Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Christening and Launch Ceremony in Shimonoseki for Training Ship WAKASHIO MARU Built for National Institute of Technology, Toyama College
– Fifth training ship for National Institute of Technology, Toyama College, and the very first developed for the school at MHI’s shipyard
– Handover arranged for March 2026, with the brand-new vessel entering into service to supply trainees with useful training in ocean navigation, and carry out functional and marine studies
The Christening and Launch Ceremony of WAKASHIO MARU
TOKYO, October 23, 2025 -(JCN Newswire)-Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries(MHI) Group business based in Tokyo, today held a christening and launch event for the WAKASHIO MARU, a training ship for National Institute of Technology, Toyama College (NIT, Toyama College). The event happened at the Enoura Plant of MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard & & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The handover is set up for March 2026, following conclusion of interior work and sea trials. The brand-new vessel will enter into service offering useful training in ocean navigation, and performing studies and experiments connected to operations and the ocean for functions such as a range of instructional and neighborhood contribution activities to train maritime workers, add to local societies, and motivate members of the neighborhood to think of maritime matters.
This is the fifth-generation training vessel for NIT, Toyama College, and the very first ship in 31 years, given that 1995. This is the very first vessel Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has actually constructed for the school. Attributes of the vessel consist of comfy, separately customized living quarters and style functions to promote seamanship, consisting of training all 5 senses. Particularly, in addition to offering useful training environments with a navigational simulator and a training switchboard so that students can discover through repeating, wood decks that need day-to-day upkeep such as polishing are utilized and the primary equipment space and the generator space are separated so that students can discover the distinction in the noises and vibration of various devices.
It can likewise operate as a catastrophe assistance vessel, with the capability to run an onboard base station, supply water and electrical energy, transportation assistance resources, and offer living quarters in case of natural catastrophes. Comprehensive oceanographic research study devices, consisting of different acoustic devices, an A-frame crane, and different winches, is consisted of for marine studies and research study, with factor to consider for attributes of Toyama that differ from nearly anywhere else on the planet, such as a depth of over 1,000 m at the center of the bay and a three-tiered water mass structure.
Moving forward, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding will continue to support its clients and the development of society by utilizing its synergy with MHI Group to develop ships that embody a lot more innovative advancement and style for the maritime field, and add to the training of next-generation maritime officers, and oceanographic studies.
Main Specifications of the WAKASHIO MARU
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