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K Line to Continue Strengthening Shareholder Returns: Payout Ratio to Hit 75% 川崎汽船、株主還元強化を継続。配当性向７５％
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... -
〆Japanese Shipping Firms Face Risk of LNG Carrier Impairment Losses：日本船社、LNG船の減損損失の計上リスク浮上
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... -
〆Series 3: Can Japan’s Shipbuilding the Trump Card in U.S.-Japan Tariff Talks? 日本造船は日米関税交渉の切り札になるか
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, ... -
〆Inside Report(2)Can Japan’s Shipbuilding, the Trump Card in US-Japan Tariff Talks? 日本の造船は日米交渉の切り札か
■ 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.... -
〆Inside Report Can Japan’s Shipbuilding, the Trump Card in US-Japan Tariff Talks? 日本の造船は日米交渉の切り札か
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... -
〆 Summary of the SHIPS for America Act (April 30, 2025) 〆アメリカのための船舶法、2025年4月30日）の概要
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... -
〆Breaking News〆SHIPS for America Act Reintroduced by US Lawmakers 船舶法、米議員が再発議。日本など同盟国の船舶を米国籍として短期利用
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 ... -
〆Golar LNG Seizes Opportunity with FLNG Converted Ageing LNG Carriers：ゴーラーＬＮＧ、旧式LNG船活用のFLNGに商機
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... -
〆Kasuga Kaiun orders two 63 bulkers from China’s NEW DAYANG Shipbuilding、春日海運、中国のニューデヤンに63型バルカー2隻発注
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〆ベトナムで日本船主保有のコンテナ船とばら積み船が衝突
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... -
〆U.S.-Built LNG Tankers for Exports ‘Almost Impossible’ 米国造船所の新造LNGタンカーで輸出、「ほぼ不可能」。
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... -
〆 The full Q&A transcript from Höegh Q1 earnings webcast.／ホーグの１Q決算ウェブ会見の質疑応答
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Hoegh Autoliners Estimates Impact of U.S. Port Fee at “Between USD 60 million and 70 million
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 米国のLNG輸入、3月ゼロに。
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... -
〆 Inside Report An Exodus from Japan’s Trading Houses’ Shipping Divisions: “止まらない日本の商社船舶部の人材流出
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... -
〆 INSIDE REPORT TSUNEISHI Block Loading the Compay’s First Methanol-Fuelled Ship 常石造船、初のメタノール燃料船を建造
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... -
〆 Braking News, Massive Explosion Hits Iran’s Key Hub: 4 Dead, 速報：イランの国際物流の要衝、「最重要港湾」で大規模爆発
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... -
〆INSIDE REPORT: Imabari Shipbuilding sees 2,134 Training Program plans revoked. 技能実習法違反、今治造船だけの問題か。
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... -
〆Osaka Gas makes first LNG bunkering to MOL’s dedicated iron ore carrier — 大阪ガス、商船三井のLNG燃料鉄鋼原料船に初供給
On 21 April 2025, Osaka Gas (Osaka Gas Network) commenced liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operations using the “shore to ship” method, marking the first time a city gas supplier in Japan has delivered LNG directly to a vessel from ... -
〆 Inside Report: Why USTR’s New Tariffs Target All Car Carriers Worldwide USTR、全世界の海運会社のPCTC対象の「なぜ」
On 17 April 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) launched a historic Section 301 action aimed at countering China’s maritime dominance. The move stems from former President Trump’s long-standing resentment to... -
〆 Clarksons Japan Hosts Spring BBQ for Japanese Maritime Stakeholders：クラークソンズ、日本の海事関係者を招きBBQ開催
President Skovhoj: “The world has changed dramatically in a year—now is the time for the best guidance” Clarksons Japan, the Japanese arm of the UK-based Clarksons Group specialising in shipping intelligence and consultancy services, hel... -
〆 Union Maritime Hosts Second Anniversary Reception in Tokyo：英ユニオンマリタイムが日本事務所設立2周年記念パーティーを開催。
Fleet expands to 126 vessels including newbuildings, marking rapid growth over two years Union Maritime Ltd., one of the UK’s leading shipowners, held a reception at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on 18 April 2025 to commemor... -
〆Klaveness Japan, Haruki Chua Shares His Outlook and Strategy:クラブネス・ジャパン ゼネラル・マネジャー、ハルキ・チュア氏に聞く
〆Klaveness Japan, Haruki Chua Shares His Outlook and Strategy:クラブネス・ジャパン ゼネラル・マネジャー、ハルキ・チュア氏に聞く One Year Since the Establishment of Klaveness Japan: Haruki Chua Shares His Outlook and Strategy “From Japan... -
〆 Inside Report Diverging Views Over New Fuels, MOL’s Hashimoto responds to Maersk「LNG燃料への課金」は是か非か
Inside Report: Diverging Views in Shipping Over New Fuels — Is It Right to Impose Higher Costs on LNG? Debate continues within the international shipping sector over the treatment of alternative fuels. Ahead of the 83rd session of the Ma...
