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Maritime Safety in the Northern Black Sea: Skuld Sounds the Alarm 黒海北部の海上安全、Skuldが警鐘
Grain shipments recover, but “operational risk enters a new phase” — geopolitical realities spill over to Japan’s merchant fleet 穀物輸送は回復も「運航リスクは新局面」 日本商船隊にも波及する地政学的現実 The prolonged Russia–Ukraine war ... -
NYK’s Offshore Floating Data Centre Concept Wins MIC Award 日本郵船らの洋上浮体型データセンター構想、総務大臣賞を受賞
Balancing 100% Renewable Energy with Digital Infrastructure, Demonstration Planned at Yokohama Port 再エネ100%とデジタル基盤の両立、横浜港で実証へ NYK announced on 9 that its offshore floating data centre concept, which it is jointly exa... -
MOL strengthens stable earnings base through terminal operations 商船三井、ターミナル事業で安定収益基盤を強化
Strategic shift signalled by dual investments in car carrier and tank terminals 自動車専用船とタンクターミナル、二つの投資が示す戦略的転換とは MOL announced on 29 January that it will establish a car carrier terminal operating company in... -
Maersk Orders Eight 18,600-TEU Ships from New Times Shipbuilding マースク、新時代造船に18,600TEU型8隻を発注
Orderbook Rises to 33 Vessels, with China-Built Ships to Be Deployed in 2029–30 発注残33隻に増加、中国造船所建造で2029-30年に投入 Denmark’s shipping major A.P. Moller–Maersk (Maersk) announced on the 9th that it has signed a shipbuilding... -
Temporary Suspension of Terminal Operations at the Port of Rotterdam ロッテルダム港でターミナル業務一時停止
Containers Collapse from Ultra-Large Containership, Striking LNG Bunkering Vessel 大型コンテナ船からの崩落でLNGバンカリング船に衝突 On 6 February, an accident occurred at the Port of Rotterdam, one of Europe’s largest ports, in which a s... -
Maersk to cut 1,000 jobs, extend depreciation period to 25 years マースク、1,000人削減 償却年数25年に延長
Underlying EBIT in 2026 could reach a USD 1.5bn loss in a worst-case scenario 26年の基礎EBIT、ワーストケースで15億ドル赤字も想定 A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping operator, has released its earnings outlook for t... -
NYK Group Hosts Media Reception 日本郵船グループ、メディア懇親会を開催
Emphasising “flexible response” and the “underlying strength of the maritime industry” at the milestone of its 141st year 創業141年目の節目に「しなやかな対応」と「海事産業の底力」を強調 NYK held a media reception for the NYK Group on the... -
Explosion on MSC-Operated Container Ship in the Gulf of Finlandフィンランド湾でMSC運航コンテナ船に爆発
Engine-Room Fire off Neva Bay; All Crew Safe — Russian Authorities Launch Preliminary Review under Criminal Code Article 263 ネヴァ湾沖で機関室火災、全乗組員無事 ロシア当局が刑法第263条で予備審査 On the night of 5 February, a 2,732-TEU ... -
Asia Pacific Maritime to Open on March 25 In Singapore アジア太平洋海事展3月25日にシンガポールで開幕
With MOL’s Incoming President, Jotaro Tamura, Among Speakers MBJ’s Yamamoto to Moderate Shipbuilding Panel as Event Returns to Singapore at Its Largest Scale, Focusing on Next Energy Technologies and Innovation 商船三井の田村次期社長らが... -
NYK signs multiple long-term for newbuild LNG carriers with Cheniere 日本郵船、シェニエールと新造LNG船で複数隻の長期用船契約
Joint 50% ownership with Ocean Yield covers 4–8 vessels, securing tonnage to support the expansion of US LNG exports Ocean Yieldと50％保有で4-8隻、米LNG輸出拡大を支える船腹確保 NYK announced on the 5th that it has concluded long-term tim... -
MOL Energia accelerates next-generation gas carrier business MOLエナージアが次世代ガス船事業を加速
LPG-fuelled VLGC “ENERGIA GRANDEUR” delivered for French major TotalEnergies, with ammonia transport in sight 仏トタル向けLPG燃料VLGC「ENERGIA GRANDEUR」竣工、アンモニア輸送も視野 MOL announced on the 6th that a newly built LPG-fuelled V... -
NORDEN sells 23 vessels, secures net profit of $120m ノルデン、23隻を売却、純利益1億2,000万ドルを確保
FY2025 net profit totals $120m; FY2026 outlook set at $30m–$100m 2025年1－12月期、26年の純利益は3,000万～1億ドルのレンジを予想 Danish shipping group NORDEN A/S said on 4 February that consolidated net profit for the January–December 2025... -
Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz push VLCC charter rates to $129,000 緊張・ホルムズ海峡、VLCC市況が12万9000ドル
US–Iran confrontation leaves risk of military conflict intact; some vessels transit at 17 knots 米・イラン対立、軍事衝突の可能性が依然として残存 速力17ノットで通過する船舶も As tensions between the United States and Iran intensify once ... -
Minato Bank triples ship finance balance in three years みなと銀行、船舶融資残高が3年で3倍に拡大
Outstanding loans reach ¥50bn including committed deals, building expertise from Kobe’s maritime cluster コミット案件含め残高は500億円、神戸の海事集積を起点にノウハウ蓄積 Minato Bank, a second-tier regional lender headquartered in Kobe, ... -
Kumiai Navigation orders two 210,000-dwt bulk carriers クミアイ・ナビゲーション、210型BC2隻発注
Delivery scheduled for 2029 at DACKS, steady progress in fleet renewal DACKSで29年竣工、船隊更新を着実に推進 Kumiai Navigation, a Singapore-based shipowner within the Kumiai Senpaku Group, has recently placed an order with Kawasaki Heavy... -
Reportage: Japanese Shipowners, Part 8 第8回ルポルタージュ・日本船主
“Who Knows: The Direction of Newbuilding Orders” 「Who Knows, 新造船発注の行方」 On February 3, Setsubun day, a trading house executive spoke up at a coffee shop near Tokyo Station. “Newbuildings that are being delivered at present are s... -
NYK invests in marine start-up Oceanic Constellations 日本郵船、海洋スタートアップのOceanic Constellationsへ出資
Building a mass-production framework for small unmanned surface vessels, strengthening its business base in the space domain 小型水上ドローン船の量産体制構築、宇宙領域の事業基盤を強化 NYK said on 6 February that it had invested, effectiv... -
Gard renews warning over Philippine nickel ore shipments ガード、フィリピン産ニッケル鉱石輸送に再警鐘
Liquefaction risk resurfaces after DEVON BAY casualty DEVON BAY遭難事故で液状化リスクが再浮上 Gard, one of the world’s largest P&I clubs headquartered in Norway, has released a report once again urging caution over the risks associat... -
MOL hosts BLUE ACTION NET-ZERO ALLIANCE seminar 商船三井、BLUE ACTION NET-ZERO ALLIANCEセミナー
Scope 3 reductions move into the implementation phase, with debate on EACs and book-and-claim Scope3削減を実装段階へ、EACとブック・アンド・クレームについて議論 MOL on the 4th held a “BLUE ACTION NET-ZERO ALLIANCE” seminar at the Toranomo... -
NYK maintains full-year net profit forecast at ¥210bn 日本郵船、通期純利益2100億円を維持
Vessel disposals to continue, with scope for additional extraordinary gains towards year-end 船舶売却を継続、期末に向け特別利益の追加計上も NYK said on 4 February that consolidated net profit for the year ending March 2026 is expected to... -
K Line revises up full-year net profit forecast to ¥115bn 川崎汽船、通期純利益1150億円に上方修正
Maintains ¥120 annual dividend, equity ratio at 76% 年間配当120円維持、自己資本比率76% K Line said on 3 February that it expects consolidated net profit for the year ending March 2026 to rise by ¥10bn from its previous forecast to around... -
VLCC market surges, spot rates exceed $130,000 amid geopolitical risk VLCC市況急騰、用船料13万ドル超、地政学的リスクで
Frontline and South Korea’s Sinokor lift investment efficiency, with knock-on effects for major shipping groups フロントライン、韓国シノコールが投資効率を引き上げ、海運大手の業績にも影響 The VLCC market is surging. According to market pa... -
SOMEC forms shipowning JV with three shipping and shipbuilding companies ソメック、海運・造船3社と船主JV設立
Japan’s first cross-industry scheme to order three newbuildings, as Imabari Shipbuilding expands its M&A strategy 日本初の業界横断スキームで新造船3隻を発注、今治造船のM&A戦略も拡大 ORIX, a major diversified financial group, annou... -
NS United Kaiun Kaisha secures ROE above 10% for fifth consecutive year NSU海運、5期連続でROE10％超を確保
FY March 2026 net profit forecast revised up, annual dividend raised to ¥265 26年3月期、純利益を上方修正、年間配当265円に増配 NS United Kaiun Kaisha announced on 30 January that it has revised up its consolidated net profit forecast for ...
