A consortium consisting of ten Japanese shipbuilders, research institutes and academic institutions has unpacked a five-year initiative to ‘boost’ the competitiveness and digital transformation of the maritime industry and support the development of next-generation, high-performance vessels. The project, for which ¥12 billion (around $81.6 million) has been allocated, was jointly created and proposed by MTI … Continue reading Japan consortium to kick off gov’t-backed project to ‘boost’ its shipbuilding capacity