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ClassNK launches AI assistant for ship survey operations
Tool provides natural-language answers based on classification survey documents.
5 days ago
ClassNK launches AI assistant for ship survey operations
Tool provides natural-language answers based on classification survey documents.
5 days ago
MITSUI E&S commercialises ammonia marine engines
The systems passed IMO NOx certification requirements.
MOL expands Kobe Container Terminal to four berths
Twelve remote-controlled electric RTGs will support operations.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines net income rises to $383m in Q1 as revenue jumps
The company’s revenue reached $4.59b (¥730.9b).
K Line to start operations at Japan’s Kobe terminal
Operations will increase capacity for large containerships.
ClassNK revises safety rules for hydrogen, methanol ship
It added hydrogen leak-frequency data to its safety requirements.
ITOCHU posts record $1.86b Q1 net profit as non-resource earnings grow
Core profit climbed 38% as non-resource businesses contributed 85% of the total.
NYK Line invests in MidOcean Energy to expand LNG portfolio
Transaction is set to close in 2026.
MOL completes Japan’s first coastal deck carrier for offshore wind
Vessel transports monopiles and wind turbine components.
K Line unit Daito to build second electric tug for Tokyo Bay
Second vessel pairs a 4,400 PS motor with data-driven power management.
MOL plugs AI into global vessel monitoring
Generative AI analyses historical records alongside current operating data.
Japan's Sakura Ocean locks in first bulk carrier orders for inaugural fleet
Deliveries are scheduled by 2030 under long-term charter arrangements.
K Line delivers second LNG carrier to Petronas
It was built at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China.
NYK–JERA deal locks capacity for Japan’s first low-carbon ammonia shipment
NYK will charter two gas carriers for the US-to-Japan energy supply chain route.
K LINE to introduce electronic UMS check systems across fleet in July
Crew members will use smartphones and a dedicated app to log inspection data.
MOL invests $300m in landmark U.S. offshore FLNG project after FID
Expected LNG capacity is 4.4 million tons per year.
Northern Lights expands CO₂ fleet with K LINE, MISC charter deal
Northern Lights expands CO2 network with new 12,000-cubic-metre carrier.
