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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jul 10, 2024 (Wed)

Honda Heavy Industries holds naming and launching ceremony for cargo-passenger ship for Tuvalu

Launch of “MANU SINA“

　Honda Heavy Industries (headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hisaaki Masuda) held a naming a ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext 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