One of the leading Japanese shipbuilding g[ds_preview]roups, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), is about to launch discussions with Imabari Shipbuilding, Oshima Shipbuilding and Namura Shipbuilding to strengthen competitiveness in global markets.
MHI said, »the environment surrounding the shipbuilding industry has undergone dramatic changes on global scale, to the extent that today MHI recognizes the need to undertake swift and progressive steps.« Imabari, Oshima – itself founded in the 70s as a joint venture between Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, and the Daizo Corporation – and Namura would share this awareness. An alliance could offer strong potential as »mutually complementary, synergy-generating partners« that would collectively provide Japan‘s commercial ship industry with robust global competitive strength, it was added in an official release.
Up to now, no details of a potential alliance are known, MHI said to announce the content of any concluded alliance agreements once details have been worked out.
