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GMS Proposes Improvements to India’s Ship Recycling Credit Scheme GMS、インドの船舶リサイクルクレジット制度へ改善提言
“Flexibility Is Essential to Unlock the Scheme’s Potential” – Identifying Issues in the 5% Cap, Indivisibility, and Three-Year Limit 「制度の潜在力を解き放つには柔軟性が不可欠」 5%上限、不可分性、3年期限を課題視 Dr. Anil Sharma, Founder... -
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NYK Strengthens ‘Data-Driven Management’ through Enhanced AI Utilisation 日本郵船、AI活用で「データドリブン経営」を強化
Revamping Internal System Infrastructure to Build a Framework that Supports Data-Based Decision-Making 社内システム基盤を刷新、データに基づく意思決定を支える体制を構築 On the 27th, NYK announced that it has introduced multiple advanced s... -
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NYK, MOL and K Line to Invest in the Joint Venture of Imabari and Mitsubishi 海運大手3社が今治造船・三菱重工の合弁に出資
NYK, MOL and K Line to Invest in the Joint Venture of Imabari Shipbuilding and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 海運大手3社が今治造船・三菱重工の合弁会社に出資 Government Support for Japan’s Shipbuilding Industry to Gain Momentum, With the E... -
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Aframax exceeds USD 64,000, LR2 shifts to heavy fuel oil transport アフラ型64,000ドル超、LR2が「重油輸送」へ転換
35 vessels change trade; VLCCs also surpass USD 130,000, drawing attention back to crude oil transport 35隻がシフト、VLCCも13万ドル超、原油輸送に脚光 Spot charter rates for Aframax tankers are surging. According to data from Signal Ocean... -
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LNG Charter Rates in the Atlantic Surge to USD 130,000 LNG用船料、大西洋で13万ドルに急騰
Impairment Decisions on Owned Vessels Reversed amid Newbuilding Rush and Scrapping of Ageing Ships 保有船の減損判断が一転 新造ラッシュと老齢船スクラップで LNG tanker charter rates on the Atlantic side are soaring. Spot rates for US-to-E... -
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Maritime DX 3 OceanScore Opens Up “Practical Decarbonisation Support” 海運DX ③ OceanScoreが拓く“脱炭素の実務支援”
How EU ETS and FuelEU Are Transforming Daily Shipping Operations, and the Core of Its Asia Strategy EU ETS・FuelEUが変える海運の現場と、アジア戦略の核心 Maritime Bridge Japan joined the “2025 Singapore Press Tour”, hosted by Blue-C AS (O... -
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Allianz warns of rising fires on container ships and car carriers アリアンツ、コンテナ船・自動車船の火災に警鐘
A surge in battery-related fires triggers a spate of incidents, with implications for Japan’s maritime sector バッテリー火災の急増で事故多発 日本の海運業界にも影響 The “Safety & Shipping Review 2025”, published in March this year by... -
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Kpler’s Yamada Sounds Alarm over “Shadow Fleet” in Philippine Waters Kplerの山田氏、フィリピン海域の”影の船団”に警鐘
PMMA and Partners Host Joint Seminar to Visualise Maritime Threats PMMAらと共催セミナーを開催、海洋脅威を可視化 Yu Yamada (Yu Yamada, Kpler MarineTraffic, Commercial Team Lead – Maritime, APAC), who oversees Maritime, APAC at Kpler, a da... -
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ONE’s 8,212-TEU Container Ship Catches Fire at the Port of LA ONEの8,212TEU型コンテナ船がLA港で火災
All 23 Crew Members Safe on Japan-Owned, Japan-Managed Vessel; Moved Offshore Early on the 22nd 日本船主の管理船、23名全員無事 22日未明に沖合へ移動 A major fire broke out on the evening of 21 November (U.S. West Coast time) at the Port ... -
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Odfjell and Nissen Kaiun to Establish Joint Venture for Chemical Tankers オドフェルと日鮮海運がケミカルタンカーの合弁会社を設立
Ten-Vessel Fleet to Begin Operations in December as Odfjell Hakata Maritime AS 運航船10隻 12月開始 Odfjell Hakata Maritime A Norway’s leading chemical tanker operator Odfjell (Odfjell SE) and major Japanese shipowner Nissen Kaiun (Niss... -
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Yasushi Kaneko, Minister of MLIT, Visits Imabari Shipbuilding’s Marugame 金子国土交通相、今治造船丸亀事業本部を視察
Exchanges Views with President Higaki, Says “Bold and Strategic Capital Investment Must Be Driven Forcefully by Public and Private Sectors” 檜垣社長と意見交換、「大胆で戦略的な設備投資を、官民の力で強力に進める」 Yasushi Kaneko, MLIT, vi... -
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Norwegian Maritime DX 2 Alfa Laval, StormGeo,Oceanbird ノルウェー海運DX2 Alfa Laval・StormGeo・Oceanbird
Where Technology, Data and Wind Converge into an Integrated Solution 技術・データ・風が交わる「統合ソリューション」の最前線 Maritime Bridge Japan took part for the first time in the “2025 Singapore Press Tour,” held by Blue-C AS (Oslo, N... -
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Japanese Shipowners Turn to Secondhand Vessels to Secure Depreciable Assets 日本船主、償却資産引き当て用に中古船購入
As Newbuilding Prices Surge and Ship Management Becomes a Challenge 新造船価格が高騰、船舶管理が課題 Several Japanese shipowners have begun considering the purchase of secondhand vessels to secure depreciable assets. Traditionally, Japan... -
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Shipbuilding Sector to Establish a “Ten-Year Fund” for Capacity Enhancement 造船は能力向上に向けて「10年間の基金」を創設
Japanese Government Approves 21.3 Trillion Yen Economic Package Focused on Household Support and Growth Investment 日本政府、21.3兆円の経済対策を決定 家計支援・成長投資に重点 The Japanese government approved a comprehensive economic pac... -
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Walking Through Japan’s Ship Recycling Yards “Miyaji Salvage” 日本の船舶リサイクルヤード現場を歩く「宮地サルベージ」
A Century-Old Company Dismantling Around 12 Domestic Vessels Annually 創業100年の老舗、内航船を中心に年間12隻を解体 Miyaji Salvage (Miyaji Salvage, Tadotsu-cho, Nakatado-gun, Kagawa Prefecture) conducts ship dismantling operations on a c... -
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Norsepower and NAPA Host Seminar at the Finnish Embassy NorsepowerとNAPA、フィンランド大使館でセミナー開催
Wind and Data Pave the Way for Decarbonising Japan’s Maritime Sector 風とデータが切り拓く日本海運の脱炭素化 Finland’s maritime technologies are becoming an increasingly important partner in Japan’s decarbonisation efforts. Norsepower and... -
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U.S. Authorities Identify Cause of Containership “Dali” Incident 米当局、コンテナ船「ダリ」事故の原因を特定
NTSB Says a “Single Loose Wire” Rendered the Giant Vessel Uncontrollable NTSB、“1本の緩んだ配線”が巨大船を制御不能に The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on the 18th that a “single loose wire” in the electrical ... -
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Iran Releases Product Tanker “Talara” After Five-Day Detention イラン、5日間拘束していた製品タンカー「Talara」を解放
All 21 Crew Reported Safe; Strait of Hormuz Risk Remains Elevated 乗組員21名全員無事、ホルムズ海峡リスクは依然高水準 The Marshall Islands-flagged Panamax product tanker “Talara” (73,000 dwt, built in 2010), which had been held for five d... -
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Japan Fair Trade Commission Approves Imabari Shipbuilding’s 60% Stake in JMU 公取委が今治造船のJMU出資60%を承認
Dual Commercial–Naval Structure Established as Japan’s No.1 and No.2 Shipbuilders Move Toward Effective Integration 商船+艦艇のデュアル体制確立 国内造船1・2位が実質統合 The Japan Fair Trade Commission announced on the 18th that it has a... -
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Norwegian Embassy Hosts Maritime DX Seminar ノルウェー大使館で海事DXセミナー開催
Japan–Norway Cooperation Strengthened as Decarbonisation and Digitalisation Trends Shared 日ノルウェー連携強化へ 脱炭素・デジタル化の最新動向を共有 The Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo (Norwegian Embassy Tokyo) and the Norwegian Chamber of Co... -
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DryDel Shipping: Fleet Renewal with a State-of-the-Art Ultramax ドライデル・シッピング:最新鋭のUltramaxで船隊を更新
Second Vessel in Japan-Ordered Series of Five, “M/V Gloria del Mare,” Delivered 日本発注の5隻シリーズ2番船「M/V Gloria del Mare」が引き渡し Greek owner-operator DryDel Shipping has announced the delivery and acceptance of the newly built... -
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From Dry Bulk to VLCCs and LNG Carriers: NYK Research Group’s SummaryドライバルクからVLCC・LNG船まで 日本郵船調査グループ
The 2025 Market Driven by the “Newbuilding Supply Cycle” 新造船の「供給サイクル」が主導する2025年市場 The 2025 shipping market is expected to be driven more by a “turning point in the vessel supply cycle” than by cargo demand. Key Points... -
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Special Report: Is “High Vessel Prices and High Charter Rates” Really Wrong? 特集「高い船価に高い用船料」は間違いか?
What “Light Asset” Means for Japanese Operators 日本オペレーターが悩む「ライト・アセット」とは The charter rate for a Supramax, the standard type among medium-sized bulkers (64,000 deadweight tonnes class), reached USD 17,799 in the Lond... -
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Iran Seizes Panamax Tanker in the Strait of Hormuz イランがホルムズ海峡でパナマ型タンカーを拿捕
Vanguard Tech Says “Course Was Forcibly Altered”; Managed by CSM Vanguard Tech「針路を強制変更」 船舶管理はCSM Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC-N) seized the Marshall Islands-flagged Panamax tanker Talara (IMO 9569994...