Japan Marine United

Japan Marine United Corporation
ジャパン マリンユナイテッド株式会社

Headquarters Yokohama Blue Avenue
Company type	Public KK
Industry	Shipbuilding
Founded	2013
Headquarters	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Area served	Global
Key people	Kotaro Chiba (President and CEO) Yoshio Otagaki (Representative Director)
Parent	JFE Holdings: 45.93% IHI Corporation:45.93% Hitachi Zosen Corporation:8.15%
Divisions	Merchant Ship Naval Ship Offshore & Engineering Ship Life Cycle
Website	www.jmuc.co.jp

JDS Ise (DDH-182) at JMU's Dry Dock No.4, Kure, Hiroshima

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 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) established in 1893. Both united and became IHI Marine United in 2002.

Universal Shipbuilding Corporation and IHI Marine United Inc. united and became Japan Marine United in 2013.

External links

• (in Japanese) Official site
• (in English) English part of the official site