Japan Marine United Corporation – Ship Manufacturer

Our company, Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU), was created by management integration (merger) of Universal Shipbuilding Corporation and IHI Marine United Inc. in January 2013. The name of the company reflects our strong desire and commitment to become a leading world class shipbuilding company with background of a Japanese shipbuilding alliance.

JMU will make the most efficient use of research and technology development qualities, wider and wholesome clientele, and enhanced large-scale facilities, all acquired and strengthened as the result of the management integration, enabling us to proceed with the development of world’s top class energy saving and environmental protection technologies as well as the product development capabilities that will consistently lead the shipbuilding industry worldwide, and each of our shipyards, 7 in total with a variety of features, will continue to build high value-added ships that would fit into their specialty.

Our business fields will have the merchant shipbuilding and naval shipbuilding centered as the core operation to strengthen our business base, with the aim of expanding the engineering business and lifecycle business, as well as enforcing our initiative for offshore structure business in the near future.
We are aware that our commitment of contributing to the society and to the industry development can be realized through sustained growth achievable by responding quickly and flexibly to various needs of our customers throughout the shipbuilding and offshore business fields we are engaged in, allowing us to continuously provide our highest quality products and services.

Business Lines:

• Merchant ship and Offshore work
  JMU supplies products that respond quickly to the needs of customers with the optimum production system that makes full use of our design and development capabilities and the distinctive features of each of our shipyards.

• Engineering
  We are developing new businesses worldwide using the advanced technologies cultivated to date.

• Ship Life Cycle
  With its global network, the JMU Group supplies services that increase the value of ships over the entire ship life cycle.

Product Lines:

• Container ship
  Applying cutting-edge technologies, JMU builds container ships that ensure high reliability and realize larger scale and greater energy savings.

• Tanker
  With an impressive construction record and full range of leading-edge technologies, JMU builds high performance tankers with outstanding safety and environmental performance.

• Bulk carrier
  JMU realized high efficiency, energy saving ships based on its long record in construction of bulk carriers.

• Liquefied gas carrier
  Liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have attracted much attention in recent years for their environmental advantages. JMU responded to the advanced needs of liquefied gas carriers by pursuing safety, durability, and transportation economy.

• Offshore structure
  Construction of large-scale offshore structures is key to global marine development/energy development.

• Offshore support vessel
  JMU has built a large number of offshore support vessels and ocean towing tugs suiting user’s needs. JMU’s diverse range of products includes Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels (AHTSV), Platform Supply Vessels (PSV), and others used in offshore development projects.

• Cruise ship and car ferry
  JMU passenger liners and ferries satisfy high speed and other customer needs, and are actively used in Japan and overseas.

• Special ship and small boat
  In addition to building ships for a variety of special functions such as route maintenance and marine civil construction, electric propulsion ships, etc., JMU also has a proven record in the construction of diverse other types of ships, such as high speed passenger ships, sightseeing boats, and others.

• Ship repair
  JMU performs periodical inspection and repair work for domestic and foreign merchant ships and various types of naval ships. We also plan, draft, and execute various types of conversion work in line with customer needs, and perform life extension work for naval ships and patrol boats.

• Marine equipment
  JMU supplies the marine energy saving device SURF-BULB and anti-rolling tank Mup-ART III.