Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding is to wind down production at its Tamano yard and focus production on its partnerships with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding in China and compatriot Tsuneishi Shipbuilding.

At the announcement of its 2020 medium-term business plan, company president Ryoichi Oka said the company plans to complete its Tamano orderbook but after that production will focus on facilities of its partnership companies.