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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jun 24, 2024 (Mon)

Japanese shipyards rush to secure orders for late 2028 deliveries

Orderbook level up to the shipping boom period level

　Japanese shipyards have further extended their gantt charts, which had already reached the highest ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext 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