Narasaki Senpakukogyo Limited
Narasaki Senpakukogyo Limited or Narasaki Shipbuilding or Narasaki Zosen is a small shipbuilder located in Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was part of the Narasaki Sangyo Company Limited. Although still building vessels, the company is now focused on other product lines.
History[edit]
Narasaki Shipbuilding began with the establishment of the Tsukiji Shipyard in Muroran in 1935[1] and became Narasaki Shipbuilding Corporation in 1961. The shipyard is located in the inner harbour of Muroran.
Narasaki was a small shipbuilder which built mostly yachts and smaller vessels. It is now still a vessel manufacturer, but also performs repairs to existing ships.
Diversification[edit]
Beginning in the late 1960s Narasaki diversified beyond shipbuilding into other products:
- waste water purification equipment - land and shipboard
- bridge construction - via Yokogawa Bridge Corporation
- machinery - made from steel
- iron pipes manufacturing
The need for diversification became more apparent in the 1980s when smaller shipbuilders in Japan began to disappear due to competition from larger domestic and overseas firms.[2]
Sale of Narasaki Shipbuilding[edit]
In 2008 the Narasaki Shipyard was acquired by Hakodate Dock Company Limited, a subsidiary of Namura Shipbuilding Company Limited.[3]
Ships built by Narasaki[edit]
- Roll on/off - lift on/off cargo vessel
- large private yachts - especially in the mid to late 1970s
- fisheries patrol vessels - CCGS W. E. Ricker for the Canadian Coast Guard
- research vessels
- sports fishing vessels
References[edit]
- ^ "株式会社楢崎製作所 会社案内 沿革". Archived from the original on 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.alacrastore.com/deal-snapshot/Hakodate_Dock_Co_Ltd_acquires_Narasaki_Zosen_from_Narasaki_Sangyo_Co_Ltd-514429 [dead link]