News
-
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... -
The 15th Reportage: Japanese Shipowners 第15回ルポルタージュ・日本船主
“The Divergence in Temperature Between Trading House Shipping Divisions, Leasing, and the Shift to Asset Business” 「商社船舶部とリース、アセットビジネスへの温度差とは」 On the morning of 18 March, in Tokyo’s Otemachi district just befor... -
Interview: Orca AI CEO Yarden Gross インタビュー、Orca AI グロスCEOに聞く
Navigational safety in the age of GPS interference — AI takes on the role of “verifying reality” GPS干渉時代の航行安全、AIが担う「現実の検証」 Maritime Bridge Japan, Japan’s first internationally standardised maritime specialist media pl... -
Western Bulk and ZeroNorth Announce New Partnership ウェスタン・バルクとゼロノース、パートナーシップを締結
Optimisation technology introduced into asset-light operations, driving efficiency across the entire fleet ライトアセット型運航に最適化技術を導入、全船隊で効率化推進 Norwegian dry bulk major Western Bulk has entered into a partnership wi... -
Ultrabulk CEO Hans Christian Olesen Interview ウルトラバルク、ハンス・クリスチャン・オレセンCEOインタビュー
“Building a fleet centred on high-quality Japanese-built vessels” “Thorough implementation of slow steaming amid surging bunker prices” 「高品質の日本建造船を軸に船隊を構築」「バンカー高騰でスロースチーミング徹底」 Maritime Bridge Japan,... -
Elliott Announces “Significant” Investment in MOL Shares 米エリオット、商船三井株への「相当規模」の投資を公表
Update: March 19, 2026, 12:45 PM JST Focus on Whether a Large Shareholding Report Has Been Filed; Stake May Be Below 5% 大量保有報告書の提出の有無が焦点、保有比率5％未満の可能性も Elliott Investment Management, the US-based investment fu... -
Japan’s Big Three Shipping Stocks Surge — Is There a Link to Global Peers? 海運大手3社の株価急騰、国際海運との関連性とは
MOL hits ¥7014 as all three reach year-to-date highs, with expectations of improved earnings in times of crisis 商船三井は7014円、そろって年初来高値を更新 有事に業績向上の期待感 On March 18, share prices of Japan’s three major shipping ... -
Japan Eyes Alaskan Crude, Requiring 4–5 Aframax Tankers 日本のアラスカ原油調達、アフラマックス4－5隻
Voyage Duration 12–14 Days; Under CIF Terms, Tankers Are Provided by the U.S. Side 輸送日数12－14日、CIFベースならアメリカ側が配船 The governments of Japan and the United States have entered final coordination to reach an agreement on co... -
Sumitomo, K Line and NYK sign MoU on ammonia bunkering vessel 住友商事・川崎汽船・日本郵船、アンモニア燃料供給船でMoU
Major shipping players move to build a “next-generation fuel hub” 海運大手連携で“次世代燃料ハブ”構築へ Sumitomo Corporation, K Line and NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., a group company of NYK, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU... -
US and Japan to Invest $100 Million in Shipbuilding Sector on AI Utilisation 日米、造船分野に1億ドル投資でAI活用
Domestically, Restart of LNG Carrier Construction Sought, Annual Three-Vessel System Considered at Koyagi Base 国内ではLNG船建造再開、香焼拠点で年3隻体制を模索 The governments of the United States and Japan are set to embark on a joint... -
Japanese Government Says It Is “Not Considering” Dispatch of SDF 日本政府、自衛隊派遣「現時点で考えていない」
Trump Requests Naval Deployments from “Around Seven Countries” over Strait of Hormuz トランプ氏、ホルムズ海峡巡り「約7カ国」に艦船派遣要求 US President Donald Trump has requested cooperation from “around seven countries”, including Japan... -
NYK Acquires 50% Stake in LNG Bunkering Major Avenir LNG 日本郵船、LNGバンカリング大手Avenir LNGの株式50％取得
Strategic partnership with Stolt-Nielsen to expand cooperation in LNG fuel supply and chemical tankers Stolt-Nielsenと戦略提携、LNG燃料供給とケミカルタンカーで協力拡大 NYK has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire a 50% stake in A... -
Danish Shipping Accounts Through the Lens of Ultrabulk’s Results ウルトラバルクの業績が映す「デンマーク海運決算」
Different from Japan’s tax and accounting systems, three contrasting approaches by NORDEN, Ultrabulk and Western Bulk 日本と異なる税制・会計の見え方、ノルデンとウエスタンバルクの三者三様 Ultrabulk A/S, the Danish dry bulk operator, repor... -
JERA Strengthens Cooperation with KOGAS on LNG Shipping JERA、KOGASとLNG輸送で協力強化
Major buyer alliance of about 70m tonnes annually, with possible swap of 29 LNG carriers 年間約7000万トン規模の巨大バイヤー連携、LNG船29隻のスワップも視野 JERA, headquartered in Tokyo, will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with K... -
NYK Moves to Fully Acquire Saga Welco 日本郵船、Saga Welcoを完全子会社化へ
Open-hatch carrier market consolidates into duopoly with MOL–Marubeni alliance オープンハッチ船市場でMOL・丸紅陣営と二強構図 NYK said on March 13, 2026 that it had agreed to fully acquire Saga Welco AS, an open-hatch shipping company bas... -
Revival of LNG Carrier Construction in Japan, Target of Three Ships a Year 日本建造LNG船復活、「年間3隻目標」
Imabari Shipbuilding to utilise Oshima Shipbuilding’s Koyagi yard, rebuilding cost structure and design teams remains the challenge 今治造船が大島造船保有の香焼工場を活用、コスト・設計陣の再構築が課題 Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastruc... -
Vessel Listing Chinese Crew on AIS Hit by Strike in Persian Gulf ペルシャ湾でAIS表示「中国人乗組員」の船舶が被弾
SOURCE BLESSING struck off Jebel Ali as the myth that “Chinese ships are safe” begins to falter ジェベル・アリ沖でSOURCE BLESSING、「中国船は安全」神話揺らぐ In the early hours of March 12, 2026, the container ship SOURCE BLESSING (IMO... -
AI Becomes the New “Eye” for Navigation in the Age of GPS Jamming GPS妨害時代の航海安全、AIが新たな「目」
Vulnerabilities of satellite dependence exposed by the Hormuz crisis, posing challenges for Japan-linked vessels as well ホルムズ危機で露呈した衛星依存の脆弱性、日本関係船にも課題 Yarden Gross, Chief Executive of the London-based maritim... -
Tokushima Taisho Bank holds seminar to develop ship finance expertise 徳島大正銀行、シップファイナンス人材育成へ勉強会
Ship loan portfolio reaches JPY229.4bn, expanding 2.5 times in eight years as internal knowledge and organisational capacity are strengthened 船舶融資残高2294億円、8年で2.5倍 行内理解拡大と体制強化へ Tokushima Taisho Bank (The Tokushima... -
Reportage: Japanese Shipowners (14) 第14回ルポルタージュ・日本船主
“Japanese-related ships cannot leave the Persian Gulf even if they want to” — the dilemma 「日本関係船、ペルシャ湾を出たくても出られない」ジレンマ In the morning of March 11 Japan time, a Japanese shipowner who has a bulk carrier waiting... -
US Treasury Allows Exception for Russian Oil Voyages 米財務省、ロシア原油航海を例外容認
“Hormuz Crisis Expands the ‘Dark Fleet’ to 1,100 Vessels; Navigation Risks for Japan-Linked Ships Remain Unresolved ホルムズ危機で「ダーク・フリート」1100隻が拡大 日本関係船の航行リスクは解消せず The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of... -
Emergency Interview: MarineTraffic’s Yu Yamada 緊急インタビュー、MarineTraffic山田優氏に聞く
AIS Data Reveals the Reality of the Strait of Hormuz and How Japan-Related Vessels Can Use It AISデータが映すホルムズ海峡の実態、日本関係船の活用法 Attacks on commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf are intensifying. In this emergency int... -
US-Owned Tanker Erupts in Flames After Explosion in Northern Persian Gulf 米国所有タンカーが炎上、ペルシャ湾奥部で爆発
Japan-Linked Vessels Face Dilemma as “Escape from the Gulf Remains Impossible” 日本関係船、「湾外に脱出したくてもできない現状」にジレンマ On March 11, 2026, two oil tankers erupted in explosions and caught fire off Basra in Iraq, at the ...
