“K” LINE Joins an International Think Tank “Global CCS Institute”

  Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) has joined an International Think Tank “Global CCS Institute” (GCCSI). GCCSI is advancing worldwide deployment of CCS (Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage) technology which is necessary for...

Japan Launches New CO2 Carriers In 2023

The Japanese are pressing ahead with the development of liquefied CO2 carriers. The Engineering Advancement Association of Japan (ENAA) and local owner Sanyu Kisen have signed a bareboat charter contract for a demonstration...

2 Top Ports Ventures In Green Shipping Corridor Partnership

The Ports of Los Angeles and Shanghai have announced plans to create a green shipping corridor on the transpacific trade. The ports have ventured into a partnership with the C40 Cities network along...

AGM Certification Mandatory At Ports In These Countries

Canada and the United States extend the time period where AGM certification is required for vessels calling at certain ports in Japan and Russia. It is in an effort to decrease the risk...

Master Mariner Recounts His ‘Sea Stories’

Master mariner and salvage expert Alan Loynd came to Hong Kong in 1976 to work for a Swire shipping company, becoming a captain at the age of 25 His team’s rescue of a...

Japanese Utilities’ LNG Stocks Drop 5% on Week To 1.67 mil mt

Some Japanese power utilities seek spot LNG as inventory drops LNG stocks at four-year average for end-January Gas concerns ease after Indonesia lifts coal export ban LNG stocks held by Japan's major power utilities...

KPI OceanConnect Targeting 8% Growth In 2022, Says CEO

Global demand growth at 3% in 2022: Platts Analytics KPI OceanConnect retains its focus on Asia Fossil fuels will remain amid take-up of alternative fuels Bunker supplier KPI OceanConnect is targeting 8% growth in...

Ocean Carriers Record the Greatest Quarter Ever

It’s still early in the reporting cycle, but preliminary announcements by ocean carriers point to history-making profits in Q4 2021, trouncing already stratospheric expectations, reports FreightWaves. Supply chain congestion — the bane of cargo shippers...

MOL & Methanex Announce Closing of Strategic Partnership

Methanex Corporation and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have announced the completion of the strategic partnership involving Methanex’s Waterfront Shipping (WFS) subsidiary, reads a MOL press release. Methanex retains majority As previously reported, MOL announced the 40%...

[Watch] Amazing Underwater Habitats

Underwater habitats are underwater structures in which people can live for extended periods and carry out most of the basic human functions of a 24-hour day, such as working, resting, eating, attending to personal...