Kawasaki Heavy to invest ¥45bn in Sakaide Works　川崎重工、坂出工場に450億円投資

Investment to strengthen liquefied-gas carrier construction, with subsidies of up to ¥15.6bn

液化ガス船の建造力強化、最大156億円助成

　Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. will invest about ¥45bn in its Sakaide Works in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, a key shipbuilding base, to strengthen its shipbuilding capacity for liquefied-gas carriers.

　With the Japanese government targeting a doubling of domestic shipbuilding output by 2035, a major investment is getting under way in the liquefied-gas carrier sector, one of Kawasaki Heavy’s areas of strength.

■The full article covers the following points (approximately 2,000 Japanese characters)

→ About ¥45bn to be invested in Sakaide Works, with government subsidies of up to ¥15.6bn

→ Shipbuilding capacity to be strengthened, with a focus on LPG/ammonia carriers and liquefied hydrogen carriers

→ Labour-saving and automated equipment and upgrades to large cranes to improve productivity

→ How the investment relates to the next-generation digital shipyard initiative with NVIDIA

→ Moves towards LNG carrier construction with Imabari Shipbuilding and Namura Shipbuilding also in focus

Photo courtesy of Kawasaki Heavy Industries

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川崎重工、坂出工場に450億円投資

液化ガス船の建造力強化、最大156億円助成

　川崎重工業は、造船の主力拠点である坂出工場（香川県坂出市）に約450億円を投じ、液化ガス運搬船の建造能力を強化する。日本政府が2035年の国内建造量倍増を掲げる中、川崎重工が強みとする液化ガス船分野への大型投資が動き出す。

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→ 坂出工場に約450億円を投資、政府が最大約156億円を助成

→ LPG・アンモニア、液化水素運搬船を視野に建造能力を強化

→ 省力化・自動化設備や大型クレーン更新で生産性向上へ

→ NVIDIAとの次世代デジタルシップヤード構想との関係は

→ 今治造船・名村造船所とのLNG船建造に向けた動きも焦点

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