LNG carrier revival brings ‘All-Japan’ players to the table　国産LNG船復活へ「オールジャパン」で会合

Transport ministry joined by Imabari, Kawasaki Heavy, Namura, shipowners’ association and JERA

国交省、今治・川重・名村、船主協会とJERAが参加

　Key players from Japan’s shipbuilding, shipping, cargo-owner and government sectors have come together publicly as the country seeks to restart domestic construction of LNG (liquefied natural gas) carriers. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism held a meeting on 21 August attended by transport minister Yasushi Kaneko, Imabari Shipbuilding, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Namura Shipbuilding, the Japanese Shipowners’ Association and JERA, among others.

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

→ What does the “self-sustaining LNG carrier construction system” targeted by Imabari Shipbuilding, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Namura Shipbuilding entail?

→ Japanese Shipowners’ Association and JERA also join discussions, with “planned orders” by cargo owners and “priority orders” by the shipping industry in view

→ Government targets a stable construction capacity of “three to five LNG carriers a year” from 2035 onwards

→ Why the revival of domestically built LNG carriers is becoming increasingly important from an economic security perspective

→ How Namura Shipbuilding’s large dock concept could relate to domestic LNG carrier construction

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国産LNG船復活へ「オールジャパン」で会合

国交省、今治・川重・名村、船主協会とJERAが参加

　国産LNG（液化天然ガス）運搬船の建造再開に向け、造船、海運、荷主、政府の主要関係者が公の場にそろった。国土交通省は21日、金子恭之国土交通相と今治造船、川崎重工業、名村造船所、日本船主協会、JERAなどによる懇談会を開催した。

■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2,000文字）

→ 今治造船・川崎重工業・名村造船所が目指す「自立的なLNG船建造体制」とは

→ 日本船主協会とJERAも参加、荷主の「計画発注」と海運の「優先発注」を視野

→ 政府が2035年以降に目指す「年間3～5隻」の安定的な建造体制

→ 経済安全保障の観点から高まる、国産LNG船復活の必要性

→ 名村造船所の大型ドック構想と国産LNG船建造との接点

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