Tag: Japan

Marubeni signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Pembina Pipeline, to co-develop a low-carbon ammonia supply chain from Western Canada to Japan and other Asian markets.

PowerX has unveiled the detailed design battery tanker “X”, aimed for completion by 2025, with domestic and international field testing planned to commence in 2026.

MOL announced that it has completed the joint research and development with Asahi Kasei Engineering on "Predictive Detection of Marine Motor Anomalies by Vibration Sensors" and it has realized to commercialize V-MO, a monitoring service for marine motors.

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Nihon Shipyard and Japan Marine United Corporation have started a joint study for the development of an ocean-going liquified CO2 (LCO2) carrier.

On 18th May, a product tanker which route to Kobe in Japan, stuck under one bridge, needing assistance from local tugs.

The day after entering the port of Nagoya, the vessel Wild Rose Leader received LNG fuel from Kaguya, an LNG bunkering ship. This was the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to ever occur at Nagoya port.

The Japan Coast Guard is investigating the death of a marine pilot, during a pilot transfer to a cruise ship off the port of Nagasaki on 5th May. 

Toyota Tsusho announced in early May that, together with Toyotsu Energy they launched Japan's first continuous supply of biodiesel blended fuel on a commercial basis to ships operated by Toyofuji Shipping at the Port of Nagoya in April.

This week, a group of Japanese Ministry officials and California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) members met with the Port of Oakland to discuss green initiatives to achieve zero emissions from seaport operations.

During her recent visit to Japan, Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her intention to make efforts towards the early accession to the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, which was met with support from Japanese Prime Minister Kishida.