JFE mulling takeover of Hitachi Zosen

JFE Holdings Inc. is considering taking over Hitachi Zosen?s stake in Universal Shipbuilding Corp., a joint venture between the two firms. The deal would mark Osaka-based Hitachi Zosen's effective departure from shipbuilding and it will instead concentrate on its mainline environment equipment and plants business to try to bolster profitability.

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