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  <url>
    <loc>https://vesselhunter.io/news/japan-first-tranche-3-8bn-shipbuilding-investment</loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Vessel Hunter</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T05:56:39.896Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Japan Puts $3.8bn Behind Imabari, JMU and Namura in Its First Yard Tranche</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Japan, shipbuilding, Imabari Shipbuilding, Japan Marine United, Namura Shipbuilding, subsidies, industrial policy, JSEA</news:keywords>
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