Established in 1911, Sanoyas is one of the oldest shipbuilders in Japan. From the beginning, it has concentrated on newbuilding and repair of various vessel types, while diversifying its business in such fields as tanks, parking systems, construction apparatus and amusement equipment. The ship division remains its principal line of business. Mizushima Shipyard has vast experience in building various vessel types and has always met with customer satisfaction. As well as ships, the company manufactures large-scale iron and steel structures, such as LPG tanks. Efficiency and economy are maximized at its 291k sq mfactory; new 800-tonne cranes were installed in 2008 to help streamline the shipyard's production systems.more

Together with about 100 group companies in Japan and overseas, Kawasaki Heavy Industries oversees the formation of a "technology corporate group." Our technological capabilities, polished over a history that exceeds a century, send diverse products forth into wide-ranging fields that go beyond land, sea, and air, extending from the ocean depths to space. Our aerospace division is active in products ranging from aircraft to satellites. The products that our rolling stock division delivers to the world include Shinkansen and New York subway cars, while our ship and offshore structure division's products range from gas carriers and large tankers to submarines, and our energy solutions division covers the spectrum from development and manufacture of energy equipment to management systems. We are also active in wide-ranging businesses driven by diverse and high-level engineering technologies, including environmental and recycling plants, industrial plants, precision machinery, industrial robots, and infrastructure equipment. Finally, we operate our leisure and power products business that features the motorcycles known as the Kawasaki brand. Through the development of unique and broad businesses unmatched elsewhere, we will continue to create new values that solve the issues facing our customers and society.more