Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and its group companies MTI Co. Ltd., Keihin Dock Co. Ltd., and Japan Marine Science Inc. (JMS) have completed a second test of the remote navigation of a tugboat as part of the … Read More
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Norwegians and Japanese ink offshore wind MoU
The Japanese Kiso-Jiban Consultants (KJC) and the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for offshore wind energy in Japan. The two parties plan to jointly undertake work related to geotechnical investigations, site characterization and foundation … Read More
NIRAS bolsters offshore wind activities in APAC
Denmark-headquartered consultancy NIRAS has revealed plans to enhance its presence in the Asia-Pacific offshore wind market. In line with this, NIRAS appointed its first company member in Japan, Seiko Toki, who took over the role of senior consultant to further expand … Read More
Japan’s offshore wind ambitions attracting major developers
What a national-level push for offshore wind can do in a relatively short time is perhaps best visible from Japanâs example, with some of the biggest offshore wind names now making concrete business moves in the country whose government put … Read More