The program calls for using existing private-sector ships to transport patients from disaster-affected areas and provide ...

Japan began welcoming foreign cruise ships again in 2023. Now, it hopes to welcome 2.5 million international cruisers in 2025 ...

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has added the first dual-fuel LNG car carrier to its managed fleet. The 3,000-ceu Trans Harmony Green (built 2025) is being run by the Singapore office. Kagoshima ...

Activist Paul Watson has revealed a plan to take action against Iceland's whaling activities in June, while continuing to monitor wh ...

During their one-day stay, 1,700 tourists from Japan will be divided into groups for excursions to Ha Long Bay, the city ...

Japan is considering deploying long-range missiles in Kyushu as part of the country's efforts to acquire "counterstrike ...

The Japanese icebreaker Soya, known as the “guardian of the northern sea,” will soon be decommissioned after more than 40 ...

Cruise demand is recovering fast from the pandemic slump. Ship operators in Japan are taking the chance to target foreign tourists and younger travelers to expand.

Like Norwegian, Princess Cruises' Diamond Princess is set to expand its Japan season next year, from March 2025 through August 2025 to February 2026 through November 2026. (If the ship sounds ...

Royal Caribbean International has announced its deployment for the 2026-27 season in China and the Far East. Sailing in the ...

The 12th Littoral Combat Team will receive the Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, in fiscal 2026.

A cutting-edge frigate of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force has arrived in Australia for drills with the Australian ...