Oshima Shipbuilding

Ōshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

Type	Private company limited by shares
Industry	Shipbuilding
Founded	February 7, 1973[1]
Headquarters	Oshima, Saikai, Nagasaki, Japan[1]
Key people	President Sho Minami[1]
Products	Bulk carriers
Revenue	61,900,000,000 Yen (Fiscal 2003)[1]
Employees	975 permanent, 660 subcontracted[1]
Website	http://www.osy.co.jp/english/

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.^[2][1] It is a joint venture between Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, and the Daizo Corporation.^[2]

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.^[1] As of 2003, the company has annual revenues of 61,900,000,000 Yen and a staff of 975 full time employees.^[1] An additional 660 workers work for Oshima on a subcontracting basis.^[1]

Products

Oshima also built Japan's Fukuoka Dome

The company specializes in building bulk carriers. It has a number of standard designs, featuring bulkers with capacities from 33,000 metric tons 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, car carriers, oil tankers, and submersible heavy-lift vessels.^[5] The company has also built other large structures, including the Oshima Bridge and the Fukuoka Dome.^[5]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Oshima Shipbuilding Co. 2006, The Company.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Oshima Shipbuilding Co. 2006, Home Page.
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Oshima Shipbuilding Co. 2006, Oshima Bulkers.
4. ^ ^{a b c} Oshima Shipbuilding Co. 2006, Hy-Con Bulker.
5. ^ ^{a b} Oshima Shipbuilding Co. 2006, Other Products.

References

• Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (2006). "Home Page". Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.. http://www.osy.co.jp/en/. Retrieved 2008-04-30. ^{[dead link]}
• Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (2006). "The Company". Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20080422192738/http://www.osy.co.jp/en/company.html. Retrieved 2008-04-30. 
• Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (2006). "Hy-Con Bulker". Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.. Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20071209104725/http://www.osy.co.jp/en/bc_lineup/hy-con.html. Retrieved 2008-04-30. 
• Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (2006). "Oshima Bulkers". Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20080422192733/http://www.osy.co.jp/en/bc_lineup/bc_lineup.html. Retrieved 2008-04-30. 
• Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (2006). "Other Products". Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20080422192810/http://www.osy.co.jp/en/other.html. Retrieved 2008-04-30. 
• Hodne, Trond (2003-05-28). "Oshima Looks Ahead". Det Norske Veritas. http://www.dnv.com/industry/maritime/publicationsanddownloads/publications/maritime_news/2003/class_news_2003_02/oshimalooksahead.asp. Retrieved 2008-04-30. 
• Andersen, Knut Anders (2003-01-16). "12 new bulk carriers to DNV Class". Det Norske Veritas. http://www.dnv.com/news_events/news/2003/12_new_bulk_carriers_to_dnv_class.asp. Retrieved 2008-04-30. 
• Det Norske Veritas (2008-02-04). "Oshima: Innovation in bulk carrier design and production". Det Norske Veritas. http://www.dnv.com/industry/maritime/publicationsanddownloads/publications/dnvbullkcarrierupdate/2007/2_2007/oshimainnovationinbulkcarrierdesignandproduction.asp. 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