Huisman receives Japan’s first Monopile Gripper order
TOA Corporation and Obayashi ordered a Huisman Monopile Gripper, which will be the first of its kind in Japan.Read more
Logistics Plus Opens New Office in Hawaii
The Pennsylvania-based logistics company Logistics Plus (LP) opened an office in Honolulu, Hawaii, to better connect Southeast Asia and the Pacific United States (US). This LP office, managed by Troy Pagaduan, will specialise in project...Read more
Shimizu jack-up vessel: almost ready for installations in the APAC region
The Japanese engineering company, Shimizu Corporation, has designed a self-elevating jack-up vessel designed to handle wind turbines with an individual capacity of 8MW or more. It will soon be ready for deployment in the Asia...Read more
Fugro and NYK team up with OYO for Japan’s offshore wind industry
Offshore windAfter Fugro and NYK already partnered on providing offshore geotechnical services in Japan, the two companies have now also joined forces with leading Japanese geoscience specialist OYO Corporation. Together they hope to profit from the...Read more
Japan unveils huge offshore wind targets for next 20 years
Offshore windJapan has unveiled huge plans for offshore energy production. The country is gearing up to install as much as 45 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power by 2040, reports Reuters. The plans would make Japan...Read more
Chipolbrok and Crane Worldwide create new door-to-door heavy-lift service
Heavy-lift shippingCrane Worldwide Logistics in Japan and Chipolbrok are joining forces to create a door-to-door heavy-lift service for clients shipping cargo between Europe, the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Middle East, Asia and the Americas.Read more
G2 Ocean appoints dShip Carriers as sales agent in Japan
ShippingPRESS RELEASE – dship Carriers has officially been appointed Japanese sales agent for G2 Ocean, the world’s largest operator of breakbulk vessels. The partnership will focus on project cargo. Read more
Huisman to deliver 1,600-tonne crane for new Penta-Ocean vessel
Offshore windPRESS RELEASE – Japanese offshore contractor Penta-Ocean Construction has signed a contract with Huisman for the delivery of a 1,600-tonne Leg Encircling Crane, which will be installed on Penta-Ocean’s new self-elevated platform (SEP). The new...Read more
Penta-Ocean and DEME team up to build wind farms in Japan
Offshore windPRESS RELEASE – Penta-Ocean and DEME Offshore have teamed up to jointly build offshore wind farms in Japanese waters. The companies will first develop new technologies to fight the elements and subsequently execute projects together. Japan...Read morePenta-Ocean orders new installation vessel with PaxOcean
Offshore windPRESS RELEASE – Japanese offshore contractor Penta-Ocean Construction has placed an order for a new installation vessel with the PaxOcean Group. The GustoMSC design self-elevating platform will be equipped with a 1,600-tonne main crane and...Read more
Van Oord teams up with NYK to target Japanese wind market
Offshore windVan Oord and NYK are teaming up to jointly own and operate offshore wind installation vessels under the Japanese flag. With the collaboration, the companies want to leverage Van Oord’s expertise in offshore wind and...Read moreGRS and Coli team up to target Japanese renewables market
Offshore windGlobal Renewables Shipbrokers and Coli Schiffahrt & Transport have teamed up to target offshore renewable growth markets in Asia and Japan in particular. The timing to enter the Japanese market is ideal, the partners say....Read more