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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily May 27, 2025 (Tue)

Rapid growth in container vessel orders drives Q1 2025 shipbuilding activity

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　According to preliminary statistics based on new shipbuilding data from S&P Global Market Intellige ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext 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