Competing Japanese Yards Partner for Efficiency and Improved Bulker Design

Two of Japan’s leading shipbuilders, Onomichi Dockyard and Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, have taken the unusual step of partnering to develop designs for a new dry bulk carrier. The project sought to leverage the experience and expertise of each yard to advance the design concepts for a vessel they are calling Bingo 42 (Beyond Innovation, Navigating Green Ocean). The shipyards highlight that traditionally each yard undertakes all stages of design from basic design to production. They note it creates a substantial design workload which they expect will be further increased in the future as yards seek to develop and deliver alternative