Mitsubishi Heavy buys Shimonoseki site for JPY 100 billion shipbuilding capacity expansion

By Public Technologies
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries signed a contract to buy an industrial development site on Choshu Dejima, Shimonoseki, to expand shipbuilding capacity.
  • Mitsubishi Shipbuilding will shift some operations from the Enoura Plant to the new site.
  • Plan includes building a new hull block manufacturing facility to boost production capability.
  • Total investment expected at JPY 100 billion, with up to JPY 40 billion anticipated from government subsidies.
  • MLIT cleared the supply plan for specified critical ship parts on Sept. 11 under Japan’s Economic Security Promotion Act.


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