Founded in 1896, The Hakodate Dock Co., Ltd has a long history in Japan’s shipbuilding industry, having developed into the only shipyard and manufacturer of heavy industrial machinery in northern Japan. Its shipbuilding division developed a 34K DWT Double Side Skin-type bulk carrier in collaboration with parent company Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd based on its Superhandy 32 which features box-shaped cargo holds, a wide breadth and shallow draft. The company’s ship repair division, located near major sea routes in the North Pacific, is in full operation, repairing or converting various types of domestic and international merchant ships, as well as JMSDF destroyers and Japan Coast Guard ships. In response to customer demands, it has constructed a 230K DWT dry dock measuring 308.0m x 54.0m x 8.50m to accommodate large-sized ships.more