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From September 2025, the Kazakh company MCM (Middle Corridor Maritime) will begin operating regular ferry services on the route Kuryk (Kazakhstan) – Alyat (Azerbaijan) – Kuryk. The new vessels will be managed by the company and will sail under the flag of Kazakhstan for the first time, providing 8-9 services per month. One ferry will be able to transport up to 54 trucks, which will significantly increase cargo flow across the Caspian Sea and create a sustainable logistics channel between the two countries.

Yukito Higakki, president of Japan’s largest shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding and recently appointed head of the Japan Shipbuilding Industry Association (JSIA), has announced the goal of returning the country to at least 20% of the global shipbuilding market by 2030 — double the current level. This is a step toward restoring the position that Japan occupied in the 1990s, when it controlled almost half of the world’s orders.

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced the delivery of ONE Singapore, the sixth in a series of 20 container ships equipped to run on methanol and ammonia. The ceremony at the Imabari Shipbuilding shipyard in Hiroshima marked another milestone in the company’s extensive fleet renewal program.