GPS Jamming: An Invisible Threat Looms Over Japan's Merchant Fleet A New Form of Terror in the Strait of Hormuz: Electronic Disruption GPSジャミング、「見えない脅威」 日本商船隊にもリスク ホルムズ海峡の「電子妨害」という新たなテロ Ten... -
NYK Acquires German Seafarer Payroll Platform Firm 日本郵船、ドイツの船員向け給与支払いPF企業を買収
NYK Acquires German Seafarer Payroll Platform Firm; Complements MarCoPay to Expand E-Money Services Globally to European and Indian Seafarers 日本郵船、ドイツの船員向け給与支払いPF企業を買収。マルコペイと補完、電子通貨を欧州船員やインド... -
Iranian Armed Factions Threaten Israeli-Linked Vessels イランの武装勢力がイスラエル関連船を標的と警告
Iranian Armed Factions Threaten Israeli-Linked Vessels; Panama Maritime Authority Raises Security Alert イランの武装勢力がイスラエル関連船を標的と警告、パナマ海事庁も警戒レベルの引き上げを推奨 Al Jazeera, a Qatar-based media outlet, repo... -
Government Shipbuilding, Conduct Hearings with Shipbuilders from June 23 国立造船所計画、造船所にヒアリング実施 ２３日から
Government Shipbuilding Plan: METI and MLIT to Conduct Hearings with Shipbuilders Starting June 23 国立造船所プラン、造船所にヒアリング実施。２３日から経産省・国交省。 According to sources familiar with the matter, from June 23 onw... -
Japanese Government Weighs Creation of National Shipyard with 1 Trillion Yen 日本政府「国立造船所」設立検討 官民で１兆円
Japanese Government Weighs Creation of “National Shipyard” with 1 Trillion Yen Public-Private Fund; Maritime and Shipbuilding Stakeholders Call for Utilisation of Existing Facilities 日本政府、「国立造船所」の設立検討。官民で１兆円基金。... -
Stephenson Harwood Hosts Maritime Law Seminar in Tokyo,Tackling Risks in Shipping 英スティーブンソン・ハーウッドが講演
Stephenson Harwood Hosts Maritime Law Seminar in Tokyo, Tackling Legal Risks Amid Global Volatility in Shipbuilding and Chartering Contracts 英国際法律事務所スティーブンソン・ハーウッドが東京で講演会、変化の荒波に挑む国際海運法務、造船・...
