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Greek Supramax Bulker Catches Fire in Amsterdam Port– Blaze breaks out while loading scrap metal; thick smoke spreads across city, residents told to keep windows shut – A fire broke out at around 17:00 local time on 15 May 2025 aboard th...

Japan Sends Shipbuilding Delegates to U.S.-Japan-Korea Roundtable at SelectUSA Summit Ambassador George Glass confirms participation; focus on Japan’s role in allied naval construction The Japanese government has dispatched delegates fro...

“Stop the Rush: Maritime Decarbonization Hinges on Rethinking Contracts and Port Arrivals” A radical shift in maritime operations may hold the key to decarbonizing global shipping: ending the widespread “sail fast then wait” practice. Th...

Gard’s Henderson Speaks on Nuclear-Powered Ships and Marine Insurance “Commercialisation of nuclear-powered ships faces challenges from insurance gaps and international legal vacuum” A seminar jointly organised by the world-renowned mari...

Photo=Engebret Dahm, CEO Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA KCC's Combination Carriers Remain Resilient; USTR Risks Under Scrutiny for Q2 Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC), a business unit of Norwegian shipping group Torvald Klaveness...

From Cyprus and India to Japan: Sirtica Director Anuraag Maheshwari Sets Sights on New Market Sirtica Ship Management & Services Pvt Limited, which has built a presence across European and US markets from its bases in Cyprus and Mumb...

K Line to Maintain Strong Shareholder Returns with 75% Payout Ratio, Offsetting Container and Car Carrier Downturns with Operating Cashflow K Line has released its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026. The...

Japanese Shipping Firms Face Risk of LNG Carrier Impairment Losses as Second-hand Prices Slump, Market Softens Japanese shipping operators, shipowners, leasing companies, and trading house shipping divisions are facing growing concerns o...

Inside ReportSeries 3: Can Japan’s Shipbuilding and Steel Industries Become the Trump Card in U.S.-Japan Tariff Talks? Japanese Shipbuilders Express Concern Over the Post-Trump Era, Searching for Their Place Four Years From Now In 2024, ...

■ A Wave of South Korean Shipyard Acquisitions in the United States In 2024, South Korean shipyards formalised a framework for cooperation with the US Navy in the construction and MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) of naval vessels....

Amid ongoing tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States, core industries such as shipbuilding and steel have suddenly come into the spotlight. One example is the shipyards. On 30 April 2025 (local time), Democratic Senator M...

On April 30, 2025 (local time), Democratic Senator Mark Kelly and Republican lawmakers reintroduced the “Shipbuilding and Harbour Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security Act” (SHIPS for America Act) to the 119th United States Congress...

In a significant move aimed at bolstering the US maritime sector, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers has reintroduced the “SHIPS for America Act” (Shipbuilding and Harbour Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security Act) on 30 April 2025 ...

Golar LNG Seizes Opportunity with FLNG Converted from Ageing LNG Carriers; Signs Two Major Contracts in Argentina Worth $13.7 Billion Golar LNG, a company specialising in the operation of FLNG (Floating Liquefied Natural Gas) units, is c...

Kasuga Kaiun orders two Crown 63 bulk carriers from China’s NEW DAYANG Shipbuilding; Chinese yard’s orderbook expands to five vessels Imabari-based shipowner Kasuga Kaiun (President, Toshiyuki Akase) has placed an order for two 63,000-de...

〆Container Ship Owned by Japanese Shipowner and Bulk Carrier Collide　in Vietnam, Fuel Oil Spills. A major maritime accident occurred on the Long Tau River near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on the night of April 25, when the Panama-flagge...

U.S.-Built LNG Tankers for Exports ‘Almost Impossible’ — Ban on Chinese Ships Could Boost South Korea, Japan The LNG (liquefied natural gas) clause within the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) Section 301 measures against China’s growin...

Höegh Autoliners ASA (HOEGF) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Q&A Session Höegh Autoliners ASA’s My Linh Vu, Head of Investor Relations; Andreas Enger, Chief Executive Officer (CEO); and Espen Stubberud, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), held the ...

〆ホーグ・オートライナーズ（Hoegh Autoliners） 、米入港手数料の影響を「6000万―7000万ドルの範囲内」と説明。 At its Q1 2025 earnings presentation, CEO Andreas Enger stated, "This assumes a worst-case scenario."On 25 April 2025, Hoegh Autol...

〆 Inside Report: U.S. LNG Imports to China Fall to Zero in March – No New Orders for Soybeans or Corn Either; Trade War Hits Dry Bulk and LNG Tanker According to the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), imports of U.S.-ori...

Inside Report An Exodus from Japan’s Trading Houses’ Shipping Divisions: A Shift in Business Models, or Simply the Rise of the Individual? In Japan’s major trading houses, the “shipping divisions” — departments that link maritime transpo...

On 22 April 2025, TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture) announced that its Chinese base, TSUNEISHI GROUP (ZHOUSHAN) SHIPBUILDING INC. (hereinafter referred to as TZS), had successfully completed t...

Deadly Blast at Iran’s Largest Container Terminal Sends Shockwaves Across Bandar Abbas At Iran’s largest container terminal, Shahid Rajaee Port, a container loaded with hazardous chemicals exploded in the early hours of 26 April 2025 loc...

Is the labour shortage unique to Imabari? What the reliance on foreign technical interns reveals about Japan’s manufacturing industry. On 25 March 2025, Japan’s Immigration Services Agency and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare j...