Kimoto Kinzoku acquires Mitsui E&S Chiba dock　岐本金属、三井E&S千葉ドック取得

To be utilised for ship repair and offshore wind, ship recycling also under consideration, signalling new domestic recycling momentum

船舶修繕・洋上風力に活用、船舶解体も検討、国内リサイクルに新たな動き

Kimoto Kinzoku Corporation, a processor and exporter of metal scrap, has acquired the dock at the former Chiba works in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, previously owned by Mitsui E&S.

■The full article covers the following points (approximately 3,000 characters)

→The background to acquiring the rare asset of three docks and the overall utilisation model

→Specific applications and demand trends spanning ship repair, marine civil engineering and offshore wind

→The development of domestic frameworks surrounding ship recycling, along with practical challenges and opportunities

→Industry trends viewed through comparison with moves by other players, including NYK, Ohno Kaihatsu and Shimbun

→Kimoto Kinzoku’s business strategy and its intentions to expand into “resource circulation × maritime infrastructure”

Photo courtesy of Mitsui E&S and Kimoto Kinzoku

(The remainder can be read in the full article in English and Japanese. The Japanese article follows the English version.)

岐本金属、三井E&S千葉ドック取得

船舶修繕・洋上風力に活用、船舶解体も検討、国内リサイクルに新たな動き

　金属スクラップ加工・輸出を手掛ける岐本金属（Kimoto Kinzoku Corporation）が、三井E&Sが保有していた千葉県市原市の旧千葉事業場のドックを取得した。

■記事本文では以下の内容を読むことができます（記事全文約3000文字）

→ドック3基という希少資産の取得背景と、活用モデルの全体像

→船舶修繕・海洋土木・洋上風力まで広がる具体的な用途と需要動向

→船舶解体を巡る国内制度整備と、実務面での課題・可能性

→他社（郵船・オオノ開發、シマブンなど）の動きとの比較から見る業界潮流

→岐本金属の事業戦略と「資源循環×海事インフラ」への展開意図

Photo courtesy of 三井E&S、岐本金属

（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた本文でお読みください。日本語の記事は英文記事に続いて掲載されています）