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Mitsubishi Heavy to downsize shipbuilding business

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will cut back on large passenger ship business.

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has decided to shrink its shipbuilding business by not taking anymore orders for large passenger ships, sources said.

The downsizing plan comes with new shipbuilding orders declining about 80% so far this year.

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