Japan Rules Out Open-Loop Scrubber Ban

Japan would not be joining recent talks on the implementation of a ban on open-loop scrubbers, the country’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has announced.

Refinery news roundup: Shipments halted in Japan on strong typhoon

In the Asia-Pacific region, spring and summer maintenance in Japan had finished but autumn works were starting.

Japan 380 CST bunker fuel assessment falls to 7-month low on weak spot demand

Japan 380 CST bunker fuel was assessed at $311.50/mt last Friday, a 7-month low, amid lackluster spot demand...

Japan Is Set for Its Longest Run of Economic Growth in a Decade

While Japan’s failure to spur inflation continues to generate angst about the nation’s future, gross domestic product data this week is likely to show that the economy has still managed to eke out five straight quarters of expansion.

Japan shipbuilders look to innovate their way out of slump

Japanese shipbuilders including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and domestic leader Imabari Shipbuilding are joining forces to develop self-navigation systems and other technology that could help them escape damaging price competition with Asian rivals.

China clamps down on excess steel as Japan decries Trump ‘protectionism’

Twenty-nine Chinese steel firms have had their licenses revoked as Beijing kept up its campaign to tackle overcapacity in the sector and days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would open a probe into cheap steel exports from China and elsewhere.

Japan steelmakers scramble for coking coal to make up Debbie losses

Japanese steelmakers have bought coking coal from the United States, Canada and China to replace supply lost after a cyclone closed rail links in Australia, their biggest supplier, industry and trader sources said.