Daiichi Chuo Kisen said on Wednesday that it has filed for application of the Civil Rehabilitation Law at the Tokyo District Court with liabilities of JPY 176.5 billion. The Japanese shipping company operates 120 ocean-going vessels. Of …
Sanoyas Shipbuilding received orders to build six bulk carrier orders from April to September in FY 2015. Takashi Ueda, president of Sanoyas Shipbuilding announced on Tuesday at a press conference in Tokyo. The orders consist of five 82,…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) said on Monday that its two new wholly owned group companies, successors of MHI's ship construction operations in the Nagasaki district, will commence business operations from October 1, 2015. Mitsubishi He…
Oshima Shipbuilding received 34 newbuilding orders from January to June in 2015. Nobuyuki Minami, president of the company revealed the figures at a press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday. Oshima’s orderbook is stretched to the end of 2018 cu…
Namura Shipbuilding received orders to build 28 ships in FY 2014 (ended March 31, 2015) a dramatic drop from 52 ships in FY 2013. Kensuke Namura, president of Namura Shipbuilding, revealed on Thursday at a press conference in Tokyo. Acco…
History My grandmother, Athena Martinou, founded Thenamaris in the 1960s. Then, my uncle, Thanassis Martinos, established Eastern Mediterranean in 1991 and my father, Andreas Martinos, established Minerva Marine in 1996. Minerva Marine mov…
The Shipbuilders’ association of Japan (SAJ) held a press conference on Tuesday. The new chairman Shigeru Murayama, president of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, pointed out the continuing challenging situation in the shipbuilding industry, with …
Greek shipowner Minerva Marine has acquired a total of four second-hand product tankers from Japanese shipowners, Andreas A. Martinos, the managing director of the company revealed at an interview with Nihon Kaiji Shimbun (Japan Maritime Da…
IHI’s offshore projects & engineering headquarters has two main products: steel ocean structures (like drilling rigs and FPSO) and aluminum structures (originally developed LNG containment system SPB〈Self-support Prismatic shape IMO type-B〉…
GE Marine is set to start to sell its gas turbine-based COGES (Combined Gas turbine Electric and Steam) system this year. GE Marine’s vice president Tim Schweikert made the announcement during an interview with Nihon Kaiji Shimbun (Japan Ma…
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, a shipbuilding subsidiary of Tsuneishi Holdings, has secured 29 newbuildings to date this year. Kenji Kohno president of the shipbuilding company revealed the figures on Wednesday at a press conference in Hiroshima P…
The Shipbuilders’ Association of Japan (SAJ) announced on Tuesday that Shigeru Murayama, president of Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) will become its chairman, replacing Kazuo Tsukuda (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ senior corporate adviser) …
Japan Marine United (JMU)’s order intake for FY 2014 is expected to rise by 11% to JPY 430 billion compared to the previous fiscal year. The orders consist of VLCCs 10%, bulk carriers 20%, container vessels 20%, and others 50% including fer…
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Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) is developing a new eco-VLCC designated as “neo series” in addition to “neo 66BC”, “neo 56BC”, “neo 60BC”, and “neo 182BC”. In October 2014, the company announced the development of the “neo 82GC”, a …
“I cannot help saying that to look down on operation functions is a severe problem in the global shipping industry,”Head of Hong Kong Branch Mitsubishi Corporation RtM International Pte. Ltd. Yuichi Uemoto said during an interview with Niho…
