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China’s Hengli Heavy to exceed 100 vessels in 2025 new orders 中国・恒力重工、2025年の年間受注量100隻超へ
Extraordinary surge, nearly 30 vessels secured from EPS 異例の躍進、EPS向けで30隻近くを確保 Hengli Heavy Industry, a privately owned Chinese shipyard, is achieving an extraordinary surge in the newbuilding market. Key points of this arti... -
Maersk and CMA CGM Resume Transits via the Suez Canal マースク、CMA CGMがスエズ運河通航を再開
Easing Vessel Supply–Demand Balance Raises Concerns over Container Freight Rate Declines in 2026 船腹需給緩和で2026年コンテナ市況は運賃下落の懸念も In December 2025, Denmark’s Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, and F... -
Government Moves to National Ships Built at Home, Aiming to LNG Construction 政府、日本版「国輪国造」、LNG船建造へ
Shipbuilding Roadmap Drawn Up — Public and Private Sectors to Invest ¥1 Trillion, While Labour Shortages Remain a Challenge 造船ロードマップ策定 官民1兆円投資で競争力、ワーカー不足対策が課題 On December 26, 2025, the Ministry of Land, I... -
Reportage: Japanese Shipowners – Part Two 第2回 ルポ・日本船主
“Unable to Negotiate with Ship Management Companies” 「船舶管理会社と交渉できない」 In late August 2025, amid relentless heat, the office of a Japanese shipowner based in a regional city in western Japan. Removing one’s shoes and changin... -
Ocean Yield to Jointly Invest with NYK in Four LNG Carriers オーシャン・イールド、日本郵船とLNG船4隻に共同投資
Risk diversification through joint ownership backed by long-term charters amid soaring LNG newbuilding prices 高額化する新造LNG船、長期用船付き共同保有でリスク分散 Norwegian ship investment company Ocean Yield AS announced on December 19... -
PB orders 40,000-dwt vessels at $29.8m apiece PB、4万重量トン型を1隻2,980万ドルで発注
Four Handysize newbuildings contracted at China’s JNS, delivery in early 2028 中国JNSにハンディ4隻、納期2028年前半 Pacific Basin Shipping Limited (PB), a major dry bulk operator based in Hong Kong and Singapore, announced on the 23rd tha... -
Shimizu Corp to Raise ¥10bn via Blue Bond 清水建設、ブルーボンドで100億円調達
Refinancing Construction Costs for Offshore Wind Installation SEP Vessel 洋上風力施工船SEP船の建造費をリファイナンス Shimizu Corp will issue a “blue bond”, a type of ESG (environmental, social and governance) bond, in January 2026. The b... -
MOL secures AiP for subsea power cable connection and burial vessels 商船三井、海底送電ケーブル接続船・埋設船でAiP取得
Foundation ships to support offshore wind and HVDC transmission, aiming for Japan-led technology development 洋上風力と直流送電を支える基盤船舶、日本主導の技術確立へ MOL announced on the 24th that it has obtained Approval in Principle ... -
JSMEA visits Saudi Arabia’s IMI, the world’s largest shipyard 日本舶用工業会、サウジの世界最大造船所IMIを訪問
Aiming to strengthen the presence of marine equipment in the Middle East newbuilding market 中東の新造船市場で舶用機器の存在感強化へ In early December, the Japan Marine Equipment Association (JSMEA) visited International Maritime Industr... -
MOL signs financing agreement for LBC Tank Terminals acquisition 商船三井、LBCタンクターミナルズ買収で融資契約
JPY 250bn raised through JBIC loan and syndicated financing to underpin stable growth in chemical logistics JBIC・協調融資で2,500億円調達、ケミカル物流の安定成長を下支え MOL announced on the 23rd that it has concluded a long-term financi... -
NYK, KNCC sign MoU with PETRONAS on EP CCS 日本郵船・KNCC、PETRONASと常温昇圧CCSで覚書
“No-cooling” CO₂ transport technology to be tested for cross-border projects in Southeast Asia 「冷却不要」のCO₂輸送技術で東南アジア越境事業を検証 NYK said on the 23rd that it and its group company Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers AS (KNCC) h... -
MOL signs project finance deal for Singapore’s first FSRU 商船三井、シンガポール初FSRUでPF締結
JBIC to provide up to $189m loan to SPC, one newbuilding at Jurong Port with five-bank syndicate JBIC、SPC向け最大1.89億ドル融資 ジュロン港新造1隻、5行協調融資 MOL said on the 23rd that it has signed a project finance loan agreement wit... -
VLCC charter rates plunge to $87,711 from previous weekend VLCC用船料、前週末から8万7,711ドルに急落
Drop of more than $20,000 still leaves earnings at twice breakeven, making market direction harder to read 2万ドル超下落も採算ラインの2倍を維持、市況動向は一段と読みづらく Spot charter rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) fell sha... -
NYK to deploy two VLGCs for JERA 日本郵船、JERA向けにVLGC2隻配船
Basic agreement reached on low-carbon ammonia transport, marking the start of commercial fuel shipments to Japan 低炭素アンモニア輸送で基本合意、日本向け商用燃料輸送が始動 NYK announced on the 22nd that its group company, NYK Bulkship (A... -
MOL deploys two VLGCs for JERA 商船三井、VLGC2隻をJERA向けに配船
US-produced ammonia to be shipped to Hekinan, Japan’s first commercial transport scheme begins 米国製アンモニアを碧南へ、日本初の商用輸送体制が始動 MOL announced on the 22nd that it has signed a memorandum of understanding on the basic t... -
Japanese Shipowners Face Rising Repayment Risk as Swiss Franc Strengthens 日本船主、スイスフラン高で返済負担リスク
CHF up 12–13% since start of year, exposing currency mismatch in franc-denominated loans 年初来12-13%上昇、CHF建て融資の通貨ミスマッチ Japanese shipowners are facing a growing repayment risk as the Swiss franc (CHF), which they have borr... -
NYK completes acquisition of European healthcare logistics business 日本郵船、欧州ヘルスケア物流の買収手続き完了
Walden Group operations acquired in deal valued at about ¥210bn Waldenグループの事業取得 買収額2100億円規模 NYK said on the 19th that it has completed the acquisition procedures for healthcare logistics businesses, including Movianto In... -
Five Years at the Helm: Hashimoto’s Record as a Shipping Industry Leader 橋本社長の「5年間の航跡」
MOL Leadership Transition 商船三井トップ交代 A press conference marking the change of leadership at MOL began at 3 p.m. on the 19th. From the expression of President Takeshi Hashimoto, 68, the reporter sensed both that he felt he had “... -
MOL implements “MOL Safety Campaign 2025” 商船三井、「MOL安全キャンペーン2025」を実施
Linked to the safety vision, pursuing “the world’s highest standards of safety quality” through ship–shore integration 安全ビジョンと連動、船陸一体で「世界最高水準の安全品質」追求 MOL (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo) announced on 18 Decem... -
NYK hosts shipbrokers’ party, drawing about 420 participants 日本郵船、シップブローカーパーティー開催 約420名が参加
Three honoured for market and FX forecasts 市況、為替予測で3氏が受賞 NYK on the 19th hosted a shipbrokers’ party at its head office building in Otemachi, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. On the day, 223 shipbrokers from Japan and overseas attended a... -
“Spending days off with Chinese conversation and global pop music” 新トップの横顔 休日は中国語、世界のポピュラー音楽
MOL president-designate Jotaro Tamura: applying on-site and overseas experience to management 商船三井次期社長 田村城太郎氏 現場と海外の経験を経営に生かす Jotaro Tamura, senior executive officer, 57, who has been nominated as the next ... -
MOL incoming CEO Tamura: “Time to turn investment into earnings” 商船三井、田村次期社長「投資の成果を収益へ」
Succession Press Conference Revisited; Hashimoto: “A Phase 1 Milestone, Passing the Baton to a Younger Generation” 社長交代会見を再録、橋本氏「フェーズ1の節目、若い世代へ」 MOL on the 19th held a press conference in Tokyo’s Toranomon dis... -
Breaking News: MOL names Jotaro Tamura as next president 速報 商船三井、次期社長に田村城太郎専務を内定
Hisashi Umemura and Kazuya Hamazaki promoted to vice presidents 副社長に梅村尚専務、濱崎和也専務が昇格 MOL said on the 19th that Jotaro Tamura, 57, senior executive officer, will assume the post of president and executive officer with ef... -
DryDel Shipping places additional order for a Capesize newbuilding ドライデル・シッピング、ケープサイズ新造船を追加発注
Fourth vessel contracted at Namura Shipbuilding, accelerating fleet expansion 名村造船所に4隻目、船隊拡大を加速 Greek shipowner and operator DryDel Shipping announced on the 18th, via the social networking service LinkedIn, that it has e...
