Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation today launched the Queen Kobe bulk carrier for San-E Maritime Corporation at its Kobe Shipyard. The carrier, identified as Kawasaki hull No. 1617 and the 28th 55,100DWT bulk carrier developed by Kawasaki Shipbuilding, will be delivered in October 2009 after outfitting at the quay of the Shipyard.

The 189.9 m vessel has a flush deck with forecastle and five holds that are designed for optimum transport of grains, coals, ores and steel products. A new proprietary bow designed to reduce wave resistance allows the ship to operate with less fuel. Four 30 ton deck cranes are installed in the center in between hatch covers to enable cargo loading and unloading in ports where no cargo handling facilities are available.

Source: http://www.khi.co.jp/ba/2009data/ba_c3090820_1.html

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Japan’s exports of used construction machinery including truck cranes, lifters, bulldozers, shovel loaders, excavators and tractors totaled 79,921 units in 2008, down 9.3 percent from previous year’s export of 88,156 units.

Used construction machinery exports in the first two months of 2009 totaled 7,252 units. Hong Kong remains the No. 1 destination for Japan’s export of used construction machinery. However, most of these units are re-exported to mainland China.

Japan’s 20 major destinations for export of used constriction machinery in 2008:

• Hong Kong: 20,378
• Vietnam: 10,065
• Thailand: 6,029
• Malaysia: 4,312
• UAE: 3,430
• Egypt: 3,288
• Singapore: 3,273
• Taiwan: 2,959
• Russia: 2,948
• Philippines: 2,562
• America: 1,960
• Italy: 1,607
• Australia: 1,469
• Sri Lanka: 1,340
• UK: 1,194
• Netherlands: 1,069
• Cambodia: 1,066
• China: 1,040
• Indonesia: 1,009
• Canada: 955

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Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it has reached an agreement with Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd. (KYMCO) of Taiwan to establish a joint venture company, Changzhou Kawasaki and Kwang Yang Engine Co., Ltd., for the production and sales of general purpose gasoline engines. The agreement was signed yesterday.

Kawasaki has been consigning the production of its general purpose gasoline engines to KYMCO’s Chinese subsidiary, Changzhou Kwang Hsing Precise Machine Co., Ltd., since November 2008.

The new joint venture company will construct an engine factory in the Changzhou National Hi-tech District. Scheduled to go online in January 2010, the factory will have an initial production capacity of approximately 200,000 units per year. The two-stroke engines and four-stroke single cylinder engines the factory produces will be sold to original equipment manufacturers via Kawasaki’s sales networks in Japan, Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere.

The new company is positioned as Kawasaki’s third production base for general purpose gasoline engines following those in Japan and the U.S. The joint venture will enable Kawasaki to build an even stronger production foundation designed to meet a diverse range of customer needs.

Source: http://www.khi.co.jp/ba/2009data/ba_c3090803_1.html

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