This month, Rinkai Construction, Obayashi Corp and Toyo Construction began digging out the dock at the 100,000-square-metre site recently acquired from Marugame City. The building contractors hope to finish the project by October next year.

Imabari’s dock will be 600 metres in length and 60 metres wide allowing it to build ULCs using the tandem series method of production, with 1.5