Japan Marine United
Japan Marine United Corporation 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 established in 1881. Nippon Kokan established by Asano zaibatsu in 1912. Both united and became Universal Shipbuilding Corporation in 2002.Ishikawajima Shipyard established in 1853. Uraga Dock 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 merged into a new joint venture with Imabari Shipbuilding named covering all ship types except LNG carriers, which are designed and sold by, established as a joint venture of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Imabari Shipbuilding. 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. Nihon Shipyard designs, builds and promotes zero-emission vessels.