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□■ Topics of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding

■ Ten organizations have jointly launched a project titled "Development of Integrated Simulation Platform for Sustainable and Competitive Maritime Industry"
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■ Memorandum of Understanding Concluded on Establishing a Standard Design Framework Utilizing MILES for Liquefied CO₂ Carriers and Alternative Fuel Ships
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■ Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Business Briefing for Business Partners
     ◆ Reaffirmed commitment to safety as the top priority and called for stronger collaboration to enhance shipbuilding capacity and improve production efficiency
     ◆ Awarded business partners for outstanding contributions to project advancement
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■ World's First General Design Approval (GDA) for Developed Steel and Post-Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT) Exemption based on ECA for Low-pressure Liquefied CO₂ Tank made of KF460 steel
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■ Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Christening and Launch Ceremony in Shimonoseki for Large Car Ferry HAMANASU
     -- Second of Two Large Car Ferries Ordered by Shinnihonkai Ferry and Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency --
     ◆ Second ferries in Japan to utilize a buttock-flow stern hull and ducktail design, providing energy savings of 5% compared to conventional ship designs
     ◆ Handover scheduled for June 2026, planned to go into service between Otaru and Maizuru
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■ Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Christening and Launch Ceremony in Shimonoseki for Training Ship WAKASHIO MARU Built for National Institute of Technology, Toyama College
     ◆ Fifth training ship for National Institute of Technology, Toyama College, and the first built for the school at MHI's shipyard
     ◆ Handover scheduled for March 2026, with the new vessel going into service to provide students with practical training in ocean navigation, and conduct operational and marine surveys
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■ Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Delivers Large Car Ferry KEYAKI
     to Shin Nihonkai Ferry and Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
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■ Preliminary Class Held at Okaeda Elementary School Ahead of Shipyard Tour
     — Learning About “Shipbuilding Mechanisms” and the “Role of Ships in the Maritime Industry”
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■ Okaeda Elementary School Students Visit Shimonoseki Shipyard
     — Experiencing Shipbuilding and Onboard Facilities Following Preliminary Lessons
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□■ Recent news from MHI Group relating to decarbonization

■ MHI and ICM Form Strategic Alliance to Advance Ethanol Dehydration Efficiency
     Read this article (MHI website)

■ MHI and Nippon Shokubai to Develop Ammonia Cracking System for NEDO's "Development of Technologies for Building a Competitive Hydrogen Supply Chain" Project
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■ MHI Starts a Study on Optimizing the Decarbonization Value Chain Using Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Exported from India
     -- Initiative under METI's "FY2023 Supplementary Funds for The Global South Future-Oriented Co-Creation Program" --
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■ MHI Signs Memorandum of Agreement with University of the Philippines to Consider Decarbonization Strategies in the Philippines
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■ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Achieves Target Performance at Pilot Plant for Bioethanol Membrane Dehydration Systems
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■ CO ₂ NNEX® Digital Platform for Transfer and Management of e-Methane Clean Gas Certificates to Be Utilized in Nagaoka Methanation Demonstration
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■ Mitsubishi Power Receives Contract for Large-Scale GTCC Project with 2,800 MW Total Output for Taiwan's Tung Hsiao Power Plant
-- State-of-the-Art JAC Gas Turbines as Core Component, Turnkey EPC Total Contract Valued at 760 Billion Yen (5.2 Billion U.S. Dollars) --
      Read this article (MHI website)