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Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU)
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NewsConstruction of Japanese research vessel underway at JMU
Japan Marine United (JMU) has begun construction of a Polar Class 4 (PC4) research vessel for the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).
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JFE STEEL SIGNS CHARTERS FOR 3 x JAPANESE BUILT DF NEWCASTLEMAXES
Japanese steelmaker JFE Steel Corporation has signed long-term charter agreements with NYK Line, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) for 3 x LNG-fuelled Newcastlemaxes. The vessels, which have been designed by Nihon Shipyard and will be built by Japan Marine United and Imabari Shipbuilding, are scheduled ...
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TAIWAN LINE DRIVES BOXSHIP FLEET EXPANSION
A new Japanese-built generation optimised for east Asian container trade is entering service with ambitious Wan Hai Lines, writes David Tinsley.
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YARD RESTRUCTURE GATHERS PACE IN JAPAN
Consolidation is a central theme in the Japanese response to the marshalling of shipbuilding forces and new market forays by its Asian competitors, writes David Tinsley.
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HOME-GROWN VALEMAX SERIES FOR JAPAN
Another behemoth specifically designed to lift Brazilian iron ore for China’s steel industry is nearing handover from the Ariake complex of Japan Marine United (JMU), writes David Tinsley.
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OPTIMISED CRUDE CARRIERS FOR MALACCA TRANSITS
Cinderellas of world seaborne trade, VLCCs make a vital, sustained contribution to global economic activity and wellbeing, with new levels of transportation efficiency achieved by the latest tonnage, writes David Tinsley.
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ClassNK, NYK and JMU launch ammonia bunker vessel research project
On 6 August, NYK Line, Japan Marine United Corporation, and ClassNK signed a joint R&D agreement for a dedicated floating storage and regasification barge for ammonia. The agreement also covered the commercialisation of an ammonia-fuelled ammonia gas carrier design.
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NYK orders first upgraded Newcastlemax type from JMU
Japan Marine United (JMU) has won the first order for a new upgraded bulk carrier type, the J211 BC, from NYK Line. JMU confirmed the first order for its new 211,000 dwt J-series type on 10 July, which builds on its previous Newcastlemax G-series 209 bulk carrier (BC) design.
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Japan Marine delivers new VLCC
Japan Marine United has delivered a new Malaccamax very large crude carrier (VLCC).
