Tag: Japan

IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO Lines) has announced the order of Japan's first large methanol dual-fuel Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), designed by a consortium of organizations. 

ORIX Corporation and Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd. (SHI-ME) have initiated a feasibility study to explore the use of wind power for energy-saving operations on one of ORIX’s bulk carriers.

Several organizations have partnered with the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) to work on a carbon capture and storage project. 

MOL has joined efforts with West Japan Carbon Dioxide Storage Survey, ENEOS Corporation, Electric Power Development (J-Power), and JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation to study the use of ships to transport liquefied CO2.

On 18 September, 2024, A.P. Moller – Maersk co-hosted the Japan's first methanol bunkering simulation at the Port of Yokohama.

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Oono Development Co., Ltd. (Oono Development) have announced a collaborative effort to explore the commercialization of ship-recycling in Japan. 

The Japan Coast Guard plans to construct the world's largest cutter, a massive 30,000-ton vessel that would surpass the size of the China Coast Guard's CCG 5901, which is currently the largest.

JERA Co., Inc. has entered into a Joint Collaboration Agreement with Lotte Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. (LFC) to develop low carbon fuel value chains.

On the morning of May 20, two male workers were found unconscious on a cargo ship moored at Ishinomaki Port in Miyagi Prefecture, with one of them in critical condition.

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has launched of a Social Cooperation Program, "Container Management Science" in collaboration with the School of Engineering at The University of Tokyo, commencing April 2024.