Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation is a Japanese company that consists of four principal business groups and twelve affiliated companies.[4] The business groups are: the Ship and Steel Structure Group, the Parking System & Engineering Group, the Construction Machines Group, and the Leisure Business Group.[5]
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| Company type | Public KK |
|---|---|
| TYO: 7022 | |
| Industry | Shipbuilding, Engineering, Construction Machines Group, Leisure |
| Founded | April 1911[1] |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Tatsuo Nagumo, Chairman, and Shinichi Kimura, President.[3] |
| Website | http://www.sanoyas.co.jp/ |
The company's Ship and Steel Structure Group, builds and repairs ships, salvages sunken ships, leases and rents ships and shipboard machinery as well as providing actual marine transportation services.[6] In support of these and other activities, the company also participates in the iron and steel processing sector.[6]
The company's other three groups— the Parking System & Engineering Group, the Construction Machines Group, and the Leisure Business Group— have widely varied activities.[6] Activities in these fields include manufacture, installation, sales, leasing and renting, repair and maintenance.[6] Additional services in the civil engineering sector include design, supervision and contracting.[6] The planning, design and installation of electrical signs and illumination systems is one of the company's specialties.[6]
The company also has some pure management revenue streams: amusement park management, real estate management, rental, sale and mediation, and additional related activities.[6]
History
edit| Sanoyas Hishino Meisho affiliated companies | |||
| Name[4] | Established[4] | Capital mln. yen[4] |
Business lines[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamada Industries Ltd. | October 17, 1925 | ¥M200 | Environmental controls |
| Yamada Engineering Service Co., Ltd. | March 5, 1981 | ¥M10 | Engineering services |
| K.S SANOYAS Co., Ltd. | December 29, 1940 | ¥M180 | Mechanical parts |
| SANOYAS SANGYO Co., Ltd. | April 11, 1979 | ¥M60 | Services |
| SANOTEC Corporation | October 31, 1984 | ¥M80 | Computer and software |
| SANOYAS SHOJI Co., Ltd. | August 30, 1956 | ¥M48 | Shipping and shipbuilding |
| SANOYAS TATEMONO Co., Ltd. | June 29, 1972 | ¥M200 | Services |
| Sanoyas Security Patrols Co., Ltd. | November 25, 1983 | ¥M20 | Security |
| Sanoyas Engineering Co., Ltd. | April 1, 1986 | ¥M30 | Engineering |
| Katoh Precise Machinery Co., Ltd. | November, 1961 | ¥M64 | Robotics and machinery |
| Mizuho Industrial Co., Ltd. | May 7, 1960 | ¥M60 | Processing equipment |
| Meisho Network Co., Ltd. | July 1, 1989 | ¥M80 | Leisure industry |
The company was founded in April 1911 as the Sanoyas Shipyard.[1] In June 1940, it was incorporated as Sanoyas Dockyard Co. with ¥1.5 million of capital.[1] In 1967, it was listed on the Osaka Stock Exchange.[1] In 1984, the company changed its name to Sanoyas Corporation.[1] After a 1991 merger with Meisho Co., Ltd. the name was changed once again to Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation.[1] As of March 2007, the company had a capital base of ¥2.538 billion.[1]
Shipbuilding and repair
editThe company's shipbuilding efforts are headquartered at its Mizushima Works and Shipyard.[7] Here, the company builds bulk carriers and tankers.[7]
The company specializes in the Panamax-size bulkers, having built about 60 ships of this size.[7] The company has been able to build bulkers with capacity of up to 83,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT) able to pass through the Panama Canal.[7] Other bulker designs by the company include Handymax-size general bulkers and 52,000 DWT woodchip carriers.[7]
The company also makes a 115,527 DWT Aframax-size tanker.[7]
As a spinoff of its shipbuilding business, Sanoyas Hishino Meisho entered the ship repair and refitting business.[8] This company works on cargo ships, high-speed ships, ferries, tankers, car carriers, floating cranes, dredgers, and all types of work barges.[8]
The company's Mizushima Works and Shipyard is the company's flagship facility and is located in Kurashiki City in the Okayama Prefecture.[9] The facility employs advanced shipbuilding techniques using computerized and robotic systems for ship building, repair, conversion, and renovation work. The facility has a shipyard, four wharfs, a dry dock capable of holding up to three ships at once, and 46 cranes with capacity up to 800 metric tons.[9]
The company's Osaka Works provides many services for the Ship and Steel Structure group and other groups in the company.[10] The facility has a shipyard, a wharf, and several factories.[10] Some of the resources there include two dry docks and thirteen cranes with capacity up to 80 metric tons.[10] The Osaka Ship Repairing Factory has a shop devoted to maintaining the hull and machinery for high-speed ships.[8]
See also
edit
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Sanoyas Hishino Meisho 2007, Company Chronicle.
- ^ Sanoyas Hishino Meisho 2007, Address List.
- ^ Google 2008, Sanoyas Hishino Meisho.
- ^ a b c d e Sanoyas Hishino Meisho 2007, Groups.
- ^ Sanoyas Hishino Meisho 2007, Structure.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sanoyas Hishino Meisho 2007, Company Profile.
- ^ a b c d e f Sanoyas Hishino Meisho 2007, Newbuilding.
- ^ a b c Sanoyas Hishino Meisho 2007, Refitting and Repair.
- ^ a b Sanoyas Hishino Meisho 2007, Mizushima Works and Shipyard.
- ^ a b c Sanoyas Hishino Meisho 2007, Osaka Works.
- ^ Docklands' trouble-plagued observation wheel set to open in ten weeks
References
edit- "Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation". Google Finance. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corp. (2007-01-18). "Company Profile". Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation. Retrieved 2008-05-04. [dead link]
- Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corp. (2007-01-18). "Company Chronicle". Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation. Retrieved 2008-05-04. [dead link]
- Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corp. (2007-01-18). "Groups". Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation. Retrieved 2008-05-04. [dead link]
- Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corp. (2007-01-18). "Structure". Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation. Retrieved 2008-05-04. [dead link]
- Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corp. (2007-01-18). "Business Bases". Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation. Retrieved 2008-05-04. [dead link]
- Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corp. (2007-01-18). "Address List". Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation. Archived from the original on January 18, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corp. (2007-01-18). "Newbuilding". Ships. Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation. Retrieved 2008-05-04. [dead link]
- Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corp. (2007-01-18). "Refitting and repair". Ships. Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation. Retrieved 2008-05-04. [dead link]
- Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corp. (2007-01-18). "Osaka Works". Ships. Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation. Retrieved 2008-05-04. [dead link]
- Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corp. (2007-01-18). "Mizushima Works and Shipyard". Ships. Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation. Archived from the original on 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
External links
edit- Vessels Built List at Det Norske Veritas
- MOL orders "Handy Capes" for expanded Panama Canal
- Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation Expects the Occurrence of Extraordinary Losses & Profit and Issues Mixed Consolidated Outlook for FY Ending March 31, 2008
- 2007-2008 Consolidated Earnings Estimates
- Sanoyas Hishino Meisho at ShipPhotos.co.uk
- MOL and Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Team up to Develop and Build New 116-Type Handy Cape Bulk Carriers
- Sanoyas Choses Sener
- Marine Safety Investigation Report No. 194