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Brazil’s Biodiesel Mandate Begins to Reshape Grain Shipping ブラジルのバイオディーゼル義務化、穀物輸送に影響も
South American Soybeans Underpin Panamax Charter Rates in the Low $11,000s パナマックス用船料1.1万ドル台を支える南米大豆の行方 The centre of gravity in South America’s soybean and soybean oil (SBO) trade is beginning to shift not because... -
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding delivers world’s first methanol dual-fuel Kamsarmax 常石造船、世界初のメタノール二元燃料カムサが竣工
Cargill charters vessel owned by Mitsui & Co, cutting CO₂ emissions by up to 70% カーギルが用船、三井物産保有――CO2排出量を最大70%削減 Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and European grain major Cargill announced on the 15th that the world’s firs... -
What the Trump-class battleship suggests about the limits of US shipbuilding トランプ級戦艦が示唆した米造船の限界とは
Up to $22bn per vessel — will it intersect with allies’ “shipbuilding revival roadmaps”? 1隻最大220億ドル、同盟国の「造船再生ロードマップ」と交差するか The lead ship of the US Navy’s proposed “Trump-class” battleship could reach as much ... -
Kobe Raskin-kai New Year reception, 260 attend marking 21 years 神戸ラスキン会賀詞交歓会に260人、21年の歩み
Nexus of the Kobe maritime cluster shares shipbuilding revival and geopolitical risks 神戸海事クラスターの結節点、造船再生と地政学リスクを共有 Some 260 maritime stakeholders from the Hyogo–Hanshin region gathered at the “2026 Kobe Raskin... -
Reportage: Japanese Shipowners Part 5 Exercise of PO by Japanese Operators ルポ・日本船主 第5回 邦船オペのPO行使
“For us as shipowners, being forced to accept the exercise of purchase options attached to time charter contracts over which we have no real choice — now even by Japanese operators — makes us deeply anxious about whether we can continue ... -
Is FSRU a “winning play”? Utilisation in 2025 at record highs／FSRUは「勝ち筋」か？2025年の稼働率は過去最高水準
Europe’s move away from Russian gas emerges as the next growth driver 欧州の脱ロシア依存が次の成長ドライバーに Erik Nikolai Stavseth, Director – LNG Infrastructure and Projects at Fearnleys LNG, has recently published an analysis entitle... -
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... -
United States seizes fifth Aframax tanker 米国、5隻目のアフラマックス型タンカーを拘束
Sanctions-designated Olina detained in the Caribbean Sea 制裁対象の「Olina」をカリブ海で拿捕 In the early hours of the 9th, U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) seized the sanctions-designated Aframax crude ... -
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... -
Shoei Kisen Takes 4.7% Stake in Norway’s Eitzen Avanti 正栄汽船、ノルウェー・エイツェン・アヴァンティ ASに4.7％出資
Imabari Shipbuilding Group Forms Capital Tie-Up with European Chemical and Gas Shipping Sector 今治造船グループ、欧州ケミカル・ガス船事業と資本連携 Shoei Kisen, a shipowning company within the Imabari Shipbuilding Group, has recently acq... -
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... -
Palau-flagged Suezmax Tanker Elbus Hit in the Black Sea 黒海でパラオ船籍のスエズ型タンカー「Elbus」が被弾
Shadow fleet raises concerns over oil and grain transport, and uninsured risk シャドーフリート、原油や穀物輸送への影響、無保険問題の課題 According to the Turkish Coast Guard, the Palau-flagged Suezmax crude oil tanker Elbus, which had be...
