Mitsubishi Heavy buys shipyard land in Shimonoseki buildout
The 100 billion yen investment will construct a hull-block factory backed by 40 billion yen in Japanese economic security…
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All companies →Japan Marine United
Every EAB briefing that touches Japan Marine United — capital spending, plants, M&A, earnings and policy exposure. 7 briefings.
- First seen
- August 28, 2026
- Latest
- October 6, 2026
- With a linked document
- 3 of 7
- Subject of the briefing
- 3
- Named as exposed
- 4
- Desks
- Shipbuilding (5), Analysis (2)
Mitsubishi Heavy buys Shimonoseki site in $638M yard plan
The group signed a contract on Oct. 2 to acquire 14.5 hectares for a new hull block plant, backed by up to 40 billion yen in…
Japan awards $1.4bn shipbuilding subsidies to Imabari and seven domestic yardsMembers
Tokyo commits 213.1 billion yen across three consortia to double annual ship completions by 2035 through automated drydocks and…
Japan shipyards agree long-term thick plate supply terms with Nippon Steel
Japanese shipbuilders and domestic steelmakers set new heavy plate pricing frameworks to hedge input costs while protecting…
Imabari and JMU consolidate dry bulk engineering to standardize ammonia dual-fuel vessels
Nihon Shipyard unites yard drafting teams across Western Japan to deliver standardized 200,000-dwt zero-emission bulk carrier…
Shipyard labor policies diverge as Korea, Japan, and China tackle yard manning gaps
Governments deploy foreign visa quotas, shipyard automation grants, and state vocational pipelines to safeguard vessel delivery…
Asian Shipyard Heavy Plate Costs Diverge as Mills and Builders Clash Over Contract Pricing
Structural gaps in domestic steel contracts and Chinese export plate inflows across South Korea, China, and Japan are shifting…