Few yards in the world, let alone China, can build a very large crude carrier faster than Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering Co (NACKS), the Sino-Japanese joint venture in Jiangsu province. Kawasaki Heavy Industries' 50:50 joint venture with Cosco was created in December 1995 and now produces more tonnage than Kawasaki's main yard in Sakaide city in south-western Japan.
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