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

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