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Newbuilding Contracts Only Four Car Carriers in First Seven Months 新造船契約、自動車船わずか4隻 今年1-7月
Newbuilding Contracts Only Four Car Carriers in First Seven Months, Geopolitical Risks and US Tariffs Prompt Caution in Japan 新造船契約、自動車船わずか4隻 今年1-7月、地政学リスクと米関税で日本も慎重姿勢 From January to July 2025, the... -
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MOL Joins Ammonia Auxiliary Engine Project Backed by UK Government 商船三井参画のアンモニア補助エンジン計画、英政府が支援を採択
MOL Joins Ammonia Auxiliary Engine Project Backed by UK GovernmentCarnot technology to accelerate decarbonization 商船三井参画のアンモニア補助エンジン計画、英政府が支援を採択 英カルノー社技術を活用し脱炭素加速 A project to develop an am... -
Event
MBJ Webinar Announcement August 15, 2025 For free,MBJ ウェビナー開催のお知らせ – 2025年8月15日(金)無料
MBJ Webinar Announcement August 15, 2025News Analysis: Kambara Kisen and Onomichi Dockyard Take Stakes in SOMEC(Featured in Maritime Bridge Japan, July 18, 2025) MBJ ウェビナー開催のお知らせ – 2025年8月15日(金)ニュース解説:「ソメック... -
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Weekend Column Why the Nikkei Now Places Emphasis on “Net Profit” 週末コラム 日経はなぜ「純利益」を重視するのか
Weekend Column Why the Nikkei Now Places Emphasis on “Net Profit” Dividend Payout Ratios, ROE and International Accounting Standards with Implications for Japan’s Shipping Industry 週末コラム 日経はなぜ「純利益」を重視するのか 日本海運... -
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Norden and Ultrabulk actively utilise Japanese owners’ MPP vessels ノルデン、ウルトラバルク、日本船主のMPP船を積極活用
Norden and Ultrabulk actively utilise Japanese owners’ MPP vessels Hosei Kaiun expands fleet as niche market demand grows ノルデン、ウルトラバルク、日本船主のMPP船を積極活用 ホーセイ海運が船隊増強、ニッチ市場で需要拡大 Denmark’s major s... -
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US Lawmakers Propose ‘Merchant Marine Allies Partnership Act 米議員、ジョーンズ法例外の「商船同盟国パートナーシップ法」提出
US Lawmakers Propose ‘Merchant Marine Allies Partnership Act’ Allowing Conditional Shipbuilding in Japanese Yards – Potential Impact on US-Japan Tariff Talks 米議員、ジョーンズ法例外の「商船同盟国パートナーシップ法」提出 日本造船所で条... -
Intervew
Interview Kinetics Energies’ Katmer on Collaboration with MOL カイネティクス・エナジーズのKatmer氏に聞く、商船三井との連携
Interview Offshore Power Generation Meets Data Infrastructure: Kinetics Energies’ Katmer on Collaboration with MOL Integrating Power Barges and Data Centres: Supplying Next-Generation Energy and Data Infrastructure from the Sea インタビ... -
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Grace Ocean Sues HD Hyundai Over DALI Collision, 「DALI号衝突事故」で船主がHD現代を提訴
Grace Ocean Sues HD Hyundai Over DALI Collision, Citing ‘Design and Manufacturing Defects’ in US Federal Court 「DALI号衝突事故」で船主がHD現代を提訴 米連邦地裁に「設計製造の欠陥が原因」と主張 In connection with the collapse of the Fran... -
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NYK Full Year Profit Forecast to ¥240 Billion Strong Car Carrier Business 日本郵船、通期経常益2400億円 自動車船が堅調
NYK Revises Full Year Ordinary Profit Forecast to ¥240 Billion Strong Car Carrier Business, Dividend Payout Ratio Targeted at 40% 日本郵船、通期経常益2400億円 自動車船が堅調、配当性向40%を目安に On August 5, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) a... -
Intervew
Interview with Diane Gilpin Founder of Smart Green Shipping Part 3 スマート・グリーン・シッピング創業者 ダイアン・ギルピン氏に聞く
Building Trust Through Collaboration with Japanese Shipowners インタビュー第3回 スマート・グリーン・シッピング創業者 ダイアン・ギルピン氏に聞く 信頼は協働から生まれる──日本の船主とともに脱炭素化へ ――Japan is a technologically advanced... -
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GMS and Liberian Flag Issue First IRRC Under Hong Kong Convention GMSとリベリア船籍、香港条約発効後初の「IRRC」発行
Step Towards Global Standardisation of Ship Recycling – Implications for Japan’s Merchant Fleet GMSとリベリア船籍、香港条約発効後初の「IRRC」発行 船舶リサイクルの国際基準化へ一歩、日本商船隊にも影響 In June 2025, the Hong Kong Internati... -
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JBIC executes its first JOLCO ship financing for ONE’s containerships JBIC初のJOLCO船舶融資 ONEのコンテナ船
JBIC executes its first JOLCO-based ship financing: $198 million loan for four large containerships chartered by ONE, supporting Japanese ship exports JBIC、初のJOLCO船舶融資を実施ONEが用船する大型コンテナ船4隻に198百万ドル融資、日本造船... -
accident/incident
Container Losses from Two Evergreen Vessels off South America 台湾エバーグリーンのコンテナ船で相次ぎコンテナ落下
Container Losses from Two Evergreen Vessels off South America: 30–50 Units Each, Weather Suspected 台湾エバーグリーンのコンテナ船で相次ぎコンテナ落下 各30~50個、天候要因か Two container vessels operated by Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine... -
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Neru Nagahama Appointed Special PR Director at Oshima Shipbuilding 長濱ねるさん、大島造船所の特命広報部長に就任
Neru Nagahama Appointed Special PR Director at Oshima Shipbuilding – Promoting the Appeal of Shipbuilding from Her Native Nagasaki 長濱ねるさん、大島造船所の特命広報部長に就任 地元長崎から造船業の魅力を発信 Oshima Shipbuilding, headquar... -
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MOL Raises Full Year Net Profit Forecast to ¥200 Billion 商船三井、通期純利益を2000億円に上方修正
MOL Raises Full Year Net Profit Forecast to ¥200 Billion; Dividend Increased to ¥175 per Share; U.S. Tariffs "Less Impactful Than Initially Expected" 商船三井、通期純利益を2000億円に上方修正 配当175円に増配、米国関税「当初想定より影響少... -
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Defence Ministry Sanctions 93 Personnel Fictitious Transactions with Shipbuilders 防衛省 造船所と架空取引で93人処分
Implications for the ‘Golden Era’ of US-Japan Shipbuilding Cooperation Also in Focus 防衛省、日本造船所との架空取引で93人処分 、「日米造船黄金時代」注視 Japan’s Ministry of Defence released its final report at 4:30pm on July 30 concerni... -
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XPF “Deep Regret” over Sri Lankan Supreme Court Ruling XPFのスリランカ最高裁の判決に関するコメント
X-Press Feeders Expresses “Deep Regret” over Sri Lankan Supreme Court Ruling X-Press Feeders(XPF)のスリランカ最高裁の判決に関するコメント 「非常に遺憾の意」を表明 X-Press Feeders (XPF), the former operator of the container ship X-Pres... -
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MOL and Mitsui & Co. jointly acquire UK port assets from GEG 商船三井と三井物産、英GEG整備港を共同買収
MOL and Mitsui & Co. jointly acquire UK port assets from GEG Aiming to secure floating offshore wind maintenance expertise and strengthen Japan–Asia supply chains 商船三井と三井物産、英GEG整備港を共同買収 浮体式洋上風力の保守ノウハ... -
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KORYAK FSU No AIS Irregularities after Kamchatka Earthquake コリャク FSU、AIS信号に異常なし、カムチャッカ巨大地震
KORYAK FSU No AIS Irregularities after Kamchatka Earthquake Attention Mounts as Sakhalin 2 Winds Down コリャク FSU、AIS信号に異常なし、カムチャッカ地震 サハリン2終了控え、注目も On July 30, 2025, a massive earthquake with a magnitude of... -
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Sri Lankan Court Orders $1 Billion in Damages X Press Pearl Disaster スリランカ、X Press Pearlに10億ドルの賠償命令
Verdict Exceeds P&I Insurance Limits and Sends Shockwaves Through Global Shipping スリランカ最高裁、X-Press Pearlに10億ドルの賠償命令 P&I保険を超える判決が国際海運に波紋 In relation to what is considered the worst maritime envir... -
Intervew
Interview for Mr. Henrik Sleiman Petersen, Director, Swire Bulk スワイヤーバルク、ヘンリック・スレイマン・ピーターセン氏
Swire Bulk Building Decarbonised Fleet with Japanese Shipyards – Long-Term COAs Backed by Regional Banks スワイヤーバルクのHenrik Sleiman Petersenディレクター インタビュー 日本造船所と脱炭素船隊を構築 長期COAを地銀が支援 Swire Bulk, op... -
Breaking News
Breaking News: Houthis Declare ‘Fourth Phase’ Naval Blockade速報 フーシ派、国際海運に「第4段階」封鎖を宣言
Houthis Declare ‘Fourth Phase’ Naval Blockade New Threat Emerges for Japanese Shipping 速報 フーシ派、国際海運に「第4段階」封鎖を宣言 日本商船にも迫る新たな脅威 On 27 July 2025, Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced the launch of a “Fourth... -
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Interview with Diane Gilpin Founder of Smart Green Shipping Part 2 スマート・グリーン・シッピング創業者 ダイアン・ギルピン氏に聞く
Series Part 2 From Technology to Trust Demonstrating FastRig’s ViabilitySea Trials and Collaboration with MOL Bring Practical Deployment into Focus シリーズ第2回:技術から信頼へ FastRigの証明 海上試験とMOLとの連携が導いた実装の現実性 F... -
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Interview with Diane Gilpin, Founder of Smart Green Shipping スマート・グリーン・シッピング創業者 ダイアン・ギルピン氏に聞く
Interview with Diane Gilpin, Founder of Smart Green Shipping (SGS) Wind Power as a “No-Regret” Option – Renewable Energy and Business Models スマート・グリーン・シッピング(SGS) 創業者 ダイアン・ギルピン氏に聞く「後悔しない選択肢」と...