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Russia’s cable-disabling drill foiled by UK, Norway, US ロシア海底ケーブル無力化訓練、英・ノルウェー・米が阻止
Repeated damage around Taiwan raises questions over protection and repair capabilities for Japan's subsea communications infrastructure 台湾周辺でも相次ぐ損傷、日本でも問われる海底通信インフラの防護・復旧能力 Russia's Main Directorate ... -
Saudi East-West Pipeline shut, raising new threat to Yanbu crude exportsサウジ東西パイプライン停止、ヤンブー原油輸出に新たな危機
Prolonged closure of Hormuz bypass could hit VLCC market / Blow to Japan's crude procurement strategy ホルムズ迂回ルート停止ならVLCC市場にも波及／日本の原油調達戦略に打撃 Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy said on September 11 that the ... -
Qatar, one of the world’s leading LNG exporters, turns buyer of US LNG 世界有数のLNG輸出国カタール、米国産LNGを「買う側」に
Unusual purchases amid Hormuz disruption and facility damage / Giant LNG fleet also deployed for US loadings and STS transfers ホルムズ封鎖と設備損傷で異例の調達／巨大LNG船隊も米国積み・STS輸送へ Qatar, one of the world's leading expor... -
Kawasaki Heavy to invest ¥45bn in Sakaide Works 川崎重工、坂出工場に450億円投資
Investment to strengthen liquefied-gas carrier construction, with subsidies of up to ¥15.6bn 液化ガス船の建造力強化、最大156億円助成 Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. will invest about ¥45bn in its Sakaide Works in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefec... -
Indonesia coal transport faces drought risk as barge loads halve インドネシア石炭輸送に渇水リスク、バージ積載量半減
Falling river levels in Kalimantan could also affect bulker loading カリマンタンで河川水位低下、バルカーの積み出しにも影響か A new risk is emerging for coal logistics on Indonesia's Kalimantan island as the dry season brings lower wate... -
Capital Link’s 5th Japan Maritime Forum, Tokyo, 16 Oct 第5回キャピタルリンクJapan Maritime Forum、10月16日東京開催
Capital Link will host the 5th Annual Capital Link Japan Maritime Forum on Friday, 16 October 2026, at the Tokyo American Club in Tokyo, Japan. キャピタルリンクは2026年10月16日（金）、東京・東京アメリカンクラブで「第5回 Capital Link Japa... -
Shipbuilding fund: up to ¥98bn for Kawasaki Heavy, Mitsubishi and others 造船基金、第2弾で川重・三菱造船などに最大980億円
Public-private investment across eight plans reaches ¥900bn, with fund support of up to ¥311bn 8計画の官民投資9000億円、基金支援は最大3110億円 Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said on September 11 that it... -
Star Bulk to list in both US and Greece スター・バルク、米国・ギリシャ2市場に上場へ
Up to €112.2m to be raised, fleet to reach 145 after all newbuildings are delivered / Strong ties with Japanese shipowners and trading houses 最大1.12億ユーロ調達、全船竣工後145隻／日本船主・商社とも強固な関係 Greek dry bulk major Star... -
NYK hosts 32 students from eight institutions for maritime exchange 日本郵船、フィリピンで海事学生交流、8校32人が参加
Jointly operated maritime academy develops globally minded maritime talent 共同運営する商船大学で国際人材育成 NYK conducted an international maritime exchange programme from 23 August to 6 September at the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA)... -
Reportage: Japanese Shipowners, No. 40 第40回 ルポルタージュ日本船主
"Japanese shipowner seeks to own an LNG carrier under a BBC arrangement" 「LNG船をBBC保有したい日本船主」 On the afternoon of September 7, at a cafe inside Gimhae International Airport in South Korea, the reporter met a Japanese shipow... -
Palawan ferry fire kills five, leaves 86 missing 比パラワン沖フェリー火災、5人死亡・86人不明
Blast heard in cargo hold as investigation begins into cause 貨物区画で爆発音、出火原因を調査 A passenger-and-cargo ferry carrying 134 passengers and crew caught fire off Coron in the western Philippine province of Palawan on the evening... -
Fire at CSSC-owned Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding kills 25 中国船舶集団（CSSC）傘下の青島北海造船で火災、25人死亡
President Xi Jinping orders investigation into cause as impact on large-vessel construction schedules comes under scrutiny 習近平国家主席が原因究明を指示／大型船の建造工程への影響を注視 A fire broke out on September 10 aboard the Liberia... -
K Line names LNG carrier TOHO EMERALD for Toho Gas 川崎汽船、東邦ガス向けLNG船「TOHO EMERALD」命名
Group operates 53 LNG carriers, with 15 newbuildings due through fiscal 2027 グループでLNG船53隻運航、2027年度までに新造船15隻竣工へ Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line) said on September 10 that it had named TOHO EMERALD a new liquefi... -
Samsung Heavy develops 50MW floating data centre サムスン重工、50MW級「浮体式データセンター」開発
AI demand opens new market for shipping, shipbuilding and ports AI需要拡大、船舶・造船・港湾に新市場 As the spread of generative AI turns the availability of power, land and cooling water for data centres into a global challenge, plans t... -
Japan’s Hormuz war-risk insurance backstop faces limits ホルムズ戦争保険、日本政府の補完策に実効性の壁
Reinsurance risks rise after US and Iran announce attacks on 25 vessels; “insurance alone will not move ships” 双方の25隻攻撃発表で再保険リスク拡大、「保険があっても船は動かない」 War risks facing vessels have increased further after t... -
Breaking: US-Iran attacks hit 25 ships in war’s biggest Hormuz clash 速報：米・イラン、ホルムズ海峡で開戦以来最大の25隻攻撃
IRGC targets 20 ships and US disables five Iran-linked tankers; normalisation "difficult before fiscal year-end" 革命防衛隊が船舶20隻、米軍はイラン関連タンカー5隻 正常化「年度末まで難しい」 Attacks on shipping by the US and Iran have ... -
Samsung seeks $186m from France’s CMA CGM サムスン、仏シーエムエー・シージーエムに1.86億ドル請求
US demurrage and detention charges emerge as common legal risk for global carriers 米国のコンテナ超過料金、国際船社共通の法務リスクに Samsung Electronics America (SEA) has filed a formal complaint with the US Federal Maritime Commissio... -
Sanctions screening misses Russia’s Sovcomflot over ‘PAO’ ロシア国営ソブコムフロート、「PAO」で制裁審査見逃し
UK's OFSI fines Citi £4.73mn over multiple sanctions breaches 英OFSI、複数の制裁違反でシティに473万ポンド The UK's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) imposed a penalty of £4,732,830.58 on Citibank, N.A., London Branch ... -
Illness causes 81% of crew deaths, prompting safety rethink 船員死亡の81％は疾病、事故偏重の安全管理に転換迫る
Prolonged Hormuz disruption makes physical and mental health of multinational crews a management priority ホルムズ長期滞船、多国籍船員の心身の健康が経営課題に Onboard safety management cannot be confined to preventing falls and injurie... -
J-ENG completes world’s first hydrogen engine for large merchant ships ジャパンエンジン、世界初の大型商船向け水素エンジン完成
Engine to power MOL Drybulk multipurpose vessel built by Onomichi Dockyard, with shipboard trials from 2028 商船三井ドライバルク・尾道造船の多目的船に搭載、2028年実船実証へ Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) and its partners said on Sept... -
India auto exports constrained by car-carrier shortage インド完成車輸出、船腹不足が制約に
Japanese shipping majors raise sailing speeds to improve vessel rotation as higher bunker costs add pressure 日本の海運大手、航海速度上げ船腹回転率向上 燃料高がコスト圧迫 India's vehicle exports have begun to feel the impact of a shor... -
Reportage: MOL, Hanwha Ocean put two sails on world’s first LNG carrier ルポ・商船三井とハンファ、世界初LNG船に2本の帆
49-metre rigid sails deployed on commercial LNG carrier at Geoje shipyard in South Korea 韓国・巨済造船所で49mの硬翼帆を商用船へ実装 On September 7, with the temperature at 30C, strong sunshine beat down on Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.'s Geo... -
MOL unveils world’s first LNG carrier with two Wind Challenger sails 商船三井、世界初のウインドチャレンジャー2基搭載LNG船を公開
Vessel built at Hanwha Ocean's Geoje shipyard, naming ceremony set for September 10 ハンファオーシャン巨済造船所で建造、10日に命名式 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) on September 7 unveiled to the media the world's first LNG carrier equipped ... -
Maersk eyes investment in Bangladesh shipbuilding マースク、バングラデシュ造船に投資関心
Ship recycling and links with Japan's shift to electric arc furnaces also draw attention 船舶リサイクル、日本の電炉化との接点にも注目 Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller - Maersk has expressed interest in direct investment in Bangladesh'...
