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Imabari Shipbuilding × JMU: New Project X to Air on the 17th今治造船×JMU 新プロジェクトX 17日放送
Behind the Scenes of the World’s Largest Container Ship 世界最大コンテナ船、その舞台裏 NHK General Television will broadcast “New Project X – Challengers: Imabari Shipbuilding, Japan’s largest shipbuilder, and Japan Marine United, the in... -
UECC cuts Toyota Motor Europe’s Scope 3 emissions by 22,000 tonnes UECC、トヨタ欧州のScope3を2.2万トン削減
Emissions reduction challenge under “Sail for Change” 「Sail for Change」で排出削減への挑戦 United European Car Carriers (UECC), which specialises in short-sea car carrier and RoRo transportation in Europe, announced on 13 January that T... -
VLCC Charter Rates Surge on Venezuela and Iran Tensions VLCC用船料が急騰、ベネズエラ・イラン情勢に反応
Daily Earnings Climb Above $70,000 as Traders Rush to Secure Tonnage 1日7万ドル強に上昇、トレーダーが相次ぎ船腹確保 Charter rates for VLCCs (very large crude carriers) are surging. Political turmoil in major crude oil exporters Venezuela... -
NTT Data and Partners Unveil New Subsea Cable Vision NTTデータら新海底ケーブル構想
I-AM Cable Launched to Rebuild Asia’s Digital Backbone I-AM Cable始動、アジアのデジタル基盤を再構築 A new Japanese-led core project is getting under way in the field of subsea telecommunications cables, the arteries of international data... -
Capesize charter rates fall below $20,000 ケープサイズ用船料、2万ドル割れ
Secondhand ship trading remains buoyant as Japanese operators face a fleet strategy crossroads 中古船売買は活況、邦船オペレーターは船隊戦略の岐路に Dry bulk market conditions have softened since the start of the year. In the London marke... -
Frontline to Sell Eight VLCCs and Acquire Nine Newbuildings フロントライン、VLCCを8隻売却、9隻新造で取得
Strategic Fleet Renewal to Rejuvenate the Fleet 戦略的な船隊更新で船隊を若返り Frontline plc, the Norwegian shipping company effectively controlled by John Fredriksen, announced on 8 January the release of a statement titled “Strategic F... -
Singapore Shipping DX (6): Wilhelmsen Group シンガポールの海運DX⑥ Wilhelmsen Group
An execution capability that supports vessels in motion by integrating ship management, port services and consumables 船舶管理・港湾・消耗品を束ね、動く船を支える実装力 Maritime Bridge Japan participated for the first time in the “2025 S... -
Keihin Dock Secures MLIT Certification for “BFS Plan” 京浜ドック、国交省の「事業基盤強化計画」認定取得
Under the Shipbuilding Industry Revival Roadmap, Productivity Reform Driven by DX 造船業再生ロードマップの策定下、DX推進で生産性改革へ Keihin Dock, a member of the NYK Group, has recently obtained certification from the Minister of Land,... -
MOL and ITOCHU Corp Sign MoU on Environmental Attribute Certificates 商船三井と伊藤忠商事、「環境属性証明書」で覚書
Shipping and Aviation Join Forces in Japan’s First Scope 3 Reduction Model 海運と空運が連携、日本初のScope3削減モデル MOL and ITOCHU Corporation announced on the 9th that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a strategi... -
IINO LINES Achieves 90% of Investment Target in Final Year of Mid-Term Plan 飯野海運、中計最終年度で投資9割達成
New Year Address by President Otani Focuses on Shipping, Real Estate and Renewables 大谷社長の年頭所感、海運・不動産・再エネを軸に In his New Year address delivered on the 5th, Yusuke Otani, President of IINO LINES, stated that “the IINO... -
Suez Canal transits: container ships stand out with an 86% drop スエズ運河通航、コンテナ船が86％減と突出
BIMCO survey shows traffic remains at just 40% as of the first week of 2026 BIMCO調べ、2026年第1週時点で4割にとどまる The recovery in Suez Canal traffic, which has stagnated amid the situation in the Red Sea, continues to remain at a lim... -
Tankers International’s Reading of 2026 タンカーズ・インターナショナルが読む2026年
VLCC Market: Structural Tightness Persists Despite a Correction Phase VLCC市況、調整局面でも構造的逼迫は続く Tankers International, one of the world’s largest VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) tanker pool operators, headquartered in London... -
IINO LINES Shares Second VLEC with Kure-Based Owner Libera 飯野海運、VLEC2番船を呉船主リベラと共有
“IINO INEOS SUNNA” Delivered, Deepening Environmental Response and Business Collaboration Through an Ethane-Fuelled Vessel 「IINO INEOS SUNNA」竣工、エタン燃料船で環境対応と事業連携を深化 IINO LINES’ second of two Very Large Ethane Carri... -
NORDEN sells two owned vessels at peak market levels ノルデン、高値局面で保有船2隻売却
Contracts for two newbuildings to expand MPP segment, advancing a qualitative transformation of its fleet composition MPP拡充で新造2隻と契約、船隊構成の質的転換を進める Danish shipping major NORDEN announced on 8 January that it has sold... -
Reportage Series 4 :Japanese Shipowners 第４回ルポ・日本船主
(4): Why Japan’s Shipowners Are Turning to China 第4回「そして日本船主は中国に向かう」 On January 6, from noon, a New Year’s reception jointly hosted by the Japan Shipowners’ Association and the Japan Shipbuilding Industry Association wa... -
DryDel Secures DryBMS Badge ドライデル、DryBMSバッジを取得
RightShip Certifies Voluntary Operational Enhancement 自主的な運航高度化を評価、RightShipが認証 DryDel Shipping, a Greek shipowner and operator, announced via the social networking service LinkedIn that its commitment to operational exce... -
Trump orders withdrawal, with IMO excluded トランプ氏、脱退指示にIMO含まれず
Renewed exit from the Paris Agreement raises fears of further setbacks to the “2050 net-zero” debate パリ協定離脱で「2050年ネットゼロ」議論、さらに後退の懸念も US President Donald Trump announced on 7 January, via the website The White H... -
U.S. military seizes two VLCCs, including a Russian-flagged vessel 米軍、ロシア船籍含むVLCC2隻を拿捕
AIS switched off; ships sanctioned over Venezuelan oil exports AISオフ、ベネズエラ石油の輸出関連で制裁対象 On January 7, the U.S. military successively seized two VLCCs (very large crude carriers of around 300,000 deadweight tonnes) in t... -
CMA CGM Niagara Continues Voyage to Ningbo, China CMA CGM Niagara、中国・寧波へ航海継続
AIS data show northbound passage via Hong Kong following late-December collision in the Strait of Malacca AISデータ、昨年末のマラッカ海峡衝突後に香港経由で北上 According to AIS (Automatic Identification System) vessel-tracking data, it h... -
K Line President Igarashi Signals Shareholder Returns to Exceed Y800bn 川崎汽船 五十嵐社長、株主還元8,000億円超へ
New Year Address for 2026: Balancing Profit Growth and Decarbonisation Investment, Moving to the Next Phase of Growth 2026年の年頭挨拶、利益成長と脱炭素投資を両立、次の成長段階へ Takenori Igarashi, President and Chief Executive Officer o... -
Imabari Shipbuilding A Turbulent 2025, 65 Vessels Built, M&A Also 今治造船 激動の2025年 年間65隻 M&Aも
JMU Brought into the Group, Becomes Largest Shareholder of Daihatsu Infinearth JMUのグループ化、ダイハツインフィニアースの筆頭株主に For Imabari Shipbuilding, 2025 marked a turning point in which three axes—shipbuilding achievements, org... -
World’s largest 40,000㎥ liquefied hydrogen carrier: shipbuilding contract 世界最大40,000㎥型液化水素輸送船、造船契約
JSE and Kawasaki Heavy Industries move to demonstration toward commercial-scale maritime hydrogen transport JSEと川崎重工、商用規模の水素海上輸送へ実証 Japan Hydrogen Energy (JSE) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced on the 6th that t... -
MOL Accelerating group growth under incoming president Tamura 商船三井、田村次期社長のもとでグループの成長加速
President Hashimoto, New Year’s address: “Phase 2 to focus on investment recovery and enhancement of corporate value” 橋本社長の年頭挨拶、Phase 2で投資回収と企業価値向上へ MOL announced on 6 January that its president, Takeshi Hashimoto,... -
JSA and SAJ Hold New Year Reception 日本船主協会・日本造船工業会が賀詞交換会を開催
“Japanese ships built in Japan” shared as guiding principle, tax extensions to underpin shipbuilding revival 「日本の船は日本でつくる」共有、税制延長で造船再生を後押し The Japan Shipowners’ Association and the Shipbuilders’ Association o...
