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Our lifestyles are connected to the world via the sea and market expansion has now led to fierce competition on maritime industry.
Our lifestyles are connected to the world via the sea. Ninety percent of international trade in oil, wheat, vehicles and other commodities is reliant on shipping, and its...
Massive container ships symbolize growing global...
A golden propeller that must be 10 meters in diameter, attached to the stern of a massive ship, gleamed in the summer sunlight. The men welding steel plates nearby looked...
Rough waters mark competition among shipping lines
Three years ago, the age of fierce global maritime competition officially set sail with the demise of a shipping alliance that was considered the world's strongest.
Philippines becomes supply line for world's fleets
"Good morning, sir!" The moment I peered into a classroom, the students stood simultaneously and greeted me with overwhelming vigor. They were dressed in navy blue trousers and ...
Japanese ports sinking fast among key shipping...
In shipping lingo, expresses make stops, but special expresses bypass them altogether. This is how one waterfront source describes the dire situation at Japan's ports.
Sea-locked Japan still relies on foreign ships,...
In the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake, about 10 vessels operated by a German shipping company in an alliance with NYK Group canceled port calls at Tokyo and Yokohama...
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Director brings out the theater in opera
May 12, 2013When the curtain rises, Shugo Ikoh's job as an opera director is done. There is nothing more that he can do. He always sits alone in an aisle seat among the audience.
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Asia’s No. 1 hub: Malaysia has ambitious plans...
May 12, 2013With oil consumption in the Asia-Pacific region increasing more than 30 percent since 2000, Malaysia has been bolstering its role as an energy consumer and regional hub for energy trading. In cooperation with Singapore, with...
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ASICS races for larger share of global sport shoe...
December 23, 2012ASICS, Japan’s largest sport shoe, apparel and equipment manufacturer, is gradually starting to make lengthy strides into the global athletic shoe market dominated by U.S.-based Nike and German Adidas.