Japan Marine United Corporation ( ジャパン マリンユナイテッド株式会社 , Japan Marine United Kabushiki-kaisha ) (informally JMU ) is a Japanese ship building marine engineering and service company headquartered in Yokohama , Japan .
11-990: It's Japan’s second largest shipbuilder after Imabari Shipbuilding , with shipyard facilities in Kure, Hiroshima , Yokohama , Nagasu, Kumamoto , Maizuru , Kyoto and Mie prefectures. JMU's products include the design, manufacture, purchase and sale of both merchant and naval ships, offshore engineering and ship life cycle services. Osaka Iron Works ( Hitachi Zosen ) established in 1881. Nippon Kokan (NKK) established by Asano zaibatsu in 1912. Both united and became Universal Shipbuilding Corporation in 2002. Ishikawajima Shipyard established in 1853. Uraga Dock ( Sumitomo Heavy Industries ) established in 1893. Both united and became IHI Marine United in 2002, part of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., later renamed IHI Corporation Universal Shipbuilding Corporation and IHI Marine United Inc. united and became Japan Marine United in 2013. On January 1, 2021, JMU (with 49% of shares) merged into
22-453: A new joint venture with Imabari Shipbuilding (with 51% of shares) named Nihon Shipyard [ ja ] covering all ship types except LNG carriers , which are designed and sold by MI LNG Company [ ja ] , established as a joint venture of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Imabari Shipbuilding. In parallel, Imabari Shipbuilding bought 35% of JMU's shares. The cooperation between these two Japanese companies make it one of
33-451: A new joint venture with Imabari Shipbuilding (with 51% of shares) named Nihon Shipyard [ ja ] covering all ship types except LNG carriers , which are designed and sold by MI LNG Company [ ja ] , established as a joint venture of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Imabari Shipbuilding. In parallel, Imabari Shipbuilding bought 35% of JMU's shares. The cooperation between these two Japanese companies make it one of
44-457: A new joint venture with Japan Marine United ('JMU') (with 49% of shares) named Nihon Shipyard , covering all ship types except LNG tankers. Nihon Shipyard is headquartered in Tokyo, with a staff of 500. In parallel, Imabari Shipbuilding bought 35% of JMU's capital. Nihon Shipyard designs, builds and promotes zero-emission vessels. The cooperation between these two Japanese companies make it one of
55-708: Is privately held and tightly controlled and run by the Higaki family. In 2016 it reported commercial vessel production as measured by cargo-carrying capacity for a total of about 4 million tons, six times more than Mitsubishi Heavy and seven times more than Mitsui Engineering. Its revenue in that year totaled 373.4 billion yen ($ 3.43 billion). Globally, it boasts the fourth-largest market share, after South Korean rivals Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. First established in 1901, shipbuilding facilities in Ehime Prefecture were consolidated under
66-580: The Seto Inland Sea region. Imabari Shipbuilding's products include the design, manufacture, purchase and sale of merchant ships, offshore engineering and ship life cycle services. Imabari Shipbuilding also controls various subsidiaries related to the shipbuilding and shipping industries, including one of the largest Japanese ship owning, managing, and leasing (chartering) companies Shoei Kisen Kaisha, which manages and provides ships to shipping companies under long term charterparty agreements. The company
77-692: The Imabari Shipbuilding name in 1942. Over its existence, Imabari has acquired some of its competitors, including, lately, in 2018, the Japanese shipbuilder Minaminippon Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Minaminippon is based in Ōita Prefecture on the southern island of Kyushu , and was formerly controlled by the Mitsui group through its affiliates Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (25 percent) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (24 percent). On January 1, 2021, Imabari Shipbuilding (with 51% of shares) merged into
88-734: The design, manufacture, purchase and sale of both merchant and naval ships, offshore engineering and ship life cycle services. Osaka Iron Works ( Hitachi Zosen ) established in 1881. Nippon Kokan (NKK) established by Asano zaibatsu in 1912. Both united and became Universal Shipbuilding Corporation in 2002. Ishikawajima Shipyard established in 1853. Uraga Dock ( Sumitomo Heavy Industries ) established in 1893. Both united and became IHI Marine United in 2002, part of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., later renamed IHI Corporation Universal Shipbuilding Corporation and IHI Marine United Inc. united and became Japan Marine United in 2013. On January 1, 2021, JMU (with 49% of shares) merged into
99-468: The largest marine engineering and shipbuilding companies in the world. Imabari Shipbuilding currently operates nine ship building and maintenance facilities as well as marketing offices in Tokyo and Amsterdam. Plans were announced in January 2015 to build a new purpose-built dry dock facility at Marugame for the fabrication of a new generation of container ships in excess of 20,000 TEU . The facility
110-670: The largest marine engineering and shipbuilding company in the world. Nihon Shipyard designs, builds and promotes zero-emission vessels. Imabari Shipbuilding Imabari Shipbuilding ( 今治造船株式会社 , Imabari Zōsen kabushiki gaisha ) is a major Japanese ship building , marine engineering, and service company headquartered in Imabari , Ehime Prefecture , Japan. It is Japan's largest shipbuilder both in terms of tonnage and sales revenue, with design, research, construction and ship repair facilities in Imabari , Marugame and at seven other integrated dockyard and manufacturing facilities across
121-674: Was completed in 2017, measuring 610 meters (2,000 feet) long, 80 meters (260 feet) wide, and 11.7 meters (38 feet) deep, and costing 400 billion yen. Japan Marine United Japan Marine United Corporation ( ジャパン マリンユナイテッド株式会社 , Japan Marine United Kabushiki-kaisha ) (informally JMU ) is a Japanese ship building marine engineering and service company headquartered in Yokohama , Japan . It's Japan’s second largest shipbuilder after Imabari Shipbuilding , with shipyard facilities in Kure, Hiroshima , Yokohama , Nagasu, Kumamoto , Maizuru , Kyoto and Mie prefectures. JMU's products include
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