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World / Science & Health Jan 12, 2019
North magnetic pole's movement forces unprecedented navigation fix
Rapid shifts in the Earth's north magnetic pole are forcing researchers to make an unprecedented early update to a model that helps navigation by ships, planes and submarines in the Arctic. Compass needles point toward the north magnetic pole, a point that has crept unpredictably ...
Business Aug 31, 2018
Melting ice in Arctic Ocean opening up new faster, cheaper energy trade route
A new trade route for energy supplies is opening up north of the Arctic Circle as some of the warmest temperatures on record shrink ice caps that used to lock ships out of the area. This year is likely to rank among the top 10 ...
Business Aug 31, 2018
Maersk Tankers tests wind-driven rotor sails in bid to cut fuel bills
Maersk Tankers is testing the use of wind power to fuel its ships, a new technology it says can cut fuel consumption by up to 10 percent and help the industry reduce polluting emissions. The move comes as the global shipping industry is suffering from ...
Business Aug 24, 2018
A Maersk vessel loaded with Russian fish and South Korean electronics will next week become the first container ship to navigate an Arctic sea route that Russia hopes will become a new shipping highway. The Arctic voyage by the 3,600 20-foot container capacity Venta Maersk ...
National / History | JAPAN TIMES GONE BY Jun 30, 2018
Japan Times 1918: Captain Yoshita Masaki saved after insisting on going down with his ship
by Elliott Samuels
Capt. Yoshita Masaki is said to have remained aboard his ship until the last moment, apparently determined to share her fate, and paying no heed to the officers and men who besought him to leave while there was yet time.
National Jun 17, 2018
More than 2,000 fire ants are exterminated in Osaka port after being found in a shipping container that originated in China.
Business May 17, 2018
Lach Huyen International Gateway Port, the first infrastructure development project involving the public and private sectors of Japan and Vietnam, has opened in Haiphong, Vietnam The Japanese government provided about ¥110 billion in soft loans to fund the development of the port and nearby bridge ...
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Jan 15, 2018
Black smoke billows from tanker sinking site as worries grows over Japan EEZ sea damage
Black smoke was billowing from the East China Sea site where a burning Iranian oil tanker sank, Japanese authorities said Monday, as worries grow about damage to the marine ecosystem from the worst oil ship disaster in decades. The blazing vessel, which was carrying 136,000 ...
Business Aug 24, 2017
Nippon Yusen cooking up trans-Pacific container ship test in quest to automate shipping
Japan's largest container line plans to test a remote-controlled vessel across the Pacific Ocean in 2019 as it pursues fully autonomous technology that could disrupt the global shipping industry. Nippon Yusen K.K. is considering using a large container ship for the test from Japan to ...
Our Lives | JAPAN LITE Jul 30, 2017
Red tape must go if Japan is to woo seafaring visitors
by Amy Chavez
Japan has no system in place for admitting small craft into its waters. As a result, pleasure boats are, across the board, treated the same as commercial ships.