Japan’s largest whaling company is banking on a new mother ship to pull the industry out ... if no problems are to be found with its design. Shimonoseki-based Kyokuyo Shipyard Corp.
Built at a cost of US$ 47 million, the 9,300-ton Kangei Maru has a slipway to haul up to 70- ton fin whales, and can store up to 600 tons of meat. Japan has launched a brand new whaling fleet ...