Tag: Japan

MOL and Asahi Tanker announced that on April 26, the Asahi Tanker-owned and operated tanker ASAHI - the world’s first pure battery tanker to operate completely on electricity - bunkered fuel on the MOL-operated car carrier Victorious Ace at the Daikoku Pier C-1 Wharf in Yokohama. 

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) and the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan signed an agreement to mutually recognize for the first time the other country’s seafarer training certificates.

As the efforts to locate the survivors of the Japanese boat continue, rescuers declared the death of another child, increasing the death toll to 11 so far, following the boat accident. 

ENEOS Corporation, JERA Co. and JFE Holdings signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and begun discussing the possibility of establishing a hydrogen and ammonia receiving and supply base, and developing a supply project at the Keihin Waterfront Area in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, completed an investment in Marindows, a Japanese company delivering an open digital platform for Japan’s marine industry, in an effort to accelerate decarbonization and efficiency in the global marine industry.

According to Japan’s Asahi Tanker, the company will start using the world’s first electric-powered tanker for ship fuelling in an effort to cut carbon emissions.

Every year around February to April, Japan enters “Shunto”, which is a series of negotiations between employees via unions and the employers, during which Japan ports enter a total lockdown for the full 24 hours.

Shared concerns about China’s maritime assertiveness have led to a steady strategic collaboration between Japan and the Philippines.

Japan’s hydrogen association HySTRA held a ceremony for the completion of the world’s first maritime transport of liquefied hydrogen, including its loading and unloading in Kobe, Japan.

Japan will ban coal imports from Russia, escalating its sanctions, in some of its strongest moves yet to protest what it considers "outrageous" actions against civilians in Ukraine.