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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 ... -
Strait of Hormuz Attacks Strike Ships Unconnected to US or Israel ホルムズ海峡、米国・イスラエル関係船と関係なく攻撃
Updated at 14:30 Japan time on March 12, 2026. 2026年3月12日日本時間午後２時30分差し替え Kamsarmax and Handysize Among Three Vessels Hit カムサマックス、ハンディサイズなど3隻が被弾 On March 11, 2026 — the twelfth day since the United Sta... -
Multiple Vessels Withdraw from the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman ペルシャ湾、複数隻がオマーン湾に退避
MarineTraffic data shows destinations listed as “For Order”, references such as “China owner” MarineTraffic調べ、行き先を「For Order」、中国関連の記載（China owner）など According to the vessel-tracking service MarineTraffic, several com... -
MOL Acquires Stake in French Ship Manager to Bolster European Expansion 商船三井、欧州事業拡大へフランス船舶管理会社に出資
Acquires 25% stake in V.Ships France SAS, strengthening cooperation in LNG carrier and bunkering vessel management V.Ships France SASの株式25％取得、LNG船・バンカリング船管理で連携強化 MOL announced on March 11, 2026 that it had acquired... -
Japan-Related Vessel Says It Has “No Intention of Transiting Hormuz” 日本関係船「ホルムズ通航する方針ない」
MBJ Exclusive:Regular communication maintained with the vessel; crew disembarkation difficult, tanker near anchorage struck MBJ独自取材、本船と定時更新、下船難しく、錨地近くのタンカーが被弾 Maritime Bridge Japan succeeded on the morning ... -
Dynacom Suezmax transits Strait of Hormuz ダイナコムのスエズマックス、ホルムズ海峡を通航
Arrives off Mumbai on March 10, passes with AIS, several vessels waiting 10日にムンバイ沖に到達、AISで通過、複数隻が待機 A Suezmax tanker owned and operated by Greek shipowner Dynacom Tankers Management, the Shenlong (formerly Shenlong S... -
MOL Makes First Entry into Europe’s Offshore Wind SOV Business 商船三井、欧州洋上風力の支援船“SOV”事業に初参入
Expanding into Europe on the Back of Taiwan Experience, Accelerating Decarbonisation and Non-Shipping Business Growth 台湾での実績を基に欧州へ展開、脱炭素と非海運事業拡大を加速 MOL announced on March 9, 2026 that it will jointly own two ... -
Graduation Ceremony Held at NYK TDG Maritime Academy in the Philippines 日本郵船・TDGのフィリピン商船大学で卒業式典
76 Cadets of the 15th Class Graduate; President Soga Praises Efforts of Students Who Enrolled During the Pandemic 第15期生76名、曽我社長、「コロナ禍に入学、困難を乗り越えた皆さんの努力」と祝辞 NYK announced on March 9, 2026 that the NYK-... -
Can Japan Capitalise on Its Status as an ‘LNG Trading Nation’? 日本、「LNGトレーダー国家」を生かせるか
Strait of Hormuz crisis raises questions over Japan’s emerging energy strategy, highlighted by IEEFA report ホルムズ海峡封鎖、IEEFA報告で浮かぶ日本の新たなエネルギー戦略とは According to a report published on February 25, 2026 by the Ins...
