Japan shipping groups, shipbuilders unite on next-gen vessels

New alliance aims to retake ground lost to China and South Korea

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The partnership will seek to develop carriers of liquefied carbon dioxide for carbon capture and storage. (Nihon Shipyard)

MASASHI ISAWA, SHOKO KUGAI and TOMONORI WASHIDA

TOKYO -- Top Japanese marine shipping groups will partner with major shipbuilders to develop a new generation of vessels, Nikkei has learned, as Japan aims to regain momentum in an industry outproduced by Chinese and South Korean rivals.

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