The Kyushu Transport Bureau announced that the aggregate amount of large ships built in Kyushu and western Yamaguchi Prefecture in FY 2011 totaled 5.655 million tons, a 5.5% year-on-year increase and the first rise in two years. A total of 157 ships were built, 10 more than last year. The 49 shipbuilding sites in the region had revenue of 65.57 billion yen, down 3.6% from last year’s record high.
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