Kenji Watanabe

Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. specializes in the construction and repair of ships. It designs, builds, and repairs bulk carriers, tankers, special cargo carriers, pure car carriers, container carriers, wood chip carriers, and car ferries. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Imabari, Japan.

Maritime Innovation Japan Corp. operates as a holding company that provides research and development in the areas of shipbuilding, shipping and other maritime-related fields. Its business activities encompass research and development of environmental conservation and energy-savings technology; research and development of ocean energy; consulting services for ship design; model test and measurement on actual ships; and research and collection of information on ships. The company was founded on April 1, 2013 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.