News [Press Release]Establishment of the Open Collaboration Laboratory for Enabling Advanced Marine Systems (OCEANS) at The University of Osaka in April 2025
The University of Osaka(President: Atsushi Kumanogoh), in collaboration with Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (President: Yukito Higaki, “Imabari Shipbuilding”), Japan Marine United Corporation (President: Takashi Hirose, “JMU”), Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ & CEO: Hayato Suga, “ClassNK”), and MTI Co., Ltd. (President: Hideki Suzuki, “MTI”) will establish the Open Collaboration Laboratory for Enabling Advanced Marine Systems (OCEANS) at the Techno Alliance Building within the Graduate School of Engineering at The University of Osaka in April 2025. In addition, Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. (President: Kiyoshi Higaki, hereinafter referred to as “NSY”), a sales and design company owned by Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU), will also cooperate with this program. NSY will actively participate in the design and engineering research activities led by OCEANS.
This initiative aims to promote the global competitiveness of Japan’s maritime industry. Your attention to the OCEANS initiative is greatly appreciated.