Oshima Shipbuilding
Yen (Fiscal 2003)[1] | |
Number of employees | 975 permanent, 660 subcontracted[1] |
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Website | https://en.osy.co.jp/ |
Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. is a privately held Japanese shipbuilding company. The company was founded on February 7, 1973, and began operations in June 1974.[1][2] It is a joint venture between Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, and the Daizo Corporation.[2]
Overviews
The company's main offices and shipyard are located in Oshima, on Oshima island,
History
Oshima launched its first ship in 1975.[2] The disruptions in the oil industry of the 1970s caused the company difficulties.[2] Between 1975 and 1979 Oshima reduced its workforce from 1,800 to 785.[2] In response, the company repositioned itself to specialize in building handymax and panamax bulk carriers.[2]
The company has built 400 bulk carriers and delivers about 25 new ships annually to a worldwide client base.
Products
The company specializes in building bulk carriers. It has a number of standard designs, featuring bulkers with capacities from 33,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT) to 82,000 DWT in the handysize, handymax, and panamax size classes.[3] The company also has a line of specialized coal carriers with capacities from 86,000 DWT to 106,000 DWT.[3] Some of the handymax-sized vessels have optional open and semi-open hatch configurations.[3]
The company provides three hull options: single-hull, double-hull, and its own proprietary "Hy-Con" or hybrid hull configuration.[3] Single hulls are available on the smallest and largest of the vessels.[3] Double hulls are available on the smallest 33,000 DWT and all vessels from 52,000 DWT to 96,000 DWT.[3] The Hy-Con configuration is available on ships in the 52,000 DWT to 82,000 DWT range.[3]
The Hy-Con design was developed to increase safety and the efficiency of cargo handling on bulkers.[4] This design starts as a standard single-hulled ship.[4] Then, the forward and aft holds are built up to double-hull structures.[4]
Oshima has built a number of other types of ships. The list includes self-unloading bulkers, wood-chip carriers,
Notes
References
- Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (2006). "Home Page". Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on May 31, 2010. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (2006). "The Company". Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (2006). "Hy-Con Bulker". Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (2006). "Oshima Bulkers". Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (2006). "Other Products". Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- Hodne, Trond (2003-05-28). "Oshima Looks Ahead". Det Norske Veritas. Archived from the originalon 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- Andersen, Knut Anders (2003-01-16). "12 new bulk carriers to DNV Class". Det Norske Veritas. Archived from the originalon 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- Det Norske Veritas (2008-02-04). "Oshima: Innovation in bulk carrier design and production". Det Norske Veritas. Archived from the originalon 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
External links
- Vessels Built list at Det Norske Veritas
- Shipyard at WikiMapia
- Risk Assessment of Double-Skin Bulk Carriers analyzes the Hy-Con design