日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jul 10, 2026 (Fri)

Cooperation from like-minded countries is key to resuming LNG carrier construction

　Interest is growing in moves to seek cooperation from like-minded countries toward resuming constru ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80Interest+is+growing+in+moves+to+seek+cooperation+from+like-minded+countries+toward+resuming+construction+of+liquefied+natural+gas+%28LNG%29+carriers+in+Japan.+The+government%E2%80%99s+public-private+investment+roadmap+positions+%E2%80%9Ccooperation+with+like-minded+countries%E2%80%9C+as+one+of+the+policies+to+be+pursued+for+resuming+construction+of+LNG+carriers.+According+to+sources%2C+South+Korea+and+France+are+being+considered+as+like-minded+countries.+Attention+is+focused+on+whether+cooperation+with+these+countries+and+other+efforts+will+help+build+a+framework+to+achieve+the+goal%2C+also+set+out+in+the+public-private+investment+roadmap%2C+of+%E2%80%9Cconstructing+three+to+five+ships+a+year+from+2035+onward.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+tank+system+used+in+LNG+carriers+has+shifted+from+the+Moss+type%2C+in+which+Japanese+shipbuilders+once+excelled%2C+to+the+membrane+type%2C+which+is+now+the+mainstream.+According+to+sources%2C+several+options+appear+to+be+emerging+as+candidates+for+support+to+help+resume+the+construction+of+LNG+carriers%2C+which+would+be+difficult+to+achieve+within+Japan+alone%2C+including+France%E2%80%99s+GTT%2C+a+licensor+of+membrane-type+system%2C+and+South+Korean+shipbuilders+with+extensive+experience+in+building+membrane-type+LNG+carriers.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80If+support+comes+from+South+Korean+shipbuilders%2C+intergovernmental+coordination+will+also+be+necessary+because+it+would+be+subject+to+South+Korean+export+controls.+Some+South+Korean+media+outlets+reported+on+July+8+that+the+Japanese+government+and+others+had+requested+technical+cooperation+from+South+Korean+shipbuilders.+The+companies+approached+are+said+to+be+HD+Hyundai+Heavy+Industries+and+Samsung+Heavy+Industries%2C+both+of+which+have+a+track+record+of+building+LNG+carriers+equipped+with+%E2%80%9CGTT+Mark+III%E2%80%9C+type+tanks.+Meanwhile%2C+it+is+also+reported+that+%E2%80%9Cdiscussions+between+Japan+and+South+Korea+are+still+in+the+early+stages%2C%E2%80%9C+and+that+%E2%80%9Cthe+specific+scope+and+form+of+cooperation+have+not+yet+been+decided.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Stable+orders+are+also+necessary+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+the+resumption+of+construction+of+LNG+carriers+in+Japan%2C+a+public-private+investment+roadmap+released+on+June+24+called+for+%E2%80%9Cthe+establishment+of+a+stable+supply+system+for+about+three+to+five+vessels+per+year+from+2035+onward.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80With+demand+for+seaborne+LNG+transport+expected+to+grow%2C+the+government+has+determined+that+it+is+important+to+acquire+and+retain+shipbuilding+technology+domestically+from+the+economic+security+perspective+of+%E2%80%9Censuring+autonomy.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Achieving+this+goal+will+require+continuous+and+stable+orders+for+shipbuilders+from+shippers+%28power+and+gas+companies%29+and+shipping+companies.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+key+to+stable+orders+is+ship+prices+and+quality.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80At+a+regular+press+conference+last+month%2C+Hitoshi+Nagasawa%2C+chairman+of+the+Japanese+Shipowners%E2%80%99+Association+%28and+chairman+of+NYK%29%2C+said%2C+%E2%80%9CThe+conditions+%E3%80%90for+placing+orders%E3%80%91+are+internationally+competitive+prices+and+quality.+If+those+conditions+are+met%2C+we+will+not+hesitate+to+place+orders+with+Japanese+shipbuilders.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80However%2C+with+no+construction+having+taken+place+in+Japan+since+2019%2C+it+is+undeniable+that+the+Japanese+shipbuilding+industry+lacks+shipbuilding+know-how.+It+will+be+unavoidable+to+pass+on+initial+investment+costs+associated+with+resuming+construction+to+ship+prices%2C+and+under+the+current+circumstances%2C+ship+prices+will+rise.+At+a+regular+press+conference+last+month%2C+Yukito+Higaki%2C+chairman+of+the+Shipbuilders%E2%80%99+Association+of+Japan+%28and+president+of+Imabari+Shipbuilding%29%2C+emphasized+that+%E2%80%9CJapan%E2%80%99s+supply+chain+has+almost+disappeared.%E2%80%9C+He+had+pointed+out+that+related+equipment+would+have+to+be+procured+from+South+Korea+and+elsewhere.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80There+is+also+a+shortage+of+personnel+in+both+design+and+construction.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Amid+mounting+challenges+to+resuming+shipbuilding+in+Japan%2C+Director-General+Keita+Arakaki+of+Maritime+Bureau%2C+the+Ministry+of+Land%2C+Infrastructure%2C+Transport+and+Tourism%2C+indicated+at+a+regular+press+conference+last+month+that%2C+based+on+the+public-private+investment+roadmap%2C+the+ministry+may+include+in+its+initial+budget+request+for+next+fiscal+year+measures+that+would+support+the+construction+of+LNG+carriers+in+Japan.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Before+the+initial+budget+request%2C+the+government+plans+to+discuss+with+relevant+ministries%2C+agencies%2C+and+industries+and+establish+a+framework+for+overcoming+the+challenges+to+resuming+the+construction+of+LNG+carriers+in+Japan.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Calls+from+shipbuilders+for+government+support+are+growing+by+the+day%2C+and+attention+is+also+focused+on+developments+regarding+the+initial+budget+request+for+next+fi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