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South Africa plans 400,000-bpd refinery rebuild 南アフリカ、日量40万バレル製油所再建を計画
Return to crude imports could boost tanker demand as Durban plans new SBM 原油輸入回帰ならタンカー需要拡大、ダーバン港では新SBM計画 Maritime Bridge Japan has examined South African government and parliamentary documents as well as ener... -
Skuld holds Autumn Legal Seminar, with about 170 registered スクルド、「秋のリーガルセミナー」開催、約170人が参加
HNS Convention, demurrage, charterparties and sanctions risks in focus HNS条約から滞船料、用船契約、制裁リスクまで海運実務を解説 Norwegian marine insurer Skuld held its Autumn Legal Seminar at Tokyo Midtown Conference in Roppongi, Toky... -
DryDel orders two 82K KAMSARMAX newbuildings at Tsuneishi ドライデル、常石造船に82型KAMSARMAX 2隻を発注
Greek owner steps up investment in Japanese-built tonnage across major dry bulk segments ギリシャ船主、日本建造船への投資拡大 主要ドライバルク船型を網羅 Greek dry bulk shipping company DryDel Shipping said on LinkedIn on September 29 th... -
MOL takes on operation of Arctic research vessel MIRAI II 商船三井、北極域研究船「みらいⅡ」の運航業務受託
December 2026 start of operations moves closer Japan's first research vessel with icebreaking capability set for First Arctic Ocean Observation Voyage in summer 2027 商船三井、北極域研究船「みらいⅡ」の運航業務受託 2026年12月の運航開始へ... -
LNG Canada doubles capacity to 28mn tonnes, expands Pacific route LNG Canada、能力倍増、アジア向け「太平洋ルート」拡大
Mitsubishi Corporation, Shell and three other partners take FID on Phase 2, with additional 14mn tonnes set to boost LNG carrier demand 三菱商事・シェルなど5社がPhase 2をFID、追加1,400万トンでLNG船需要も拡大へ LNG Canada, the major liq... -
NYK to join Norway’s Trudvang CCS project 日本郵船、ノルウェーのTrudvang CCSプロジェクトに参画へ
Shipping group aims to expand across CCS value chain, including offshore CO2 injection and storage CO₂の洋上圧入・貯留含むCCSバリューチェーンへの事業拡大目指す NYK said on September 29 that it had signed an agreement with Vår Energi CC... -
Panama government takes full control of its ‘second canal’ パナマ政府、「第2の運河」を完全掌握
Crude unloaded in Atlantic, piped 131 km across isthmus and reloaded onto tankers in Pacific 大西洋で原油を降ろし131キロ横断、太平洋で再びタンカーへ The Panamanian government has taken full control of an interoceanic transport route th... -
BLUE CARRIER 2 fire: firefighting continues three days after outbreak「BLUE CARRIER 2」火災、発生3日後も消火続く
All 29 onboard safe as vessel moved off Tinos, cause under investigation 29人全員無事、ティノス島沖へ移動 原因調査へ The response to the fire aboard the Greek-flagged Ro-Ro cargo vessel BLUE CARRIER 2, which broke out off Mykonos, Gre... -
Why MSC keeps buying secondhand containerships MSCが中古コンテナ船を買い続ける理由とは
500 ships acquired in six years as fleet expansion continues despite an orderbook of about 3mn TEU 6年間で500隻取得、約300万TEUの新造船発注残でも止まらない船隊拡大 The world's largest container shipping company, MSC (Mediterranean Ship... -
HAWK S replaces 100+ tonnes of bow steel after Durban collision 新造船HAWK S、ダーバン衝突で船首鋼材100トン超交換
Major repairs extend below waterline with deployment of large cofferdam 大型コファダム投入、水線下まで大規模修繕 Repairs to the new bulk carrier HAWK S, which collided with a quay at the Port of Durban in South Africa in late August, a... -
Saudi Aramco moves into global LNG market サウジアラムコ、世界LNG市場へ
20-year FOB deal for US LNG set to generate shipping demand 米国産LNGをFOBで20年間、船腹需要にも波及 Saudi Arabian state oil company Saudi Aramco is expanding its business to handle LNG in global markets alongside crude oil. At Rio Gra... -
Greek owner IONIC sends Japan-built Aframax for 3rd survey ギリシャ船主アイオニック、日本建造アフラマックスを第3回特別検査へ
Tsuneishi-built "Ionic Astrapi" enters dry dock in Greece 15 years after delivery 2011年常石建造「Ionic Astrapi」、ギリシャで入渠 Greek shipowner IONIC has sent the Japan-built Aframax tanker "Ionic Astrapi" into dry dock at Skaramanga... -
Loss of steering: can the bridge respond? 操舵不能、その時ブリッジは動けるか
Gard warns of gap between "knowing" and "using" back-up steering Gardが事故例から警鐘、バックアップ操舵「知っている」と「使える」の差 Ship steering systems are highly reliable. That is precisely why, when they suddenly fail, whether th... -
Swire and NORDEN shift competitive focus towards project logistics スワイヤーとノルデン、プロジェクト物流へ競争軸を移す
Different approaches to specialist vessel ownership and cargo-flow design deepen involvement in customer logistics 特殊船保有と貨物フロー設計、異なる手法で顧客物流へ深く Singapore-based Swire Shipping said on September 7, 2026 that it ... -
US coal: 10mn tonnes to China, long-haul trade to lift dry bulk? 米国炭1000万トン、中国へ 長距離輸送で市況押し上げるか
US-China agreement puts tonne-mile demand growth in focus 米中合意、トンマイル需要拡大に市場の視線 US coal exports to China agreed at the US-China summit are emerging as a new factor for the dry bulk market. China will import at least ... -
South Korea commits $150bn to shipbuilding, Hanwha builds in US 韓国、造船協力に1,500億ドル ハンファ米国建造へ
Will US warships one day be built in Japan? 米軍艦艇、 日本で建造する日は来るのか Shipbuilding co-operation between South Korea and the US is entering a new phase involving the construction of military vessels. South Korean President L... -
VLCC shipping: Gulf of Oman STS capacity reaches its limits VLCC輸送、オマーン湾STSの処理能力が限界に
STS operations tie up tonnage, adding new pressure to VLCC supply and demand 積み替え拠点の分散で船腹拘束、VLCC需給に新たな圧力 Disruption surrounding the Strait of Hormuz is exposing a new bottleneck in Middle East crude shipping. Att... -
NYK names new LNG carrier “DIAMOND GAS NEXUS” for DGE 日本郵船、DGE向け新造LNG船「DIAMOND GAS NEXUS」命名
One of the world's largest LNG carrier businesses builds stable earnings on long-term contracts 世界最大級のLNG船事業、長期契約を軸に安定収益積み上げ NYK said on September 25 that a naming ceremony had been held on September 18 for a n... -
Hafnia raises $300m as TORM stake approaches 20% ハフニア、3億ドル調達でトーム株20％に接近
Market eyes combined scale of 270 vessels at two product tanker majors プロダクトタンカー大手2社、計270隻規模に市場の視線 Singapore-based product tanker major Hafnia is further increasing its investment in TORM. Hafnia has raised gross... -
US LNG expansion could reshape maritime transport 米国産LNG拡大、海上輸送の構図変えるか
Supply diversification amid Hormuz crisis puts Asia's affordability in focus ホルムズ危機で供給源分散、アジアの価格負担力も焦点 The presence of US LNG in the global liquefied natural gas market looks set to increase further. At Gastech... -
NYK orders new SOV for Asia-Pacific market 日本郵船、アジア・大洋州向けSOVを新造発注
Taiwan to serve as base for shift from "Ocean for shipping" to "Ocean as a workplace" 台湾を起点に「輸送する海」から「作業する海」へ NYK said on September 25 that it had ordered one service operation vessel (SOV) from PaxOcean Group to s... -
Monjasa brings Japan into MOST for first time モンジャサ、MOSTに初めて日本を組み入れ
Trainee to join Tokyo office through global talent development programme グローバル人材育成プログラム、研修生が東京オフィスに参加へ Danish marine fuels supplier Monjasa has included Japan for the first time in its Monjasa Oil & Shi... -
Reportage: Japanese Shipowners No. 42 第42回ルポルタージュ日本船主
Japanese shipowners search for a home for vessel-sale proceeds 彷徨う日本船主の売船マネー "The yen remains weak at around Y157 to the dollar, broadly in line with our expectations, while operators are exercising purchase options to a... -
K Line’s PETRONAS LNG carrier “Puteri Kelantan” delivered 川崎汽船、PETRONAS向けLNG船「Puteri Kelantan」竣工
Joint project with Chinese companies supports stable LNG transportation for PETRONAS 中国企業と共同参画、PETRONASのLNG安定輸送を支援 K Line said on September 24 that the new LNG carrier "Puteri Kelantan", built for Malaysia's national ...
