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Singapore mulls third LNG import terminal on Pulau Tekong シンガポール、第3LNG輸入基地をテコン島に検討
Existing terminal can accommodate Q-Max carriers, among world's largest LNG vessels, as Singapore expands LNG supply infrastructure 既存基地は世界最大級Q-Max受け入れ、LNG供給体制を拡充 Singapore is considering developing a third LNG (l... -
Why are Japan’s Middle East vehicle exports rising despite Hormuz closure? ホルムズ封鎖でも中東向け完成車輸送増加のなぜ？
Major shipping companies turn to alternative routes via Oman as PCTC shortage and higher fuel costs add to burden 海運大手、オマーンなど代替ルート活用 PCTC不足と燃料高でコスト負担増 Japan's vehicle exports to the Middle East are recov... -
Qatari LNG transits rise, but supply normalisation remains distant カタール産LNG、海峡通航増も遠い「供給正常化」
Alternative STS shipments conducted outside the strait as force majeure remains in place 海峡外でSTSによる代替輸送も実施、フォース・マジュール継続 LNG carriers loaded with Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) have been transiting the Str... -
43rd Imabari Last Friday Conference draws 120 maritime professionals 第43回今治ラスキン会、海事関係者120人が参加
Cyber security, NOx and PSC among practical shipmanagement challenges discussed サイバー、NOx、PSCなど船舶管理の実務課題を議論 The Imabari Oceangoing Shipping Association and the Imabari Branch of Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) held the... -
Interview: K Line’s Igarashi, KLPL’s Tsurukawa on Singapore strategy 川崎汽船・五十嵐社長、KLPL・鶴川社長、広域アジア戦略を語る
K Line eyes globally integrated management of about 150 vessels, with Singapore at the heart of its broader Asia strategy 「150隻規模」の船舶管理を世界一体運用へ シンガポールを広域アジア戦略の軸に K Line President Takenori Igarashi an... -
K Line brings 3 Singapore group companies together at new office 川崎汽船、シンガポールのK Lineグループ3社を新拠点に集結
KLPL, KME and KMSM under one roof as about 280 mark a new chapter KLPL、KME、KMSMが「一つ屋根の下」に 約280人が新たな門出祝う K Line held an opening ceremony on October 6 for its new office at Keppel South Central in Singapore's Centr... -
BlackRock holds 5% stake in HPH Trust ブラックロック、HPHトラストの持ち分5%を保有
Additional purchase takes holding to 5% disclosure threshold 追加取得で5%の開示基準に到達 US asset management giant BlackRock has emerged with a 5.00% stake in Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust), the Singapore-listed port busine... -
Series No. 3: Taiwan Contingency – How Would Japanese Shipowners Respond? 連載③ 台湾有事、その時、日本船主はどう動くか
If Chinese-built ships are not delivered, who bears the loss? Will RGs (Refund Guarantees) work? Risks could spread from shipowners to financial institutions 中国建造船が届かない、その時誰が損失を負うのか RG（前受金返還保証）は機能するの... -
Interview: Kumiai Navigation Managing Director Tomomaru Kuroyanagi インタビュー：クミアイ・ナビゲーション 黒柳智丸MD
Relationship with AltaGas built "on foot" as LPG shipping remains core business with focus on "balance" 「足」で築いたアルタガスとの関係 LPG船を中核に「バランス」重視 Kumiai Navigation Managing Director Tomomaru Kuroyanagi told Mariti... -
Scorpio Tankers expands VLCC fleet スコルピオ・タンカーズ、VLCC船隊拡大へ
Sells three product tankers as it shifts focus towards crude shipping プロダクト船3隻売却、原油輸送に軸足 Monaco-based New York-listed shipowner Scorpio Tankers is accelerating the reshaping of its fleet. The company is selling three 1... -
Series No. 2: Taiwan Contingency – How Would Japanese Shipping Respond? 連載② 台湾有事、その時、日本海運はどう動くのか
The day the Taiwan Strait becomes an "Asian chokepoint" More than 20% of global seaborne trade at stake as Japan- and South Korea-bound ships face major diversions 台湾海峡が「アジアのチョークポイント」になる日 世界海上貿易の2割超、日本... -
Special Interview: Maritime Cyber Risk, Insurance × Training 特別インタビュー：海運サイバーリスク、「保険×教育」で備える
Sompo Japan makes ClassNK seafarer training a requirement for additional cover 損保ジャパン、ClassNKの船員教育を付帯補償の加入要件に As cyber risks rise in international shipping, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. has developed additional cov... -
Series No. 1: Taiwan Contingency – How Would Japanese Shipping Respond? 連載① 台湾有事、その時、日本海運はどう動くのか
Will Chinese shipyards deliver newbuildings to Japanese shipowners? China holds 70% of global newbuilding orders, raising delivery risks in a contingency 中国造船所は日本船主に新造船を引き渡すのか 世界の新造船受注「7割」を握る中国、有事... -
Japan expands marine reinsurance backing ahead of Oct 5 Diet 日本政府、船舶再保険の肩代わり拡充へ 5日臨時国会
LNG and petroleum products also to be covered, creating new safety net for Japanese shipping companies LNG・石油製品も対象、日本の海運会社に新たな安全網 The Japanese government plans to review the framework under the Special Measures A... -
Tokai Kisen ordered to suspend vessels in first use of new measure 東海汽船に船舶使用停止命令、制度導入後初
New phase for passenger vessel safety management, with implications for ferry and remote-island services 旅客船の安全管理に新たな局面、フェリー・離島航路にも点検課題 The Kanto District Transport Bureau of Japan's Ministry of Land, Infras... -
NYK opens new Silicon Valley base in US 日本郵船、米国シリコンバレーに新拠点を開設
Strengthens capabilities to identify promising technologies and business models and create new businesses 将来性ある技術・ビジネスモデル探索、新規事業創出へ機能強化 NYK said on October 2 that NYK Group Americas Inc. (NGA), its regional h... -
Petrobras signs 22-year US LNG purchase deal with Cheniere ペトロブラス、シェニエールと22年間の米国産LNG購入契約
Brazil secures 0.8mn tonnes a year as US-South America LNG trade expands 年80万トン、ブラジルが長期調達へ 米国-南米のLNG輸送拡大 Brazilian state-controlled energy group Petrobras has agreed to buy about 0.8mn tonnes a year of LNG from... -
MOL unveils world’s first 210,000-dwt triple-fuel ore carriers 商船三井、世界初の3元燃料21万重量トン型鉱石船へ参画
25-year Vale contract targets Scope 3 emissions cuts from ocean transport Valeと25年契約、海上輸送からScope 3削減へ MOL said on October 2 that its group company MOL Ocean Bulk (MOLOB) had signed a 25-year long-term iron ore transport con... -
Reportage: Japanese Shipowners No. 43 第43回ルポルタージュ日本船主
"If RightShip is not in the CP, does it really have nothing to do with us?" 「CPに書いてないからRightShipは関係ない、は本当か」 In late September, the afternoon sun streamed into the reception room of a Japanese shipowner in the Chugok... -
Interview: AltaGas sees Japan as key market as LPG exports expand インタビュー：アルタガス、日本を最重要市場の一つに位置付け
James Shelford outlines REEF growth strategy, partnership with Kumiai Navigation and role of Canadian LPG in Japan's energy security James Shelford氏に聞く、REEF成長戦略とクミアイ・ナビゲーションとの連携、カナダ産LPGの対日供給 AltaGas ... -
Kumiai Navigation names LPG dual-fuel VLGC for AltaGas クミアイ・ナビゲーション、アルタガス向けLPG二元燃料VLGCを命名
AURORA BOREALIS also given second name in First Nations language 「AURORA BOREALIS」、ファーストネーションの言語による第二船名も Singapore shipowner Kumiai Navigation held a naming ceremony on October 1 at Kawasaki Heavy Industries' Sa... -
MSCowned GCC adds eight PCTCs, taking newbuilding programme to 20 vessels MSC系GCC、PCTC8隻追加 新造20隻体制
8,600-CEU ships ordered at three Chinese shipyards for delivery between 2028 and 2030 8,600CEU型を中国3造船所に発注、2028～30年に順次竣工 Global Car Carriers (GCC), an Oslo-based car carrier owner that is part of the Geneva-headquarter... -
SOLONG collision: liability capped despite master’s gross negligence SOLONG衝突、船長重過失でも船主賠償に上限
UK court upholds LLMC limitation of liability in major claims dispute 英裁判所、巨額請求巡りLLMCの責任制限を認める A ruling by the Admiralty Court of the High Court of Justice in the UK over the serious collision in March 2025 between ... -
NYK conducts major accident response drill 日本郵船、重大事故対応訓練を実施
Mock press conference recreates SHIN SUMA grounding and oil spill scenario 「SHIN SUMA」座礁・油流出を想定、実戦さながらの模擬記者会見 NYK conducted a major accident response drill on September 30, based on a scenario involving the gro...
