Mitsubishi Heavy buys Shimonoseki site for JPY 100 billion shipbuilding capacity expansion

• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries signed a contract to buy an industrial development site on Choshu Dejima, Shimonoseki, to expand shipbuilding capacity.
• Mitsubishi Shipbuilding will shift some operations from the Enoura Plant to the new site.
• Plan includes building a new hull block manufacturing facility to boost production capability.
• Total investment expected at JPY 100 billion, with up to JPY 40 billion anticipated from government subsidies.
• MLIT cleared the supply plan for specified critical ship parts on Sept. 11 under Japan’s Economic Security Promotion Act.

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