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US Companies Sign $60bn Iraq Agreements 米企業、イラクに600億ドル規模の包括合意
Could New Export Corridors Reshape Japan's Crude Oil Shipping Routes? Alternative Pipeline Plans to Bypass the Strait of Hormuz Gather Momentum 日本の原油輸送ルート変えるか ホルムズ海峡迂回パイプライン構想始 US companies and the Iraqi... -
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Japan-US AI Shipbuilding Project Moves into Full Swing 日米AI造船プロジェクト本格始動
MLIT launches joint research under Japan-US Shipbuilding Cooperation Memorandum 国交省、日米造船協力覚書に基づき共同研究 The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has formally launched research and development in... -
Opinion
Sunday Feature: Who Was the Biggest Winner of the Hormuz War? 日曜特集・ホルムズ戦争、最大の勝者は誰なのか
How South Korea's Sinokor and Tankers International Highlight a Freight Market Model Different from Japanese Shipping Companies 韓国シノコーとTankers Internationalが映す、日本船社とは異なる「運賃支配」の構図 VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrie... -
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Posthumous IMO Top Bravery Award Goes to Norwegian Rescue Diver IMO最高賞はノルウェー救助ダイバーに死後授与
MOL Captain Okamura and Crew Receive Letter of Commendation for Rescuing Six Survivors in the Malacca Strait 商船三井の岡村船長らに表彰状 マラッカ海峡で生存者6人を救助 The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced the reci... -
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VLCC Orders Hit Record, but Market Sees Structural Shift VLCC発注、過去最多でも「リーマン前とは異なる」との見方
Environmental regulations and fleet renewal demand cited as key drivers behind changing market structure 環境規制や船隊更新需要が背景か、市場では構造変化を指摘する声 Newbuilding orders for VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carriers) have reached h... -
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Kawasaki Heavy Targets Next-Generation Digital Shipyard with NVIDIA 川崎重工、NVIDIAと次世代デジタルシップヤード実現へ
AI and Digital Twin Technologies to Advance DX in Merchant Shipbuilding AI・デジタルツインで商船建造DXを高度化 Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. has launched a project aimed at realising a next-generation digital shipyard by leveraging phy... -
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NYK Holds Safety Conference for 320 Participants from 113 Companies 日本郵船、113社・320人超参加の安全推進会議開催
Strengthens Sharing of Safety Management Practices Across Japan and Overseas 国内外で安全管理体制の共有強化 NYK held the 22nd NYK Fleet Safety Promotion Conference in July at its Tokyo headquarters in Chiyoda Ward and in Imabari, Ehime... -
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Episode 32: Reportage – Japanese Shipowners 第32回ルポルタージュ・日本船主
The Pitfalls of Joint Ventures for Japanese Shipowners Ordering Newbuildings 日本船主のJV組成、新造船発注の落とし穴 A major city in western Japan after the end of the rainy season. In a reception room on a summer afternoon, a Japanes... -
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Follow-up: Tata’s $1bn Shipbuilding Plan Faces Conflicting Accounts 続報・タタの10億ドル造船構想に食い違い
ET Infra Reports Group Executive's Denial ET Infra、グループ幹部の否定見解を報道 Fresh discrepancies have emerged over an approximately $1bn (about Rs100bn) shipbuilding investment proposal involving Tata Group, one of India's leading ... -
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Tata Group Plans $1bn Shipbuilding Investment タタ・グループ、10億ドル規模の造船投資計画
India's Top-Five Shipbuilding Ambition Gains Momentum インド「世界トップ5造船国」戦略後押し India's largest corporate group, Tata Group, is planning to invest about $1bn (approximately Rs100bn) to enter the commercial shipbuilding sect... -
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MarineTraffic Hosts Maritime Briefing in Tokyo マリントラフィック、東京で海事ブリーフィング開催
Compliance Enters the Era of "Showing the Evidence", Not Just Making Judgements コンプライアンスは「判断」から「証拠を示す」時代へ MarineTraffic by Kpler held its Maritime Forum 2026 at Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo... -
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K Line Names QatarEnergy LNG Carrier HALWAN 川崎汽船、カタールエナジー向けLNG船「HALWAN」命名
Second of Three Vessels Under Group Ship Management 船舶管理3隻のうち2隻目、管理能力強化へ K Line said on 15 July that a consortium formed with NYK, MISC Berhad and China LNG Shipping (Holdings) Limited held a naming ceremony on 14 Ju... -
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Suez Canal Raises Tanker Surcharge to 37% スエズ運河、タンカー料金37%へ引き上げ
New Cost Burden for Shipowners and Charterers as Red Sea Traffic Returns 紅海回帰局面で船主・用船者に新たな負担 The Suez Canal Authority (SCA), under a Navigation Circular issued on 7 June, raised the temporary surcharge on fully laden c... -
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Trump Drops 20% Strait of Hormuz Charge After Just One Day トランプ大統領、ホルムズ海峡20%課金わずか1日で撤回
Shipping Industry Left Reeling as IMO and Japan's Maritime Sector Call for "Free and Safe Navigation" 翻弄される海運業界、IMO・日本海運が求める「自由で安全な航路」 US President Donald Trump has withdrawn, just one day after announcing it... -
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Global Ship Lending Rises 6%, Japanese Banks Expand Share to 26% 世界の船舶融資6%増、日本勢のシェア26%に拡大
Petrofin Research: Competition with Chinese Leasing Intensifies as Bank Ship Lending Returns Above $300bn for First Time in Seven Years ペトロフィン調べ、中国リースとの競争激化、銀行融資は7年ぶり3000億ドル台 Petrofin Research, a maritime... -
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NORDEN Raises 2026 Profit Forecast Again Despite Persian Gulf Disruption ノルデン、ペルシャ湾混乱でも利益予想を再上方修正
Fleet Deployment, Asset Sales and Risk Management Lift Earnings 船隊運用・資産売却・リスク管理が利益を押し上げる The Danish shipping company NORDEN has raised its forecast for full-year 2026 net profit from USD 70 million-140 million to ... -
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China’s Vehicle Export Boom Tightens PCTC Market Again 中国車輸出1,000万台時代へ PCTC市場に再び船腹不足
Value of 342-Vessel Fleet Operated by Japan's Three Major Shipping Groups Gains Strategic Importance 日本海運大手3社342隻船隊の価値高まる According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), China's vehicle exports reac... -
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China Says PSC Reflects Safety Concerns, US Alleges Political Pressure 中国「重大事故受けPSC」、米国「政治的圧力」
Dispute Over Panama-Flagged Ships Raises Questions for Japanese Shipowners Calling at China パナマ船籍船巡る対立、日本船主にも中国寄港リスク The dispute between China, the United States and Panama over Port State Control (PSC) inspection... -
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EU Formalises Operator Responsibility for Subsea Cable Protection EU、海底ケーブル防護で事業者責任を制度化
CER Directive May Require Compliance by Japanese Companies Operating Critical Infrastructure in the EU CER指令、EU域内事業を展開する日本企業にも対応求められる可能性 The European Union is fundamentally shifting its policy on the protect... -
Breaking News
Breaking News: Trump Calls for “20% Charge” on Hormuz Cargo 速報・トランプ氏、ホルムズ通航貨物に「20%負担」要求
US Declares Itself "Guardian of the Strait", Raising New Geopolitical and Cost Risks for Japanese Shipping Companies 米国が「海峡の守護者」を宣言 日本船社にも新たな地政学・コストリスク US President Donald Trump said on July 13 on his so... -
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Fresh Warning Over Philippine, Solomon Nickel Ore Shipmentsフィリピン・ソロモン産ニッケル鉱石輸送で新たな警鐘
Liquefaction Risks May Lurk in "Apparently Dry" Cargoes, Prompting Japanese Shipowners and Operators to Reassess Risk Management 「乾いて見える積荷」に潜む液状化リスク、日本船主・オペレーターも管理体制の再点検を Nickel ore exports from... -
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Simandou Set to Strengthen the Competitive Edge of Large Ore Carriers シマンドゥーで鉄鉱石輸送の大型船優位鮮明に
Average Vessel Size for Guinea Iron Ore Exports Reaches 225,000 DWT as BRS Sees Supply Concentrating Among Key Producers ギニア鉄鉱石の平均船型22万5,000DWT、BRS分析が供給集中を展望 The Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, West Africa, is... -
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Iran Attacks 7,000-TEU Container Ship Shortly After Talks with Oman イラン、オマーンとの協議直後に7,000TEUコンテナ船を攻撃
US Central Command Launches Retaliatory Strikes as Strait of Hormuz Risks Sliding Back into Deadlock 米中央軍が報復空爆、ホルムズ海峡は再び「泥沼化」の懸念 The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacked the Cyprus-flagged containe... -
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d’Amico Secures 2 Year Charter with Oil Major and Extends Earnings Visibility ダミコ、石油メジャーと2年間の定期用船契約
将来収益の見通しをさらに強化 d’Amico International Shipping has fixed one of its MR2 product tankers on a two-year time charter with an oil major, adding to its forward contract coverage as the company continues to balance long-term empl...