Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. is a Japanese shipbuilder with a history spanning more than a century, having been founded in 1911. Over time, it has evolved from a small private shipyard in Osaka into a diversified corporate group with a significant presence in the global maritime industry. Key milestones—such as its public listing, the establishment of the Imari Plant as a modern newbuilding hub, and the acquisition of Sasebo Heavy Industries—have strengthened its scale, technological capabilities, and competitiveness.

Today, the Namura Shipbuilding Group operates across four core business segments: new shipbuilding, ship repair, steel structures and machinery, and supporting services. New shipbuilding remains the group’s central pillar, with a strong focus on high-value-added and environmentally friendly vessels, including advanced LPG and ammonia carriers designed to meet increasingly strict international regulations. Ship repair provides stable earnings through maintenance of commercial and government vessels, while steel structures and machinery extend the group’s engineering expertise into infrastructure and industrial markets.

The company’s strategic vision emphasizes sustainable growth through reinforcement of its core shipbuilding business, maximization of group synergies among its major subsidiaries, and a strong commitment to ESG principles. Initiatives such as smart factory development, green ship technologies, and structured human capital development underpin this strategy.

At the same time, Namura Shipbuilding faces a wide range of risks, including global economic volatility, intense international competition, environmental regulation pressures, foreign exchange fluctuations, long-term contract profitability, material procurement challenges, workforce succession, quality assurance, compliance, and crisis management. By proactively addressing these risks, the company aims to maintain resilience and long-term value creation in a rapidly changing global environment.