Yokosuka Shipyard and facility


Yokosuka Shipyard

Urban shipyard in Tokyo Bay

The Yokosuka Shipyard has one of the largest dock in Tokyo Bay. It is easily accessible by public transportation.
The majority of employees work in the shipyard and value chain of shipbuilding is concentrated in the yards.
Taking advantage of this feature, we are trying to increase the added value of our products by gathering material and moral support from Japan and overseas.

Double-opening dry dock

Our dock is so-called dry dock. The dock is usually dry for ship construction and repair. When the ship is launching and/or docking, water is filling into the dock and then drained when the work is completed to build or repair the next ship.
There are three gates in the dock: the north and south gates facing the sea, and the intermediate gate segregate the dock north side and south side.
The intermediate gate allow the construction and repair of ships with different launching and docking timing in north side and south side of dock to be carried out at the same time, contributing to more efficient construction, improved quality, and greater flexibility in delivery.
In addition, mooring facilities are available at the north and south dock gates and the shipyard's cranes can be utilized for receiving of large equipment and shipping of large structures.

Special Coating Plant

The shipbuilding industry is meeting more strict quality standards in accordance with the demands of the shipping industry and society.
In 2008, the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention was inforced to apply new coating standards for ballast tanks including coating preparation and installation procedures.
In order to meet these standards, we have constructed 10 large special coating plants in two phases. We use these plants appropriately for surface preparation and painting work to ensure high quality painting work.

Facility in Yokosuka Shipyard

Facility

This page provides an overview of the facilities owned by Yokosuka Shipyard, our base factory.
The facilities owned by Yokosuka Shipyard have been designed with an equipment layout that optimises the efficiency of movement between each process.
This allows us to produce large steel structures of up to 300 tonnes in a smooth and efficient manner.
Furthermore, the facility allows for the production of ultra-large steel structures of up to 500 tonnes or more by assembling large steel structures manufactured indoors using various cranes outdoors.
Furthermore, it is possible to manufacture multiple ultra-large steel structures in parallel by dividing a single dry dock with an intermediate gate.
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This page provides an overview of the facilities owned by Yokosuka Shipyard, our base factory.
it is possible to manufacture multiple ultra-large steel structures in parallel by dividing a single dry dock with an intermediate gate.
1.Dry Dock:
The dock capable of draining seawater for the construction and repair of ships and offshore structures.
Our dry dock is 80m wide and 580m long, with access to the sea from both the north and south sides.

2.Goliath Crane (2 each):
These are large cranes that straddles a dry dock and a large space beside the dock.
Our drydock has two Goliath cranes, each with a lifting capacity of 300 tons.
The two machines can also work together to lift structures weighing up to 600 tons.

3.Hammerhead Crane (2 each)
Like the Goliath crane, two each of mobile cranes (25t capacity) are located on the side of the dock.

4.Jib Crane
This mobile crane with 25ton capacity is located on the outfitting wharf.

5.Dry Dock Tunne
Our dry dock has a tunnel and is accessible by automobile from the ground.

6.Crew Office
This is an office and waiting area for the crew to stay during the day.
This office is located between the outfitting wharf and the dry dock, providing easy access to the construction/repair site.

7.Outfitting Wharf
This is a quay where newbuilding/repair ships are moored.
It is 650 meters long and is equipped to moor several medium-sized vessels at the same time.
It is equipped with two each of elevator towers and a jib cranesfor efficient operation.

8.Intermediate Gate
The dry dock is located near the middle of ther dry dock, allowing one side of the dock to remain dry while the other side is being flooded.

9.Paint Shop
We have 10 large capacity of painting shop, which can be directly accessed by self-propelled carts with a carrying capacity of 300 tons.
Temperature and humidity can be controlled inside the building.
The coating quality is uniform throughout the year without being affected by the season/weather.

10.Main Building
There are several private offices for shipowner supervisors and a private dining room.

11.Main Gate
When you are visiting us by bus from Keikyu Line Oppama Station, get off at "Nissan Kenkyujo-mae" and you will find it right in front of you.

12.Shipbuilding Office
This office houses all of our employees except for our new vessel sales.

13.NC Cutting Machine
This is an NC cutting machine designed for the precise cutting of steel materials. Our company has seven plasma cutting machines and one laser cutting machine at its disposal.
The plasma cutting machine is capable of cutting steel materials with a thickness of 15mm at a speed of 2m/min, and can cut up to thick plates with a thickness of 40mm.
The laser cutting machine, on the other hand, operates at a slightly slower pace than the plasma cutting machine, but it offers greater precision and is capable of cutting thin sheets of 7-10mm.

14.Pressing Machine
This is a hydraulic press machine dedicated to cold bending processing, which bends steel plates. Our company has two presses, one with a 750-ton capacity and the other with a 1,500-ton capacity.
It can process steel plates up to 6m wide and 4m long. The maximum number of plates that can be processed is 5 per day per machine.

15.Lifting Magnet Crane
This crane is employed for the unloading of steel materials delivered by sea.
The lifting capacity of the crane is 30 tonnes.