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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jun 06, 2025 (Fri)

Japanese Consortium Features Liquefied CO2 Shipping at Nor-Shipping

(From the left) Mr. Ikeda, Mr. Umemura, and Mr. Yokoyama

　On June 4, the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association held a seminar on the topic of CCS (CO2 ＜Carbon Di ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext 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