Imabari Shipbuilding Targets Market Recovery with Strong Domestic Alliance　今治造船、国内協業で日本シェア回復へ

Imabari Shipbuilding Targets Market Recovery with Strong Orders and Domestic Alliance　Revenue Rises to ¥464.6bn as 82 Ships Ordered, 68 Delivered

今治造船、国内協業で日本シェア回復へ　4646億円で3期連続増収　68隻竣工・82隻受注

Imabari Shipbuilding, Japan’s largest shipbuilder (President Yukito Higaki), held a press conference on July 23 to announce its financial results and business strategy for fiscal year 2024 (April 2024 to the end of March 2025). Revenue totalled,　(For further details, please read the full article.)

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→ Revenue for fiscal year 2024 increased by ¥21.5 billion compared to the previous year, reaching ¥464.6 billion, marking the third consecutive year of revenue growth. A total of 82 vessels (approximately 4.2 million gross tons) were ordered, securing the equivalent of four years’ worth of construction work.

→ In light of the current situation where Chinese shipbuilders hold 70% of the global order share and more than 50% of global shipbuilding output, President Higaki stated, “From now on, Japanese shipbuilders and marine equipment manufacturers must collaborate to recover Japan’s share in global shipbuilding.”

今治造船、国内協業で日本シェア回復へ　4646億円で3期連続増収　68隻竣工・82隻受注

　国内造船最大手の今治造船（檜垣幸人社長、President Yukito Higaki）は7月23日、2024年度（2024年4月～2025年3月末）の決算、事業戦略について記者会見した。売上高は、　（続きは本文をお読みください）

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→2024年度の売上高は前年度比215億円増の4646億円で、3年連続の増収。受注隻数は82隻（約420万総トン）と4年分の工事量を確保した。

→中国の造船業が受注シェアで世界の7割、建造シェアでも5割を超える状況を前提に、檜垣社長は、「これからは日本の造船会社と舶用メーカーが協業して日本の造船シェアの回復を図っていきたい」と述べた。