Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hull Production Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hull Production Co., Ltd., a subsidiary that specializes in
manufacturing large-scale hull blocks, commenced business operations in October 2015. The new
company handles hull block production at the Nagasaki Shipyard's Koyagi Plant, Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries, Ltd.'s (MHI) key commercial vessel manufacturing base for its marine and
vessel operations since its launch in 1972. Capitalized at 300 million yen, the company's six square
kilometer site is home to 170 full-time employees, 370 in-plant partner, and 100 trainees from
overseas working on steel structure processing such as cutting, bending, assembly, outfitting and
coating.
In addition to manufacturing hull blocks for vessels ordered via Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., another subsidiary launched at the same time, the company also markets its
products to other shipyards. Focused on the manufacturing of large-scale hull blocks, the company
will pursue expansion in production scale and the reduction of manufacturing costs by increasing
production volumes from the current 100,000 tons to 150,000 tons based on the continuous
production of blocks of identical types.
