Ships operating on the euro have an 11 euro charge ($12.29 at current exchange rates). On cruises departing from China, Japan and Singapore, the charges range from $13.50 to $17.50, depending on the ...

When my family set off on a summertime Rhine voyage in 1978, gristly sausages in gray gravy passed as seasonal fare. On a weeklong Dalmatian-coast jaunt a few years later, we were expected to ...

(Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Izumo-class helicopter carrier has completed its first multilarge deck exercise with foreign navies since being ...

A new Japanese luxury cruise ship, the Asuka III ... "We would like to vigorously promote growth in Japan's cruise market," NYK Cruises President Hiroyuki Endo said. In a time of both ...

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) says New Zealand received no notice from China that it would be sending three navy ships to the Tasman Sea. Defence Minister Judith Collins said China was ...

This year has barely started and, already, the first warning shots have been fired across the bows of the cruise industry as more ports draw up battle lines banning passenger ships or hitting them ...

In an era where ramen restaurants are raising prices or shuttering due to soaring costs, one shop in Japan is bucking the trend. As its name suggests, "Ramen Gyoza 250" in the city of Mito ...

Global marine fuel supplier and trading firm Monjasa has expanded to Japan with a new office in Tokyo. The company's new Tokyo office, with two senior traders, will be its 16th worldwide, Monjasa said ...

SYDNEY, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Australia is closely monitoring a Chinese navy task group in the country's exclusive economic zone off its east coast but the ships did not pose any threats as they had ...

RoRo shipping firm Wallenius Wilhelmsen has completed its first biofuel bunkering in Japan. About 400 mt of B24-VLSFO was supplied to vehicle carrier M/V Tamesis by Mitsubishi Corporation Energy at ...

The U.S. Pacific Fleet said in a statement: "Maintaining a forward-deployed naval force capability with the most advanced ships supports the United States' commitment to the defense of Japan and ...

Picture by Taki Yoshihisa. On February 17, 2025, Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems Co., Ltd. launched the fourth Hibiki-class auxiliary ocean surveillance ship on order ...