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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jan 07, 2026 (Wed)

Imabari Shipbuilding Completes Majority Stake in JMU, Eyes Synergies in Production and Procurement

Imabari Shipbuilding President Higaki (right) and JMU President Hirose holding a press conference
　On January 5, Imabari Shipbuilding completed the acquisition of additional shares in Japan Marine U ・・・ %E3%80%80On+January+5%2C+%3Cb%3EImabari+Shipbuilding%3C%2Fb%3E+completed+the+acquisition+of+additional+shares+in+Japan+Marine+United+%28JMU%29%2C+bringing+its+voting+rights+stake+to+60%25.+In+response+to+this%2C+the+heads+of+both+companies+held+a+press+conference+in+Tokyo+on+January+6.+The+two+companies+have+already+established+Nihon+Shipyard+%28NSY%29%2C+a+joint+venture+for+sales+and+design.+%3Cb%3EImabari+Shipbuilding%3C%2Fb%3E+President+Yukito+Higaki+explained%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+want+to+create+synergy+not+only+in+sales+and+design%2C+but+also+in+production+and+purchasing.%E2%80%9C+JMU+President+Takashi+Hirose+said%2C+%E2%80%9CNSY+has+produced+results.+Going+forward%2C+we+will+form+teams+and+hold+discussions+to+create+synergies+in+production+and+purchasing.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+government+has+set+a+goal+of+doubling+domestic+construction+capacity+%28for+ocean-going+cargo+ships%29+to+18+million+gross+tons+by+2035.+The+government+aims+to+make+the+necessary+public-private+investment+of+1+trillion+yen.+Of+this%2C+350+billion+yen+will+be+covered+by+a+10-year+government+fund+included+in+the+comprehensive+economic+measures.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+capital+investments+using+the+fund%2C+JMU+President+Hirose+said%2C+without+disclosing+specific+details%2C+%E2%80%9CIt+was+only+at+the+end+of+last+year+that+the+government+asked+us+to+come+up+with+a+plan%2C+and+we+will+have+to+work+on+the+application+details.%E2%80%9C%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+increasing+construction+capacity%2C+one+method+mentioned+is+to+utilize+the+support+factories+that+each+party+has.+JMU+President+Hirose+stated+that+ship+accommodation+areas+are+built+by+%3Cb%3EImabari+Shipbuilding%3C%2Fb%3E%E2%80%99s+Saijo+Shipyard+Higashi+Hiuchi+Division+%28Saijo+City%2C+Ehime+Prefecture%29.+JMU+also+mentioned+the+possibility+of+using+ship+accommodation+areas+built+by+the+Higashi+Hiuchi+Division.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80As+construction+bases+primarily+used+for+commercial+ships%2C+%3Cb%3EImabari+Shipbuilding%3C%2Fb%3E+owns+10+factories%2C+and+JMU+owns+three+factories.+There+are+some+overlapping+ship+types+between+the+two+companies.+Therefore%2C+in+the+future%2C+they+may+consider+dividing+assignments+based+on+the+ship+types+to+be+built.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+the+resumption+of+ship+construction+at+JMU%E2%80%99s+Maizuru+Shipyard+%28Maizuru+City%2C+Kyoto+Prefecture%29%2C+which+transitioned+to+specializing+in+repair+work+after+delivering+its+final+ship+in+2021%2C+President+Hirose+said%2C+%E2%80%9CIt+is+still+at+the+stage+of+determining+whether+we+should+put+it+on+the+table%2C%E2%80%9C+indicating+that+he+does+not+believe+the+possibility+is+high+at+this+point.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+potential+mergers+and+closures+of+%3Cb%3EImabari+Shipbuilding%3C%2Fb%3E+and+JMU%E2%80%99s+factories%2C+%3Cb%3EImabari+Shipbuilding%3C%2Fb%3E+President+Higaki+said%2C+%E2%80%9Cas+we+are+working+toward+the+goal+of+doubling+our+construction+capacity+by+2035%2C+we+are+not+considering+reducing+the+number+of+factories.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80JMU+President+Hirose+said+that+the+government%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CShipbuilding+Industry+Revitalization+Roadmap%E2%80%9C+released+at+the+end+of+the+year%2C+which+outlines+a+plan+to+divide+the+industry+into+1-3+groups+in+order+to+expand+construction+capacity%2C+came+as+a+%E2%80%9Ccomplete+surprise%E2%80%9C+to+him.+%3Cb%3EImabari+Shipbuilding%3C%2Fb%3E+President+Higaki+said%2C+%E2%80%9CI+don%E2%80%99t+know+if+we+need+a+further+grouping+of+companies.%E2%80%9C+He+added%2C+%E2%80%9CThe+surviving+shipbuilding+companies+have+survived+by+building+ships+and+are+already+strong%2C+but+they+are+reaching+the+limits+of+their+design+capabilities.+We+want+to+take+the+lead+in+creating+an+alliance+in+the+field+of+design.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+June+last+year%2C+JFE+Holdings+%28HD%29+and+IHI+Corporation%2C+the+largest+shareholders+of+JMU%2C+announced+that+they+would+transfer+some+of+their+JMU+shares+to+%3Cb%3EImabari+Shipbuilding%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+another+JMU+shareholder.+At+the+time%2C+JFEHD+and+IHI+Corporation+each+held+35%25+of+JMU%E2%80%99s+voting+rights%2C+while+%3Cb%3EImabari+Shipbuilding%3C%2Fb%3E+held+30%25.+%3Cb%3EImabari+Shipbuilding%3C%2Fb%3E+has+now+acquired+additional+shares+from+the+two+companies%2C+with+the+ratio+now+being+60%25+for+%3Cb%3EImabari+Shipbuilding%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+20%25+for+JFEHD+and+20%25+for+IHI+Corporation.+In+November+of+last+year%2C+the+Japan+Fair+Trade+Commission+granted+clearance+%28notification+that+no+cease-and-desist+order+will+be+issued%29+to+%3Cb%3EImabari+Shipbuilding%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+stating+that+its+acquisition+of+additional+JMU+shares+was+not+in+violation+of+the+Antimonopoly+Act.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+the+decrease+in+JFEHD+and+IHI+Corporation%E2%80%99s+stake+in+JMU%2C+%3Cb%3EImabari+Shipbuilding%3C%2Fb%3E+President+Higaki+said%2C+%E2%80%9CJFEHD+has+ties+to+the+steel+product+sector+and+IHI+Corporation+to+the+defense+sector.+Both+companies+have+insight+into+plants%2C+and+in+the+field+of+new+ship+fuels+such+as+LNG+%28liquefi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