Tag: Japan

A Chinese freighter ran aground on a giant coral reef off Japan on January 24, with the crew requesting assistance from the Japan Coast Guard.

The Hong Kong-flagged general cargo ship "Jin Tian" sank between South Korea and Japan on January 25, and there are fears that up to 8 crew might have died in the incident.

DNV granted Sumitomo Corporation and Oshima Shipbuilding an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a Kamsarmax bulk carrier.

MOL announced that the first of Japan's first two LNG-fueled ferries, the Sunflower Kurenai, owned by MOL and operated by its group company Ferry Sunflower Co, entered service on January 13.

Cargill has linked with trading house Mitsui & Co to order two bulk carriers at Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding. The vessels are planned to be delivered in the first quarter of 2026.

Iwatani, Toyota Tsusho, and JGC Holdings have signed an agreement to explore a joint business in the Nagoya Port area, Aichi Prefecture, concerning low carbon hydrogen production using waste plastic gasification facilities.

Japanese insurers are expected to keep marine war insurance, covering the sinking and requisition of ships due to war in Russian waters for at least three months for LNG vessels.

Three Japanese insurance companies will stop insuring ships for damage in all Russian waters due to the war in Ukraine, potentially affecting Japan's energy imports such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to international media.

MOL announced that the Sunflower Kurenai, the Japan’s first LNG-fueled ferry received its first LNG fuel supply at the Port of Beppu in Oita Prefecture from Kyuden.

Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) and INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) will evaluate the potential of the Bonaparte Basin to become a world-scale, carbon storage location.