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The Reality of Limpet Mine Threats Targeting Ports Receiving Russian Crude ロシア原油受入港を狙う「リンペット機雷」の現実
UK-based AMBREY Warns of Port Risks That Also Concern Japan’s Shipping Industry 英AMBREY、日本の海運業界も無関係ではない港湾リスク AMBREY, a UK intelligence firm specialising in maritime security and geopolitical risk analysis, said on t... -
Furuno Electric launches world’s first Level 4-equivalent commercial operation 古野電気、世界初のレベル4相当で商用運航
Autonomous navigation system deployed on MEGURI2040 passenger vessel since last December 自律航行システム搭載、昨年12月から「MEGURI2040」の旅客船で Marine electronics manufacturer Furuno Electric (headquartered in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref... -
KLPL-Owned 56,000-dwt Bulker Sends Distress Signal in the South China Sea KLPL保有56型バルカーが南シナ海で遭難信号
Philippine and Chinese Authorities, Together with K Line Group Vessels, Launch Search and Rescue Operations フィリピン・中国当局と川崎汽船グループ船が捜索救助 K Line said on the 23rd that, on the night of the 22nd, the dry bulk carrier D... -
Union Maritime’s 100-ship fleet and BAR Technologies 100隻船隊のユニオン・マリタイムとBAR Technologies
WindWing-equipped MR2 tankers receive SOLAS approval, decarbonisation moves into implementation phase 英国最大級100隻船隊のユニオン・マリタイム ウインドウイング搭載MR2タンカーがSOLAS承認、脱炭素を実装段階へ Union Maritime, the UK’s large... -
Reportage: Japanese Shipowners Part 6 — The Sweet Trap of Joint Newbuilding ルポ・日本船主 第6回「共有建造の甘い罠」
“If one were to invest in an Ultramax with a newbuilding price of $34 million, even at a daily charter rate of $14,000 the internal rate of return (IRR) would be only around 3%. In that case, investing in US five-year Treasuries with a y... -
India links ship recycling and newbuilding in circular support scheme インド、船舶解撤と新造を結ぶ循環型支援
40% of scrap value converted into credits under revised SBFAS to revive shipbuilding スクラップ40%をクレジット化、造船再生を狙うSBFAS改訂 In September 2025, the Indian government revised its Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme (SBFA... -
ClassNK R&D Forum 2026 shares digital twins 日本海事協会、R&D Forum 2026、デジタルツインを共有
Research outcomes move into the implementation phase, linking “better ships, better operations and better management” 研究成果を実装段階へ、「良い船・良い運航・良い管理」をつなぐ ClassNK R&D Forum 2026 shares digital twins Research o... -
EU-Owned Tankers Regain Share in Transport of Russian Crude EU所有タンカー、ロシア産原油輸送のシェアを回復
Windward and Vortexa data; shipping industry watches impact on VLCC market WindwardとVortexa調べ、海運関係者はVLCC市況への影響を注視 According to data from Windward and energy commodities tracker Vortexa, the share of EU-owned tankers in... -
Asakawa Shipbuilding to invest ¥2.8bn in facilities for zero-emission浅川造船、ゼロエミ建造へ28億円の設備投資
Project adopted by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; aiming for a 100% build ratio by 2038 環境省・国土交通省の採択、2038年までに建造率100％を目指す Asakawa Shipbuilding (hea... -
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Delivers Wind-Assisted LNG Dual-Fuel Tanker 揚子江船業が風力補助LNG二元燃料タンカー
MOL to Introduce World-First Wind-Assisted Propulsion on an LNG Carrier, as a Next-Generation Standard Begins to Take Shape 商船三井はLNG船で世界初の風力補助推進、次世代標準が動き出す Next-generation vessels combining wind-assisted propu... -
Japan’s newbuilding orders fall below 10m gross tons in five years 日本の新造船受注、5年ぶり1,000万総トン割れ
JSEA data show capacity constraints, even as six Capesize orders were booked in December JSEA調べ、12月単月でケープ6隻も建造能力が上限に Japan’s shipbuilding industry saw newbuilding export orders fall below 10m gross tons in 2025 for th... -
Why container lines are rushing back to the Suez Canal コンテナ船社はなぜスエズ運河の復帰を急ぐのか
Maersk and CMA CGM cite “cost burdens” and “delay risks” マースク、CMA-CGM、背景に「コスト負担」「遅延リスク」 Danish container shipping major Maersk has announced that, following improved stability in the Red Sea, it will implement a “s... -
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...
