因島商工会議所 : 会員紹介 : Ishida Shipbuilding Corporation

Discovery meta Ishida Shipbuilding celebrated its 90th anniversary this year from wooden boat business in InnoshimaMitsunosho town in 1923 . Restructuring of the shipbuilding industry has progressed , shipyards can build a new ship of less than 500 tons in the country has plummeted to about 50 companies . In adversity repeated , with the aim of shipyard that specializes in special passenger ship that is not made in the others , such as pleasure boat . He was appointed after the third generation president in 43 years in 2000 , expand the marketing activities aggressive user of the public and private sectors to have the innovation ship that incorporates a variety of ideas , and also featured in many media as shipyard ingenious is , the novelty has been introduced .

■Construction and repair performance

In the shipbuilding industry mechanization progresses , I am particular hand in delicate craftsmanship that can not be in the machine , and has been built one after another ship Unique dreamed from 1987 as a proposal-based shipyard . Worked himself all the basic design of new ships , three -body ferry to be Japan 's first developed our patented , made hint ship with a bamboo on both sides of indigenous peoples in the Philippines are riding have . You can use can be reduced by approximately 20% fuel consumption by reducing the resistance of the water by divided into three hull , to prevent just as shaking . Ship of the four -body the world's first that was developed then has been working as Underwater Observatory ship in Okinawa Naha Port . It is based on interior to the image of a ship so as to concentrate power to the ship repair orders , we aim to enhance the Dock House for crew accommodation was mainly the Japan Coast Guard and Maritime Self-Defense Force , Moraeru more relaxed .

■plant tours
Since the implementation of the factory tour for the first time in July 1985 , and has been accepted at any time a tour of the shipyard regardless of the individuals and organizations throughout the year . Bridge -consuming and now as compared to the old days , opportunities for children to become familiar with the ship and the sea has decreased . The thought Then he would want me in tune with a ship the children , for social learning of history and local industry , I was invited to cruising and launching ceremony the students of elementary and junior high school and kindergarten on the island at first.

Request of the tour is now coming from outside the island gradually from that and you can become a newspaper article , there is also impact was published in travel magazine in August 2004 , factory visitors that target the general public you have exceeded the five thousand currently . You are visiting from all over the country rare shipyard plant tours of excursion raw , but is compatible on a case-by-case basis at any time . It is a pioneer plant tours now , and it is posted on the "National factory tour guide " .

■East reconstruction assistance
The Great East Japan Earthquake , many fishing boats were lost , damaged . Visited the Sendai volunteer and if it is after the earthquake , it is possible to do something to me , I was stunned by seeing the town itself is gone. We visited the local many times as those who are involved in the work of the same sea , and if we help the Northeast fishery playback . While advancing the story of new shipbuilding reconstruction assistance , and to repair the large sculling boat his father had used in the past , it was donated to Sendai . The orders for 11 vessels from small fishing trawlers Miyagi prefecture about two more economical as reconstruction assistance further , and has been built over more than a year . To make a fishing boat It was the first time , I learned its features have a tune with a ship actually in the field or with reference to the opinion of the local fishermen . I was able to built at the rate of one vessel in two months from January last year , to finish safely launching ceremony of two ships of the last month . In addition , orders from Fukushima prefecture fishing Ren also remain , for reconstruction assistance , we will continue to work to the construction of low-cost fishing boat in the future .

■NHK " iron " shooting cooperation
On as a location NHK TV series novel on the stage of Onomichi of " iron " , and have inspected the shipyard of several places in the ShimanamiKaido along the NHK staff , there was a request to the Company . We fully cooperate with the assumption I think will lead to the activation of Innoshima , etc. repaint its name to launching ceremony for photography . We are proud that there is interaction with you a number of performers , the staff , we were able to cooperate in the shooting of great drama .

■aspirations for the future
I want to ride in such a ship , enjoy elderly people riding together from children , and is happy to be Okuridasere the world a ship with a dream that I want to take a picture to back the ship . I want you to become the person you want to give a dream to children , to love the sea , in the hope that it be a good bet memories when I looked back into adulthood , we have invited the children of the local time of launching ceremony . I hope always got the power from the twinkle in the eye and laughter of children , people who work the ship built many even one person from among them and be Kurere out . You believe in their own potential , while the status quo and to cherish the ship structure by making your edge with customers , the sensibility , I want to jump one step further .