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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jan 21, 2026 (Wed)

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Delivers Final Merchant Ship, Shifting Focus to Offshore Wind and Repairs

“ARION“ is the final general commercial ship

　On January 20, Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering, a group company of Sumitomo Heavy In ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80On+January+20%2C+%3Cb%3ESumitomo+Heavy+Industries%3C%2Fb%3E+Marine+%26+Engineering%2C+a+group+company+of+%3Cb%3ESumitomo+Heavy+Industries%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+delivered+the+120%2C000-dwt+Aframax+tanker+%E2%80%9CARION%E2%80%9C+%28ship+no.+1420%29%2C+its+final+general+commercial+ship%2C+at+Yokosuka+Shipyard+%28Yokosuka+City%2C+Kanagawa+Prefecture%29.+It+is+for+a+Greek+shipowner.+This+marks+the+end+of+the+company%E2%80%99s+construction+of+general+commercial+ships.+The+company+will+continue+to+repair+ships%2C+but+when+it+comes+to+new+construction%2C+it+will+specialize+in+ships+related+to+offshore+wind+power+generation.+Approximately+120+years+have+passed+since+the+days+of+its+predecessor+company%2C+Uraga+Dock%2C+and+the+%3Cb%3ESumitomo+Heavy+Industries%3C%2Fb%3E+Group%E2%80%99s+shipbuilding+business+is+entering+a+new+phase.+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Akihiko+Masutani%2C+Director+and+Chief+General+Manager+of+the+Business+%26+Technical+Division+at+SHIME%2C+said%2C+%E2%80%9CI%E2%80%99m+glad+we+were+able+to+deliver+the+final+ship+safely.+Going+forward%2C+we+would+like+to+work+on+work+vessels+and+floating+structures+for+offshore+wind+power+generation+and+continue+to+transform+our+business.%E2%80%9C+Although+Aframax+tankers+have+been+built+continuously+up+until+now%2C+he+said%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+will+be+receiving+more+single-item+orders+from+now+on.+We+will+apply+3D+CAD+%28computer-aided+design+systems%29+and+other+technologies+to+manufacturing.+Even+if+the+number+is+small%2C+we+would+like+to+prepare+in+advance+and+respond+accordingly.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+offshore+wind+power%2C+the+company+will+mainly+focus+on+floating+structures%2C+but+also+handles+bottom-mounted+ones.+Chief+General+Manager+Masutani+cited+%E2%80%9CSOVs+%28Service+Operation+Vessels%29%2C+crane+ships%2C+and+module+ships%E2%80%9C+as+examples+of+work+vessels+that+will+be+handled.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+February+2024%2C+the+%3Cb%3ESumitomo+Heavy+Industries%3C%2Fb%3E+Group+announced+that+it+would+withdraw+from+the+new+shipbuilding+business+due+to+deteriorating+profitability+and+other+reasons.+SHIME%2C+a+wholly+owned+subsidiary+that+handles+the+construction+of+commercial+ships%2C+has+been+building+Aframax+tankers+of+over+110%2C000+dwt+at+its+Yokosuka+Shipyard+in+recent+years+at+a+rate+of+three+per+year.+After+the+delivery+of+the+final+ship%2C+based+on+the+strategy+of+the+Energy+%26+Lifeline+segment%2C+which+includes+the+former+ship+business%2C+the+company+will+focus+on+marine+structures+and+related+ships%2C+mainly+related+to+offshore+wind+power%2C+and+wind+propulsion+components+in+the+decarbonized+energy+field%2C+ship+repair+business+in+the+resource+recycling+field%2C+and+wind+propulsion-related+engineering+in+the+service+field.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CWe+do+not+have+any+intention+to+revive+the+commercial+ship+business%2C%E2%80%9C+said+Chief+General+Manager+Masutani.+However%2C+the+%3Cb%3ESumitomo+Heavy+Industries%3C%2Fb%3E+Group+has+signed+several+contracts+for+commercial+ship-related+projects+to+build+large+structures%2C+although+the+company+will+not+complete+them+as+ships.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Last+year%2C+the+company+signed+a+contract+with+MODEC+to+build+the+front+section+%28approximately+two-thirds%29+of+an+FPSO+%28Floating+Production%2C+Storage+%26+Offloading+system%29.+The+rear+section+will+be+built+by+China%E2%80%99s+COSCO+Shipping+Heavy+Industry.+They+will+be+assembled+and+completed+in+China.+In+addition%2C+the+company+will+also+be+responsible+for+manufacturing+the+hull+blocks+for+two+Aframax+tankers.+Imabari+Shipbuilding+has+received+orders+for+these+ships+through+Nihon+Shipyard+%28NSY%29.+Final+work+and+delivery+are+expected+to+be+carried+out+at+Imabari+Shipbuilding%E2%80%99s+factory.+The+first+ship+is+scheduled+for+completion+in+2027%2C+and+the+second+in+2028.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+addition+to+this%2C+the+company+has+also+signed+a+contract+for+a+training+ship+for+the+National+Institute+of+Technology+%28KOSEN%29%2C+Hiroshima+College+%28Osakikamijima+Town%2C+Hiroshima+Prefecture%29%2C+taking+into+account+the+potential+for+future+construction+of+offshore+wind+power-related+vessels.+It+appears+that+SHIME+has+not+yet+received+any+orders+related+to+offshore+wind+power%2C+and+its+current+orderbook+is+until+February+2028+%28approximately+two+years%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+the+FPSO+%28Floating+Production%2C+Storage+%26+Offloading+system%29%2C+which+has+just+begun+production%2C+Chief+General+Manager+Masutani+explained%2C+%E2%80%9CAt+first%2C+there+were+some+things+we+were+unfamiliar+with%2C+but+we+are+now+catching+up+and+making+up+for+it.%E2%80%9C+Regarding+efforts+underway+to+revitalize+Japan%E2%80%99s+shipbuilding+industry%2C+such+as+expanding+construction+capacity+in+Japan%2C+he+expressed+his+desire+to+%E2%80%9Ccooperate+in+areas+such+as+supplying+hull+blocks.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automat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