川崎重工正在评估在中国东北新建的船厂建造大型LNG运输船的计划，以竞争韩国同行对手的竞争和简化成本。
多年以前，川崎重工日本总部的高层曾对国际船舶海工网主编说，他们公司正计划向中国合资船厂转移大型LNG船建造技术。正筹备900元登2019新加坡海事会造船地图全英文版招商、第五届2019豪华邮轮/客轮修造和配套上海论坛和2019第二届船用洗涤器和压载水上海论坛的国际船舶海工网介绍说，目前日本川崎重工在中国南通和大连分别有合资船厂。
位于辽宁省大连市的合资船厂Dacks周五完成了第二个船坞，该船坞550米长68米宽。由大连中远KHI船舶工程公司运营，该公司是日本川崎重工和中国远洋海运集团的合资企业。
川崎重工在日本有建造大型液化天然气运输船的经验，在西部的香川县有一个造船厂，用于这样的高价值船舶。随着大连新船坞的启用，建造能力将提高了50％，公司可能会选择在日本建造精选的核心部件，并在中国完成其余部分。
新的中国船坞的潜在转变源于韩国造船商的激烈竞争，韩国船厂得到了政府补贴的支持。在日本，造船厂规模较小，劳动力成本较高。川崎重工曾努力抑制成本，但问题的症结仍然没有得到解决。
大连造船厂的第一个船坞生产了41艘船，包括运输矿石和谷物的散货船，以及大型船和集装箱船。
Dacks造船厂于2007年开业时，第二个船坞正在计划中。但由于2008年金融危机以及随后全球船舶需求下降，该公司搁置了该项目。合作伙伴于2015年决定恢复投资计划。
其他日本造船厂积极在海外开展业务。三井集团将于4月与中国私营部门领导者扬子江造船公司组建合资企业。位于广岛县的常石造船公司增加了菲律宾和中国的造船业务。
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries is weighing plans to construct liquefied natural gas carriers at a newly completed dock in northeast China, as the company streamlines costs amid competition from South Korean rivals.
The Dacks shipyard in Dalian, Liaoning Province, completed a second dock on Friday, which spans 550 by 68 meters. The site is operated by Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering, a joint venture of the Japanese manufacturer and China Cosco Shipping.
Kawasaki Heavy has built LNG carriers in Japan, with a shipyard in the western prefecture of Kagawa tapped for high-value vessels. With the opening of the dock, which boosts construction capacity by 50%, the company may choose to build select core components in Japan and handle the rest in China.
The potential shift to the new China dock stems from cutthroat competition by South Korean shipbuilders, which are bolstered by government subsidies. In Japan, shipyards are smaller and labor costs are higher. Kawasaki Heavy has worked to curb costs, but the crux of the issue remains unaddressed.
The first dock at the Dalian shipyard has produced 41 vessels, including bulk carriers to transport mineral ores and grains, as well as megatankers and containerships.
The second dock was being planned when the Dacks shipyard opened in 2007. But the company shelved the project due to the 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent decline in ship demand worldwide. The partners decided in 2015 to reinstate the investment plan.
Other Japanese shipbuilders are moving operations abroad. Mitsui E&S Holdings is set to form a joint venture in April with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, China’s private-sector leader in the field. Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, based in Hiroshima Prefecture, has increased shipbuilding in the Philippines and China.
Source: Nikkei