Shin Kurushima Dockyard to invest Y96bn to expand shipbuilding capacity　新来島どっく、造船能力増強へ960億円投資

Group to invest Y131.5bn by 2034, expanding docks and factories to strengthen competitiveness

2034年までにグループ1,315億円、ドック拡張・工場増設で競争力強化

　Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd. said on September 17 that a “Supply Security Plan” for ship hulls, jointly submitted by four group companies under Japan’s Economic Security Promotion Act, had been approved by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on September 11. The group’s investment covered by the latest approval totals about Y96bn, with a maximum subsidy of about Y32bn.

　The large-scale investment by the group, which builds a diverse range of vessels including pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) and chemical tankers, represents an important initiative to strengthen its competitiveness as Japan’s shipbuilding industry moves to substantially expand its shipbuilding capacity.

■The full article, approximately 2,000 Japanese characters, covers the following:

→ Investment approved under the latest plan totals about Y96bn, with a maximum subsidy of about Y32bn

→ Including GX-related projects, total group investment will reach about Y131.5bn by 2034

→ Shipbuilding capacity to be strengthened through expansion of the construction dock at the Onishi yard and additional assembly and painting facilities at other sites

→ Shin Kurushima Dockyard Group has strengths in PCTCs, chemical tankers and specialised vessels

→ What the Y131.5bn investment means as Japan’s shipbuilding industry moves towards “capacity expansion”

Photo courtesy of Shin Kurushima Dockyard

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新来島どっく、造船能力増強へ960億円投資

2034年までにグループ1,315億円、ドック拡張・工場増設で競争力強化

　新来島どっくは17日、グループ4社が共同申請した経済安全保障推進法に基づく船体の「供給確保計画」が、11日付で国土交通大臣の認定を受けたと発表した。今回の認定対象となるグループの投資額は約960億円で、最大助成額は約320億円となる。

　

自動車運搬船（PCTC）やケミカルタンカーをはじめ、多様な船種を手掛ける同社グループの大型投資は、日本造船業が建造能力の抜本的強化に動く中、競争力向上に向けた重要な取り組みとなる。

■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）

→ 今回認定された投資額は約960億円、最大助成額は約320億円

→ GX関連を含め、2034年までのグループ全体の投資額は約1,315億円

→ 大西工場の建造ドック拡張、各拠点の組立・塗装工場増設で建造能力を強化

→ 自動車運搬船、ケミカル船、特殊船などに強みを持つ新来島どっくグループ

→ 日本造船が「能力増強」に動く中、1,315億円投資が持つ意味を読み解く

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