(informally JMU) is a Japanese

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marine engineering and service company headquartered in

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. It's Japan's second largest shipbuilder after

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, with shipyard facilities in

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, 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

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in 1912. Both united and became Universal Shipbuilding Corporation in 2002. Ishikawajima Shipyard established in 1853. Uraga Dock (

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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

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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 a new joint venture with

(with 51% of shares) named covering all ship types except

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, which are designed and sold by , established as a joint venture of

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and Imabari Shipbuilding. In parallel, Imabari Shipbuilding bought 35% 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. Nihon Shipyard designs, builds and promotes zero-emission vessels.

References

External links

Official site
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English part of the official site
Shipbuilding companies of Japan Japanese companies established in 2013 IHI Corporation Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2013