Schiffbau: „Extrem ehrgeizig“: Japans Werften sollen ihre Kapazität verdoppeln
Die Schiffbaunation plant, wieder deutlich mehr Handels- und Kriegsschiffe zu bauen. Davon können internationale Partner wie Deutschland profitieren.
Tokyo reports Japan's shipbuilding industry is setting an ambitious goal to double its capacity over the next decade. Amidst fierce competition from China and South Korea, the country aims to significantly increase its ship production. Nikkei, a leading economic newspaper, revealed on Thursday that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), one of Japan's largest shipbuilders, plans to boost its capacity for commercial vessels by 25 percent by 2028.
To achieve this, the company is investing 500 million euros in state-of-the-art facilities. This investment is part of a major revitalization program, as Japan lost market share over a decade to its Asian neighbors. The government in Tokyo aims to double the domestic shipyards' capacity from nine to 18 million gross tons (annual production capacity) within ten years.
At current levels, this would represent a 20 percent share of the global market. German manufacturers could also benefit from this growth.
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