Narasaki Senpakukogyo Limited or Narasaki Shipbuilding or Narasaki Zosen is a small shipbuilder located in Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was part of the Narasaki Sangyo Company Limited. Although still building vessels, the company is now focused on other product lines.
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Narasaki Shipbuilding began with the establishment of the Tsukiji Shipyard in Muroran in 1935[1] and became Narasaki Shipbuilding Corporation in 1961. The shipyard is located in the inner harbour of Muroran.
Narasaki was a small shipbuilder which built mostly yachts and smaller vessels. It is now still a vessel manufacturer, but also performes repairs to existing ships.
Beginning in the late 1960s Narasaki diversified beyond shipbuilding into other products:
The need for diversification became more apparent in the 1980s when smaller shipbuilders in Japan began to disappear due to competition from larger domestic and overseas firms.[2]
In 2008 the Narasaki Shipyard was acquired by Hakodate Dock Company Limited, a subsidary of Namura Shipbuilding Company Limited.[3]