Japan’s Shipbuilders Consider Sharing Slipways to Boost Efficiency 日本造船、まずは船台の相互融通から検討へ

“Reviving Shipbuilding Nippon”

「造船ニッポン復活」、建造の効率化を向上

Under the Trump administration, Japan and the United States are expected to roll out a series of policies aimed at realising a “Japan–U.S. Shipbuilding Golden Era” and reviving “Shipbuilding Nippon.” According to multiple industry sources, one of the first initiatives being considered is the mutual sharing of shipbuilding slipways among domestic Japanese shipyards to improve construction efficiency.

Key Points of the Article

→ The aim is for shipyards that have secured orders for specific vessel types to outsource construction to other yards, allowing each to make use of vacant slipways in turn.

→ Until now, Japanese shipyards have generally competed domestically, with little precedent for cooperation such as sharing slipways. However, a new movement is emerging for unity within Japan’s shipbuilding sector, centred on the 17 member companies of the Japan Shipbuilders’ Association, as the industry rallies together to revive “Shipbuilding Nippon.”

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.”

日本造船、まずは船台の相互融通から検討へ　「造船ニッポン復活」、建造の効率化を向上

　米トランプ政権の下、「造船ニッポン」の復活に向け、日米両政府で「日米造船黄金時代」の実現に向けたさまざまな政策が今後打ち出される。複数の関係者によると、その中でまずは日本国内の造船所間で船台を相互に融通し、建造効率の向上を目指すことが検討されている。

この記事のポイント

→特定の船種を受注している造船所が他の造船所に建造を依頼し、相互に空いている船台を融通し合うことが目的だ。

→これまで日本の造船所は国内でライバル関係にあり、船台の相互融通などの連携はほとんどなかった。日本造船工業会に加盟する17法人を軸に、日本の造船業が一体となって「造船ニッポン」復活に向け団結する動きが出てきた。

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.”（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた本文でお読みください）