(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
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,
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.
History
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
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) 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
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Marine United Inc. united and became Japan Marine United in 2013.
On January 1, 2021, JMU (with 49% of shares) merged into a new joint venture with
Imabari Shipbuilding (with 51% of shares) named
Nihon Shipyard
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covering all ship types except
LNG
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tankers.
In parallel,
Imabari Shipbuilding bought 30% of JMU's shares. The cooperation between these two Japanese companies make it one of the largest marine engineering and shipbuilding company in the world.
References
External links
Official site*{{in lang, en}
English part of the official site
Shipbuilding companies of Japan
Japanese companies established in 2013
IHI Corporation
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2013