Tag: Japan

The first battery-powered tanker was launched in Japan on December 22. The ship is powered by a large-capacity lithium-ion battery and will operate as a bunker vessel in Tokyo Bay for the Asahi Tanker Company.

Anchor dragging incidents take place regularly in Japan due to the frequency of typhoons. Analyzing these incidents, Captain Hiroshi Sekine, Senior Loss Prevention Executive, UK P&I Club, examines their causes and considers preventive measures.

Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding invested in a Japanese startup company PowerX, in order to develop an automated power transfer vessel.

A reefer cargo ship made a navigation error after leaving the southern Japanese port of Hakata near Fukuoka, hitting the seawall at the entrance to the port.

VesselsValue's head cargo analyst, Olivia Watkins issued a list of the world's top ship owning nations ranked by total fleet value.

Japanese company K LINE and IBM Japan conducted a field trial in an effort to strengthen the safety management of cargo handling.

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) recently selected a methane slip reduction initiative for next-generation ship development.

Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism expressed that the country aims to achieve net-zero GHG emissions from international shipping by 2050.

Trelleborg and NYK Line announced a strategic partnership to meet the demand for increased safety, efficiency and sustainability of mooring operations across Japanese ports.

Yara, JERA, and Idemitsu Kosan, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the establishment of a domestic clean ammonia distribution network and bunkering business, accelerating Japan’s green energy transition.