Shipping & Marine Services News in Japan
| 4/5/2024 - ClassNK has signed a joint R&D agreement with Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. (NSY) and IMC Co., Ltd. (IMC) to ensure the safety and performance evaluation of anti-roll tanks (ART) installed on large contain... |
| 4/4/2024 - Collaboration with leading stakeholders to share insights and deliver agreed principles for comprehensive models within the Maritime Autonomy Assurance Testbed programme Lloyd’s Register (L... |
| 4/2/2024 - Bureau Veritas SA (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has been awarded recognized organization (RO) status by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism ... |
| 3/29/2024 - Recently, SITC Line has gradually launched its newly ordered 10,000 TEU dry containers. This batch of newly manufactured containers adheres to the concept of green and environmental protect... |
| 3/26/2024 - Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui", Head Office: Tokyo, President and CEO: Kenichi Hori) and Shopify Japan K.K. ("Shopify"), which is the Japanese subsidiary of Shopify, the leading provider of commerce pla... |
| 3/15/2024 - ClassNK has granted its “ELW” (Excellent Living and Working Environment) notation to “ELETTRA”, a bulk carrier owned by Fuyo Kaiun Co.,Ltd. The vessel becomes the first in ClassNK registry to have the... |
| 3/8/2024 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) and Metro Weather Co., Ltd. (CEO: Junichi Furumoto; Headquarters: Uji-shi, Kyoto) today announced th... |
| 3/4/2024 - Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) are leading the charge on autonomy assurance with a series of workshops being held in Japan this week. Involving key st... |
| 2/14/2024 - ClassNK and Lovoy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate with development and implementation of more user-friendly Safety Management Systems (SMS). Lovoy has highlight... |
| 2/13/2024 - ClassNK has introduced E-Learning courses offered through its training and education service, “ClassNK Academy”. The courses are designed to impart foundational and technical knowledge essential for p... |
| 1/31/2024 - Marlink, the smart network and digital solutions company, has won the contract to deploy its smart hybrid network solutions on the owned fleet of leading Japanese shipowner Fukujin Kisen Co Ltd. |
| 1/30/2024 - On January 26, NYK agreed to provide oceanographic information, such as wind direction and speed collected by NYK-operated vessels, to the Japan Coast Guard through the IoS Open Platform (IoS-OP) serv... |
| 1/10/2024 - K Marine Ship Management Pte. Ltd. (KMSM), a ship management company of the Kawasaki
Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) Group, completed the development of a dedicated SIRE 2.0*
1-ready management module... |
| 1/10/2024 - Safe Bulkers, Inc., an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced that it has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of a Japanese, 82,000 dwt, dry-bulk, Kamsar... |
| 11/27/2023 - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) has been participated in the Joint Technological
Development Program for the Demonstration test of Fully Autonomous Ships under the
MEGURI 2040 Fully Autonomou... |
| 11/13/2023 - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) held its global conference for car carrier business. The
goals of the conference are to discuss medium- and long-term strategies for car carrier business,
prom... |
| 11/8/2023 - Stolt Tankers is pleased to announce the launch of a new pool within its Stolt NYK Asia Pacific Services (SNAPS). Commenting on the partnership, Lucas Vos, President of Stolt Tankers said... |
| 11/1/2023 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) and its group company MOL Coastal Shipping, Ltd. (President: Hiroshi Kobayashi) announced that an MOL Coastal Shipping-operated 499 ... |
| 10/30/2023 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) announced that it has decided to introduce MarTrust, a payment service specialized for ocean shipping, for all seafarers onboard ves... |
| 10/19/2023 - Maritime industry leaders came together at the annual ABS Japan National Committee Meeting to discuss the latest developments in technology, sustainability,
regulations and market trends in the ship... |
