Japan pledges US$525 million financing for Philippine Coast Guard patrol vessel purchase

The Japanese government is set to provide a loan valued at approximately US$525 million exclusively for the purchase of five additional patrol vessels for operation by the Philippine Coast Guard. The vessels will be near-identical sisters of the two Teresa Magbanua-class 97-metre multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) that the coast guard acquired in 2022, a spokesperson […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | Sunflower Murasaki – LNG-fuelled Ro-Pax delivered to Japan’s MOL

Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) recently took delivery of the second LNG-fuelled Ro-Pax ferry in a series built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding. Sunflower Mur ..

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VESSEL REVIEW | Sunflower Kurenai – LNG-fuelled ferry to serve Japan’s inter-island routes

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) recently placed the first Japanese-built and -owned LNG-fuelled Ro-Pax ferry into service. Built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, the 17,300GT Sunflower ..

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