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Nikkei Asia
25-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Japan's NYK Line moves forward with sea-based rocket recovery plan
A reusable rocket stands on the deck of a recovery vessel in a concept image. (NYK Line) TOMONORI WASHIDA TOKYO -- Japanese shipping company NYK Line has obtained an industry body's approval for a proposed water-based recovery system for rockets, aiming to spend the next two years working on technical designs before conducting field testing in fiscal 2028. The company, officially known as Nippon Yusen, met with parties including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which is handling the rocket technology side of the project, to discuss using ships for soft landings at sea.
Nikkei Asia
17-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Nippon Yusen to buy Dutch logistics company for $1.45bn
Nippon Yusen, also known as NYK Line, looks to bolster its management structure against economic waves. (Photo by Tomonori Washida) TOMONORI WASHIDA TOKYO -- The Nippon Yusen group announced Thursday that it will acquire Movianto International, a Dutch company focused on health-care-related logistics, for about 1.25 billion euros ($1.45 billion). The Japanese shipping company, also known as NYK Line, hopes to diversify its revenue sources as maritime transportation is highly sensitive to changes in the global economy.
Nikkei Asia
11-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
NYK launches 2nd cruise ship as Japan aims for 1m passengers
The Asuka III is a midsize cruise ship that can fit 740 passengers. (Photo by Tomonori Washida) TOMONORI WASHIDA TOKYO -- Japanese marine transport group NYK Line held a naming ceremony on Friday for the second cruise ship in its fleet, as the government envisions a domestic cruise market of 1 million passengers. At 52,265 metric tons, the Asuka III is a midsize vessel that can accommodate 740 passengers in 381 cabins.
Nikkei Asia
07-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Japan, UK firms seek to build 'world's first' floating data center
The floating data center will run on electricity from a dedicated power generating ship. (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) TOMONORI WASHIDA TOKYO -- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has agreed with a U.K. company to develop a floating data center with a goal of starting operations in 2027, the Japanese shipping group said on Monday. It would be the world's first offshore data center to be powered by a powership, according to the company.
Nikkei Asia
26-06-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Shipping company ONE hedges against China risks with home-built vessels
ONE Singapore, the company's newest ship, can run on both heavy fuel oil and low-emission fuels like methanol and ammonia. (Photo by Tomonori Washida) TOMONORI WASHIDA TOKYO -- Container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) unveiled a Japan-built ship on Tuesday, one of 15 vessels it plans to launch in the next two years as it looks to mitigate risks from ongoing U.S.-China tensions. "We like to think we are an international company, truly a global international company," said CEO Jeremy Nixon at the christening of a ship at an Imabari Shipbuilding plant in Mihara, Hiroshima prefecture, on Tuesday. "I'm very pleased to say that this was the first set of ships that we built, which are owned by ONE."
