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“Mine Risk Alone Could Delay Reopening by Over Six Months”「機雷の存在可能性だけでも再開まで6カ月以上」
Industry sources point out; U.S. officials: Iran unable to identify locations of mines laid in the Strait of Hormuz 海運関係者が指摘、米当局「イラン、ホルムズ海峡に敷設した機雷の所在把握できず」 According to the U.S. newspaper The New Yo... -
Interview: Miki Ogura, Managing Director of MOL Energia インタビュー、MOLエナージア・小倉美樹MDに聞く
An “owner-operator” expanding beyond oil tankers into LPG, LNG and ethane Developing business in Southeast Asia, with a mission to “never stop the transport essential to society” オイルタンカーに加えLPG・LNG・エタンで攻める「オーナーオペ... -
Kimoto Kinzoku acquires Mitsui E&S Chiba dock 岐本金属、三井E&S千葉ドック取得
To be utilised for ship repair and offshore wind, ship recycling also under consideration, signalling new domestic recycling momentum 船舶修繕・洋上風力に活用、船舶解体も検討、国内リサイクルに新たな動き Kimoto Kinzoku Corporation, a proc... -
China’s PSC “Inspection at Every Port Call”: Implications for Global Shipping 中国PSC「全寄港検査」制度の影響とは
—Analysis by this paper based on SwiftAction Intelligence Vessels detained twice globally subject to high-frequency inspections, with direct verification of crew competence ―SwiftAction Intelligence分析を踏まえ本紙分析 世界で2度の拘留で... -
Clarksons brokers first trade in new ICE container freight futures Clarksons、ICE新設のコンテナ運賃先物で初取引
Based on NYSHEX/NYFI index, with potential implications for ONE earnings trends NYSHEX・NYFI指数ベース、ONEの収益動向にも波及の可能性 Clarksons, the UK-based leading shipbroker, has marked a new step in the container freight derivatives ... -
18th Reportage: Japanese Shipowners 第18回ルポルタージュ日本船主
“What Are the Advantages of Becoming a Preferred Shipowner of Japanese Shipyards?” 「日本造船所の友好船主になるメリットとは」 Revised at 17:45 JST on April 10.References to “Japanese shipowners (80%) and overseas shipowners (20%)” — and ... -
Fuel Supply Concerns Extend to Sea Trials, Impacting Newbuilding Schedules 試運転燃料にも供給懸念、新造船工程に影響
MLIT Calls for Rationalisation of Fuel Usage 国交省が燃料使用の合理化要請 The Maritime Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) issued a notice dated April 1 titled “Restrictions on the Supply of F... -
Free Entry as Ship Management Forum 2026 Nears at SGX 入場無料、開催迫る―国際船舶管理フォーラム2026、SGXで開催
April 16 at SGX Centre 4月16日、SGX Centreで Beyond Shipping (航运界网) will host the “International Ship Management Forum 2026” on April 16 at the Singapore Exchange (SGX Centre). This marks the second edition following last year, under... -
IRGC releases mine-avoidance routing map for Strait of Hormuz shipping イラン革命防衛隊、ホルムズ海峡で機雷回避の航路図公開
Traffic guided toward narrow coastal lanes along Iran; toll proposal also emerges Around 42 Japan-linked vessels remain stranded inside the Gulf イラン沿岸寄りの狭水道へ誘導、通航料構想も浮上 日本関係船はなお約42隻が湾内に足止め Accordin... -
Kumiai Navigation delivers dual-fuel VLGC for AltaGas クミアイ・ナビゲーション、AltaGas向けLPG二元燃料VLGCが竣工
Vessel to enter West Coast Canada LPG trades, hailed as “the world’s most efficient LPG carrier” Fleet expands to 24 vessels including orderbook, as Singapore-based owner broadens eco-tonnage portfolio カナダ西岸LPG輸送に投入、「世界で最... -
JP Morgan accelerates investment in LNG carriers and crude oil tankers JPモルガン、LNG船・原油タンカー投資を加速
Financial capital flows into shipping, evoking pre-Lehman conditions 投資マネーが海運市場に流入、リーマン前を想起 A shipping investment vehicle backed by US financial giant JP Morgan is rapidly strengthening its presence in the newbuildi... -
42 Japan-Related Vessels Remain on Standby in the Persian Gulf 日本関係船42隻、引き続きペルシャ湾内で待機
US-Iran Ceasefire Deal Reached, but Even After the Strait of Hormuz Reopens, “Three Months of Disruption, Dry Docking and Hull Cleaning” Are Expected 米・イラン停戦合意、ホルムズ海峡解放後も「3カ月は混乱、ドック入り、船底清掃」 The likel... -
ShoreTension Launches Full-Scale Entry into Japanese Market ShoreTension、日本市場開拓へ本格始動
Redefining Mooring Safety in Ports, with Commercial Potential for Cargo Operations in Severe Weather Dutch Dynamic Mooring Technology Targets Japan’s International Shipping and Resource Ports 港湾の係留安全を再定義、悪天候下の荷役継続に... -
Explosion Near Bridge of the Americas at Pacific Entrance to Panama Canal パナマ運河、太平洋側のアメリカ橋付近で爆発
Bridge Temporarily Closed, No Confirmed Impact on Canal Transits 橋は一時閉鎖、運河通航への影響は確認されず An explosion and fire involving fuel-related facilities broke out directly beneath critical infrastructure located at the Pacific... -
Another MOL-linked India vessel transits Hormuz, total to three 商船三井のインド関連船が新たに通過、３隻に
Deadline for Hormuz “48-hour rule” draws near ホルムズ海峡、迫る「48時間ルール」の期限 As tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, it has emerged that the small LPG carrier GREEN ASHA, an India-linked vessel associated with the ... -
Tanker Tightness Builds Around US Gulf Crude メキシコ湾原油でタンカー逼迫
Some VLCCs linked to Japanese shipping groups are being redeployed from the Middle East, with Aframax and Suezmax charter rates at times exceeding $300,000 a day 邦船社のVLCCも中東から転配、アフラ型・スエズ型用船料が30万ドル超の局面も As... -
Imabari Shipbuilding Strengthens Group Operations Through M&A Strategy 今治造船、M&A戦略でグループ事業を強化
Following JMU and Daihatsu Infinearth, HZME Becomes Consolidated Subsidiary with 60% Voting Rights Shoei Kisen Also Expands Shipowning Business JMU・ダイハツに続きHZMEを議決権60％取得で連結子会社化 正栄汽船も船主業を拡大 Imabari Shipbuil... -
“Japan-Linked Ships” Seen Locally as “Indian” and “Omani” Vessels 「日本関係船」、現地では「インド船」「オマーン船」
Two MOL-Related Ships Transit Strait of Hormuz, With Judgements Likely Based on Flag, Crew and Cargo Destination 商船三井関係船2隻、ホルムズ海峡では船籍・船員・貨物仕向け地で判断か Two merchant vessels effectively owned or jointly held b... -
NYK Bulkship Partners Launched NYKバルクシップパートナーズが発足
Three-way merger of Asahi Shipping, Hachiuma Steamship and Mitsubishi Ore Transport 21 owned vessels and 87 managed ships under one integrated dry bulk platform 旭海運、八馬汽船、三菱鉱石輸送の3社統合 保有船21隻・管理船87隻、ドライバルク... -
MOL-linked vessel SOHAR LNG transits the Strait of Hormuz 商船三井の関係船「SOHAR LNG」がホルムズ海峡通過
Reporter boarded the ship in Oman in November 2003, a symbol of bilateral seafarer training 記者が2003年11月にオマーンで乗船取材、両者の船員教育の象徴 A Panama-flagged LNG carrier, SOHAR LNG (tank capacity about 135,000 cubic metres, bui... -
International Ship Management Forum 2026 to Be Held in Singapore 国際船舶管理フォーラム2026、シンガポールで開催へ
April 16 at SGX Centre 4月16日、SGX Centreで Beyond Shipping (航运界网) will host the “International Ship Management Forum 2026” on April 16 at the Singapore Exchange (SGX Centre). This marks the second edition following last year, under... -
Reportage on Japanese Shipowners, Part 17 第17回ルポルタージュ日本船主
“Operational management risk reduced through BBC contracts” 「運航管理リスク、BBC契約で低減」 On March 25, at 10am, the APM (Asia Pacific Maritime) exhibition was about to open at the event venue inside Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands. A se... -
Japanese Operators Redirect VLCCs to US Gulf Loadings 日本勢、VLCCを米ガルフ積みへ転配指示
Hormuz closure prompts rerouting orders for waiting tankers to LOOP ホルムズ封鎖、待機船にＬＯＯＰへの配船変更も As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drags on, some very large crude carriers (VLCCs) that h... -
Kuwaiti VLCC Al-Salmi Hit While at Anchorage 錨地停泊中のクウェートVLCC「アル・サルミ」が被弾
Heightened concerns over attacks on waiting vessels, with further upside risk to VLCC rates 待機船への攻撃に警戒感、VLCC市況さらに上振れも The risk to merchant shipping in Middle Eastern waters has expanded beyond vessels “under way” in ...
