Ambitious Japanese group Imabari Shipbuilding is set to construct a new drydock at its Marugame facility that will target the emerging market for ultra large containerships (ULCs).
It will be Imabari’s first new dock since it completed its Saijo yard in 2010. The move comes on the back of an improved trading market for Japanese yards (see page 48).
Imabari president Yukito Higaki first mentioned the new facility in his New Year address.
