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parity range, Japanese and mth Korean shipbuilders domi- ite actual global production of issels in the 3,000-TEU stakes ad above.

Prowess in the containership sec- )r is widely spread in Japan, lthough IHI and MHI have again tamped their authority on the ield with a tranche of contracts nvolving blue-chip names in the worldwide liner industry.

Responding to the opportunities

Dresented by a powerful, indige- nous shipowning base, the industry has taken a further step along the road of ever-increasing cargo capac- ity concentration with the construc- tion of a 5,700-TEU post-Panamax class for NYK Line.

The series-opener, 75,000-gt NYK

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Japan's largest line-haul vessel.

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