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Hahn & Co. consolidates LNG shipping under SK Shipping 韓国Hahn & Co.、LNG船事業をSK Shippingに集約
Fleet to expand to 32 vessels as 16 LNG carriers transfer from H-Line 32隻体制へ再編、H-LineのLNG船16隻を移管 South Korean private equity (PE) investment firm Hahn & Company (Hahn & Co.) is undertaking a major restructuring of ... -
US-Iran memorandum reaches 60-day negotiation deadline on 17 August in Japan 米イラン覚書、日本時間17日に60日交渉期限
Prospects for "normalisation of the Strait of Hormuz" remain distant as Japan's shipping industry weighs the impact 遠い「ホルムズ海峡の正常化」、日本海運への影響を読む The 60-day negotiation period under a memorandum between the US an... -
Breaking: Rotterdam port blast puts European LNG supplies in focus 速報・ロッテルダム港で爆発、欧州LNG供給への影響を注視
Europe builds gas stocks ahead of winter, with LNG vessel deployment in focus if disruption is prolonged 冬季へガス貯蔵積み増す欧州、長期化ならLNG船配船への波及も An explosion at a petroleum products storage facility at the Port of Rot... -
NORDEN posts $101mn profit as asset-light model drives 476-ship fleet ノルデン、純利益1億ドル 476隻を動かすアセットライト経営
Just 14 owned vessels as long-term leases and purchase options underpin business strategy 保有船14隻、長期リース・POが支える事業戦略とは Danish shipping major NORDEN has increased earnings on the back of a flexible fleet and asset stra... -
The 36th Reportage: Japanese Shipowners 第36回ルポルタージュ・日本船主
Why a European operator is looking to "partner with Japanese shipowners" 「日本船主と組む」欧州オペレーターの理由 On 13 August, at a hotel lounge in Tokyo. A European shipping executive visiting Japan arrived at the restaurant on the h... -
Ship fire, blast at Fujian yard leave one dead, 11 injured中国・福建省の造船所で船舶火災・爆発、1人死亡・11人負傷
Local media report vessel involved was a 'cargo ship under repair' as cause of fire and explosion remains under investigation 事故船は「修繕中の貨物船」と現地報道、火災・爆発原因は調査中 A ship fire followed by an explosion at a shipya... -
Breaking Ambrey joins salvage operation for tanker grounded off Oman 速報Ambrey、オマーン沖座礁タンカーのサルベージに参画
159,168-dwt CAROLINE BEZENGI carrying about 800,000 barrels of Russian crude 16万重量トン型「CAROLINE BEZENGI」、ロシア産原油約80万バレル積載 UK-based maritime risk management, emergency response and salvage support company Ambrey said... -
US plans 11 Arctic icebreakers in $6.8bn construction programme 米国、北極圏へ砕氷船11隻 最大68億ドルの建造計画
Finnish technology heads to US as Japan's ice-capable ship expertise draws attention amid US-Japan shipbuilding co-operation フィンランドの技術を米国へ、日米造船協力で日本の氷海技術にも注目 The Trump administration is moving ahead with... -
MSC fined $6mn as ‘runaway ship’ raises shipmanagement questions MSCに600万ドル罰金、「暴走船」事故が問う船舶管理
MSC also receives four years' probation over failure to report hazardous conditions and obstruction of authorities' investigation 米裁判所、4年間の保護観察も 危険な状態の未報告と当局の調査妨害で The US Department of Justice announced ... -
Sumitomo Heavy’s crane expansion signals Japan’s shipbuilding ambitions「住重のクレーン増産」からみる日本造船強化の本気度
Jib crane capacity to double by 2030, with shipbuilding overhead cranes up 3.3-fold 2030年にジブ2倍、造船向け天井クレーン3.3倍へ Japan's drive to revive its shipbuilding industry is beginning to extend beyond shipyards to investment by... -
Star Bulk results highlight risk and capital allocation in dry bulk スターバルク決算にみるドライバルク経営の「リスクと資本配分」
138-vessel fleet turns stronger market into shareholder returns, highlighting differences with Japanese operators 市況上昇を株主還元につなぐ138隻、日本勢と違いも Nasdaq-listed dry bulk major Star Bulk Carriers, which has its main base ... -
DIS exercises Eco-MR purchase option amid strong market ダミコ・インターナショナル、好況下でEco-MR船のPO行使
HIGH DISCOVERY to be reacquired for $15.3m, reducing DIS's financial leverage HIGH DISCOVERYを1,530万ドルで再取得、財務レバレッジ低減へ Product tanker major d’Amico International Shipping (DIS) has exercised a purchase option (PO) on t... -
MBJ’s ‘Five-minute read’: shipping markets in the first week of August MBJの「5分で読める」8月第1週の海運市況
Capesize at $42,000, VLCCs above $110,000 and VLGCs at $160,000 as markets diverge sharply by vessel type ケープ4.2万ドル、VLCC11万ドル台、VLGC16万ドル―船種で鮮明な温度差 A look across shipping markets in the first week of August shows... -
Swedish Supreme Court upholds seizure of Ukraine grain ship スウェーデン最高裁、占領下ウクライナ穀物船の差し押さえ認める
Black Sea deployment puts cargo and port-call checks in focus for shipowners 黒海配船、船主に貨物・寄港履歴の確認迫る Sweden's Supreme Court has declined to grant the owner of CAFFA (IMO 9143611, built 1997), a 4,337-dwt general cargo ... -
Could Hafnia and TORM combine? ハフニア、トームとの統合はあるのか
Oaktree's 11-year involvement comes to an end as Brookfield indirectly holds 19.86% Oaktreeの11年にわたる関与が終幕、Brookfieldが19.86%を間接保有 The shareholder structure surrounding Hafnia and TORM, both of which operate large fleets... -
VLCC earnings near $500,000 as Sinokor heads for Persian Gulf VLCC、中東―極東50万ドルに迫る、シノコー船がペルシャ湾へ
Middle East deployment shifts focus from vessel supply to "owners' risk appetite" 中東配船、焦点は船腹量から「船主のリスク許容度」へ Earnings on the Middle East Gulf-Far East route in the VLCC spot market have risen to an exceptional l... -
German FSRUs: will shift to ships reshape LNG market? 独FSRU拡大、「パイプラインから船へ」がLNG船市場を変えるか
Nord Stream exit exposes European LNG procurement to new geopolitical risks ノルドストリーム依存脱却、欧州LNG調達に新たな地政学リスク Geopolitical risks surrounding Europe's natural gas procurement are spreading from "north" to "south"... -
Toyo Construction deploys Japan’s largest-class cable-laying vessel 東洋建設、国内最大級の自航式ケーブル敷設船を投入
Ishikari Bay New Port to serve as home port from October as major shipping companies expand subsea infrastructure businesses 10月から石狩湾新港を母港、海運大手も海底インフラ事業強化 Toyo Construction Co Ltd has taken delivery of DISCOV... -
NYK opens newly built car carrier to public at Umi Expo 2026 日本郵船、「うみ博2026」で新造自動車船を公開
Chief officer Kouta Makino highlights appeal of seafaring as NYK seeks to broaden interest in maritime careers 海運の仕事の裾野広げる、牧野一等航海士が船員の魅力語る NYK took part in Umi Expo 2026 in Yokohama on 8-9 August together wit... -
What is driving higher operating costs for car carriers? 自動車専用船、運航コスト増加の背景を読む
Parallels with Japan's 6.7m vehicle exports in 2008, as operators prioritise maintaining transport capacity 「2008年」の日本車輸出670万台と類似も、オペレーターは輸送維持を優先 The global pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) market is tigh... -
MSC 8,401 teu containership appears partially submerged off Zhoushan MSCの8,401TEU型コンテナ船、舟山沖で半水没か
Vessel spent around three weeks in repair area, with refloating efforts and cause of casualty in focus 修繕地区に約3週間滞在、浮揚作業と事故原因が焦点 According to multiple Chinese local media reports, the 8,401 teu containership MSC S... -
METI Moves to Diversify Crude Oil and Naphtha Procurement 経産省、原油・ナフサの調達多角化を後押し
Long-Haul Costs for VLCCs and MR Tankers Emerge as Key Issue VLCC・MR型の遠距離輸送、追加コスト補填が焦点 Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on 7 August unveiled a proposed new scheme to support the diversification ... -
Over 60 LNG carriers idled as market divides by vessel age LNG船60隻超が係船、新旧船で市況二極化
Indonesian owners step up acquisitions of secondhand LNG carriers インドネシア勢、中古LNG船を相次ぎ取得 A growing surplus of tonnage in the global LNG carrier market is exposing an increasingly pronounced divide between modern and olde... -
The 35th Reportage: Japanese Shipowners 第35回ルポルタージュ・日本船主
Surging secondhand ship prices leave Japanese owners conflicted over European operators' exercise of POs 中古船価格急騰、欧州オペのPO行使に複雑な心境 A Japanese shipowner in the Chugoku region expressed mixed feelings during an online ...
