Japan’s Imabari Consolidates Shipbuilding for Lower Costs and Competition

Japan’s Imabari Consolidates Shipbuilding for Lower Costs and Competition

In what is seen as a strategic move aimed at strengthening Japan’s shipbuilding industry, its largest builder, Imabari Shipbuilding, will consolidate...

Japan’s Largest Shipbuilders to Come Together as Parent, Subsidiary Amid Tariff Talks

Japan’s largest shipbuilder, Imabari Shipbuilding Co., announced Thursday that it will turn the country’s second-largest shipbuilder, Japan Marine United Corp. (JMU), into a subsidiary. Imabari will acquire a 60% stake in the company.

Japan's top shipbuilder Imabari to make No. 2 JMU a subsidiary

TOKYO -- Imabari Shipbuilding, Japan's leader in the field, announced on Thursday that it will boost its stake in second-ranked Japan Marine United (J

Imbari Shipbuilding Seals the Deal on Japan Marine United

Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., JFE Holdings, Inc. and IHI Corporation reached an agreement under which Imabari Shipbuilding will acquire a portion of the shares of Japan Marine United Corporation owned by JFE and IHI.Imabari Shipbuilding and…

Imabari to take control of Japan Marine United

Consolidation – and by extension greater focus and economies of scale – continues in the revived Japanese shipbuilding sector with news that Imabari Shipbuilding, the nation’s top yard, is to take control of Japan Marine United (JMU). The Higaki family-controlled Imabari announced yesterday it will up its stake in JMU from 30% to 60%, and …

Japan’s largest shipbuilder Imabari takes control of its closest domestic rival

Higaki-family controlled shipyard will hold 60% stakes in JMU