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  • Frontier Jacaranda, a bulk carrier that conducted a short trial of biofuels in 2021
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    NYK outlines targets of its 2024 biofuels trial

    2024-01-02T12:50:00Z

    Starting this year, NYK Line will embark on a full-scale, long-term biofuel trial. It hopes to verify the impact of the fuel on a ship’s components, procurement viability, and storage potential.

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    Ships rerouted as Red Sea crisis escalates

    2023-12-18T09:51:00Z

    The hijacking of the Galaxy Leader and subsequent attacks on other vessels underscores the influence of geopolitics in the Middle East Gulf in commercial shipping. A number of the world’s leading container carriers, including Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and MSC are now diverting their ships away from the Red Sea region because of an increased threat of attacks.

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    PCTC seized off Yemen

    2023-11-20T08:34:00Z

    The NYK Line-chartered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) Galaxy Leader was seized on November 19 near Hodeida, Yemen, while sailing for India.

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    FuelEU maritime initiative: Council adopts new law to decarbonise the maritime sector

    2023-07-28T07:46:00Z

    The European Union (EU) has agreed on the rules for climate-neutral shipping, with the adoption of the FuelEU Maritime initiative. Shipping will be covered by FuelEU Maritime regulations from 2025.

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    Ro-ro operators capitalise in tight market

    2023-07-18T10:22:00Z

    Demand for ro-ros has surged over the past 18 months with rates hitting record levels. Operators are relishing prospects in the years ahead, writes David Kershaw.

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    Hagman to succeed Steimler at NYK

    2023-01-27T09:24:00Z

    Svein Steimler, president and ceo of NYK Group Europe, will retire on March 31, 2023. He will be succeeded by Carl-Johan Hagman.

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    ​HMM and NBP collaborate for breakbulk service

    2022-12-20T09:19:00Z

    South Korean multipurpose shipping line HMM and Japan’s NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers (NBP) will collaborate on their breakbulk services between the Far East and the Middle East.

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    NYK Bulk Projects signs MoU to decarbonise copper transport

    2022-11-28T09:41:00Z

    NYK Bulk Projects has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chile’s Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (CODELCO), one of the world’s leading copper producers, to jointly study ways in which they can decarbonise the transport of copper products.

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    Cameron LNG

    2022-07-04T00:00:00Z

    Sector: Gas - Midstream
    Project Type: Expansion
    Project Status: Under development
    Region: North America

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    NYK Green Earth launched

    2022-04-28T09:03:00Z

    NYK has launched the NYK Green Earth brand to consolidate its efforts in green business initiatives.

  • Seaway 7 Cable Lay Vessel
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    Sumitomo and Seaway sign MoU

    2022-02-28T11:27:00Z

    Sumitomo Electric Industries and Seaway 7 have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on offshore wind energy projects in Japan and the wider Asia-Pacific region. 

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    NYK eyes Japanese offshore expansion

    2022-02-23T10:31:00Z

    NYK will open a branch office in Akita during April to support the development of the domestic offshore wind energy industry.

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    Katori’s inaugural call at Nanao

    2021-10-08T08:30:00Z

    NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers’ newbuild heavy lift ship Katori has called at the port of Nanao in Japan carrying wind turbine components. The cargoes were loaded at the ports of Dalian and Jiangyin, China.

  • NYK Frontier Jacaranda
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    NYK tests biofuel

    2021-06-30T09:13:00Z

    NYK’s bulk carrier Frontier Jacaranda has conducted a trial use of biofuel made from waste cooking oil collected and refined in Singapore.

  • NYK fleet renewal
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    NYK fleet renewal

    2021-06-16T06:51:00Z

    NYK has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build 12 LNG-fueled pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) at Shin Kurushima Dockyard and Nihon Shipyard.

  • NYK's first LNG Bunkering vessel
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    NYK commits to ship recycling

    2021-05-11T11:44:00Z

    NYK Line has joined the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI), an information disclosure platform hosted by the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI).

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    From Belgium to Oman with Wirtz

    2021-05-10T12:08:00Z

    Wirtz Shipping has delivered a dismantled Liebherr crane and accompanying parts from Belgium to Sohar in Oman.

  • NYK PCTC
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    NYK and NBS develop system for sailing schedules

    2021-04-16T09:03:00Z

    NYK and its group company NYK Business Systems (NBS) have developed a system for creating improved pure care and truck carrier (PCTC) sailing schedules.

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    ACCC closes cartel case

    2021-02-10T09:29:00Z

    The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has closed its investigation into several shipping companies moving vehicles to Australia from Asia, Europe and the USA.

  • BIMCO standard contract for autonomous ships, nov 2020
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    BIMCO developing standard contract for autonomous shipping

    2020-11-17T10:18:00Z

    BIMCO is in the process of updating its ship management agreement for use with autonomous ships, which it expects will be welcomed by a small, yet pioneering market.