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Imabari Raskin Meeting shares the front line of decarbonisation techniques今治ラスキン会、脱炭素技術の最前線を共有
From new-fuel main engines to wind assistance, water lubrication and SOLAS amendments, technical discussions draw 130 participants 新燃料主機から風力・水潤滑、SOLAS改正まで 技術議論に130人が参加 The Imabari City Ocean-Going Shipping Coun... -
MOL revamps executive structure to accelerate global strategy 商船三井、新執行体制を発表、グローバル戦略を加速
Focus on strengthening management foundations and clarifying global accountability 経営基盤強化とグローバル責任分担を重視 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) announced on 30 January that its board of d... -
MOL raises full-year net profit forecast to ¥200bn 商船三井、通期純利益2000億円に上方修正
VLCCs and car carriers drive performance; payout ratio at 36% VLCC、自動車船がけん引、配当性向36％ MOL on 30 January raised its forecast for consolidated net profit for the financial year ending March 2026 to ¥200bn. Key takeaways → This... -
Reportage: Japanese Shipowners Part 7: “Still Borrowing in Yen” ルポ・日本船主 第7回「それでも円を借りる日本船主」
In the afternoon of January 28, in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture. “We understand the foreign-exchange risk of yen-denominated borrowing. Even so, the appeal of Japan’s low interest rates is substantial.” A Japanese shipowner based in Im... -
FRO fixes seven VLCCs at elevated $76,900 per day on one-year charters Fライン、VLCC7隻を7万6,900ドルで1年契約
Fredriksen’s response to an era of uncertainty ノルウェー海運王フレドリクセンの「不透明な時代の打ち手」 Frontline, the tanker company in which Norwegian shipping magnate John Fredriksen exerts significant influence, announced on the 23rd... -
Interview with Ren Wada, CEO of Abo Shoten 安保商店・和田連CEOに聞く
Aiming to smooth fleet expansion through “quantitative ordering” 20 bulkers and seven tankers, with vessel-type diversification and management capability as twin pillars 「定量発注」で船隊を平準化目指す バルカー20隻・タンカー7隻、船種分... -
NYK Finalises Board and Executive Officer Structure Effective April 1 日本郵船、4月1日付役員・執行役員体制を決定
Board Unchanged, Emphasis Placed on Swift Decision-Making by Business Segment 取締役は異動なし、事業別の迅速な意思決定を重視 NYK on 29 January announced its board and executive officer structure effective from 1 April 2026. There will be... -
Taylor Maritime sells 50 vessels in two years テイラー・マリタイム、2年で50隻売船
Total of $820m, fleet reduced to eight Japanese-built ships 総額8.2億ドル、船隊は日本建造8隻に縮小 Taylor Maritime Limited (TML), the London Stock Exchange-listed dry bulk shipping company, on the 22nd announced its results for the Octob... -
NYK invests in waste-derived fuel developer XFuel 日本郵船、廃棄物由来燃料のXFuelに出資
Turning ship sludge into low-carbon drop-in fuel, with a focus on deployment-ready decarbonisation 船舶スラッジを低炭素ドロップイン燃料へ、実装型脱炭素に照準 NYK announced on 28 January that it had invested in XFuel Limited, a company th... -
MOL signs successive large-scale contracts with two Indian state-owned firms 商船三井、インド国営2社と相次ぎ大型契約
Two VLECs and one LNG carrier fixed on long-term charters at India Energy Week VLEC2隻・LNG船1隻、India Energy Weekで長期用船を締結 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced on 28 January that it had signed successive large-scale long-term cha... -
Capesize market surges unusually during January lull ケープサイズ市況、1月の閑散期に異例の急騰
$25,653 in the London market Up $5,339 Only per day ロンドン市場で25,653ドルへ 1日で5,339ドル高、 The capesize market, the largest segment of the dry bulk sector, has surged sharply despite the traditional seasonal lull in January. Ar... -
OceanScore opens Japan office オーシャンスコア、日本オフィス開設
Strengthening APAC support for the commercial response to EU environmental regulation EU環境規制の商業対応でAPAC支援を強化 German maritime digitalisation company OceanScore GmbH has formally announced the opening of its Japan office. Key... -
Gard warns over charterparty risks on US trades ガード、米国航海の用船契約に警鐘
Calls for clearer allocation of responsibility for AMS and AES compliance AMS・AES対応の責任配分明確化を促す Gard, one of the world’s largest P&I clubs headquartered in Norway, on the 21st published a report warning of the risks surr... -
Interview Speaking with Makoto Yamaguchi, Executive Fellow at MOL インタビュー、商船三井・山口誠エグゼクティブ・フェローに聞く
Targeting decarbonisation through wind power and weather routing The current position of the Wind Challenger and initiatives towards NZF 風力×ウェザールーティングで脱炭素を目指す 「ウインドチャレンジャー」の現在地とNZFに向けた取り組み Th... -
RoRo Ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 Sinks in Southern Philippines RoRoフェリーTrisha Kerstin 3がフィリピン南部で沈没
Aleson Shipping Lines-owned vessel; more than 350 people on board; 15–18 confirmed dead Aleson Shipping Lines保有船、350人超乗船 15～18人死亡 According to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) passenger ferry, the ... -
WilhelmsenSM warns of the risk of spontaneous cargo ignition ウイルヘルムセンSM、貨物の自然発火リスクに警鐘
The “silent fires” of bulk carrier cargoes, a risk shared by Japan’s merchant fleet 日本の商船隊にも共通するバルクキャリア貨物の「静かな火災」 Wilhelmsen Ship Management, a leading ship management company, has recently published Wilhelms... -
LNG carrier market plunges, Atlantic charter rates fall to $16,250 LNG船市況、大西洋で用船料$16,250に急落
Winter demand softens supply-demand balance, while VLCCs, Aframaxes and LPG carriers sustain high levels on geopolitical risk 冬場でも需給緩和、VLCC・アフラ・LPG船は地政学リスクで高騰維持 The LNG carrier market is weakening rapidly despi... -
Swiss franc surge exposes Japan’s shipping to foreign-exchange risk スイスフラン急騰、日本の海運に為替リスク
Charter hire income alone proves insufficient for some Japanese owners, forcing recourse to own funds for debt repayment 一部の日本船主は用船料収入だけで不足、自己資金取り崩しで返済充当も The Swiss franc has surged sharply against the US... -
The Reality of Limpet Mine Threats Targeting Ports Receiving Russian Crude ロシア原油受入港を狙う「リンペット機雷」の現実
UK-based AMBREY Warns of Port Risks That Also Concern Japan’s Shipping Industry 英AMBREY、日本の海運業界も無関係ではない港湾リスク AMBREY, a UK intelligence firm specialising in maritime security and geopolitical risk analysis, said on t... -
Furuno Electric launches world’s first Level 4-equivalent commercial operation 古野電気、世界初のレベル4相当で商用運航
Autonomous navigation system deployed on MEGURI2040 passenger vessel since last December 自律航行システム搭載、昨年12月から「MEGURI2040」の旅客船で Marine electronics manufacturer Furuno Electric (headquartered in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref... -
KLPL-Owned 56,000-dwt Bulker Sends Distress Signal in the South China Sea KLPL保有56型バルカーが南シナ海で遭難信号
Philippine and Chinese Authorities, Together with K Line Group Vessels, Launch Search and Rescue Operations フィリピン・中国当局と川崎汽船グループ船が捜索救助 K Line said on the 23rd that, on the night of the 22nd, the dry bulk carrier D... -
Union Maritime’s 100-ship fleet and BAR Technologies 100隻船隊のユニオン・マリタイムとBAR Technologies
WindWing-equipped MR2 tankers receive SOLAS approval, decarbonisation moves into implementation phase 英国最大級100隻船隊のユニオン・マリタイム ウインドウイング搭載MR2タンカーがSOLAS承認、脱炭素を実装段階へ Union Maritime, the UK’s large... -
Reportage: Japanese Shipowners Part 6 — The Sweet Trap of Joint Newbuilding ルポ・日本船主 第6回「共有建造の甘い罠」
“If one were to invest in an Ultramax with a newbuilding price of $34 million, even at a daily charter rate of $14,000 the internal rate of return (IRR) would be only around 3%. In that case, investing in US five-year Treasuries with a y... -
India links ship recycling and newbuilding in circular support scheme インド、船舶解撤と新造を結ぶ循環型支援
40% of scrap value converted into credits under revised SBFAS to revive shipbuilding スクラップ40%をクレジット化、造船再生を狙うSBFAS改訂 In September 2025, the Indian government revised its Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme (SBFA...
