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SECNAV Continues Asian Tour To Attract Shipbuilding Investments

Monday, March 4th, 2024

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SECNAV Continues Asian Tour To Attract Shipbuilding Investments

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meet with executives from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Tokyo, Feb. 28. (Photo: U.S. Embassy Tokyo)

The Secretary of the Navy continued a tour of East Asian allies last week with a stop in Japan, in part looking to spur more investment in domestic U.S. shipyard capabilities. Secretary Carlos Del Toro met with Kensuke Namura, president of Namura Shipbuilding and subsidiary Sasebo Heavy Industries; Masayuki Eguchi, senior vice president of integrated defense and space systems at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Atushi Etoh, managing officer of Japan Marine United on Feb. 28. The following day, Del Toro…

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