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Maritime News
China Blocks Exports to 20 Japanese Companies and Puts 20 on Concerns List
In the latest sign of rising tensions between China and Japan, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced export bans on 20…
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Port News
Jeremy Nixon hands reins of ONE to Till Ole Barrelet after eight‑year run
One of the best-known names in container shipping is stepping back from his frontline role. Jeremy Nixon, who has been…
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Maritime News
Japanese Cargo Ship Hits Fishing Boat, Splitting It and Killing Two
A small Japanese coast cargo ship is reported to have run down a recreational fishing boat midday on Friday, February…
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Maritime News
Japan Arrests Chinese Trawler for Refusing a Fishery Inspection
Japanese authorities have boarded and detained a Chinese fishing boat in the East China Sea, the first time that Japan has…
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Port News
Fednav returns to Oshima for new handysize series
Canadian dry bulk owner and operator Fednav is heading back to Japan for a new series of handysize bulkers, marking…
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Port News
NYK and Ocean Yield clinch LNG carrier deal with Cheniere
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), together with Norwegian shipleasing player Ocean Yield, has locked in long-term charter contracts for a…
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Port News
MOL Chemical Tankers readies leadership change
MOL Chemical Tankers has announced a change at the top, with chief executive Akira Sasa set to retire at the…
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Port News
K Line, MOL and MISC line up for next wave of Northern Lights CO2 carrier orders
Northern Lights has handed out a fresh round of CO2 shipping business to three of Japan and Malaysia’s biggest blue‑chip…
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Port News
Japan’s Sakura Ocean JV blossoms as shipping and yards unite
Japan has unveiled an all‑Japan shipping initiative designed to lock in work for its shipyards and tighten cooperation along the…
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Port News
PSA and MOL step up Singapore car carrier push
PSA Singapore and Japanese shipping major Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) have agreed to form a joint venture to run a…
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