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| 1917 | Established as the Shipbuilding Division of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in Tamano City (Presently), Okayama Pref. |
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| 1926 | Entered the technical licensing agreement with Burmeister & Wain A/S of Denmark for marine diesel engine production. |
| 1937 | Separated from Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to become Tama Shipyard Co., Ltd. |
| 1940 | Completed chemical plant factory. |
| 1942 | Changed company name to Mitsui Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd. |
| 1952 | Moved head office functions to Tokyo. |
| Organized the department for research and development at Tamano Shipyard. | |
| 1961 | Launched the world's first large-size automated vessel, "Kinkasan Maru". |
| Entered the technical licensing agreement with PACECO., Inc. concerning the PACECO type container cranes. | |
| 1962 | Chiba Works commenced operation. |
| Concluded an export contract for a sulfuric acid production plant for Taiwan, as the company's first export contract in the chemical field. | |
| 1966 | Exported the first Japanese-made hovercraft to Thailand. |
| Completed the world's largest capacity axial flow blower for the blast furnace for Nippon Kokan. (Presenty “JFE Steel Corporation”) | |
| 1967 | Completed Japan's first shore-side container crane. |
| Opened Chiba Laboratory at Chiba Works. | |
| 1968 | Completed the 500,000 dwt building dock at Chiba Works. |
| Completed an 8,000 kW capacity gas turbine for land use for export to East Pakistan, as the first of its kind built by the company. | |
| 1971 | Completed the “Mitsuminesan Maru”, Japan's first super automated tanker qualified for the unmanned operation in the engine room. |
| 1973 | Ship repair yard, The Yura Dockyard, commenced operation. |
| Completed the 300-ton/day capacity sludge incinerating plant, the largest of its kind in the Orient, for the Tokyo Metropolitan government. | |
| 1975 | Built the “Berge Emperor”, a 400,000 dwt class oil tanker, the largest of its kind ever built by the company. |
| 1976 | Changed company name in English to Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. |
| Achieved an aggregated total of 10 million bhp in the Mitsui-B&W diesel engine production. | |
| 1979 | Opened the Akishima Laboratory. |
| 1981 | Oita Works commenced operation. |
| 1984 | Completed the 125,000m3 LNG carrier "Senshu Maru". |
| 1987 | Built “Polyconfidence”, the world's largest floating hotel at sea. |
| 1988 | Acquired PACECO's crane trading rights, shares. |
| 1990 | Bought out Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S, a power generation engineering firm of Denmark. |
| 1993 | Completed the most advanced steel structure plant, one of the largest in the industry, at Oita Works. |
| 1995 | Completed 10,000m-class deep sea unmanned ROV “Kaiko”. |
| 1996 | Received the first order for a high-power light-weight compact ADD diesel engine, intended to serve as main generator engine for a large oceanographic vessel of the Maritime Safety Agency. |
| 1999 | Changed the former Yura Dockyard into a subsidiary company, MES Yura Inc. |
| 2002 | Launched deep-sea scientific riser drilling vessel "CHIKYU" for Japan Marine Science and Technology Center. |
| Completed MES's first membrane type LNG carrier with the loading capacity of 147,100m3. | |
| 2003 | Established Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair, Inc., buying out shipbuilding related business from Niigata Engineering Co. Ltd. |
| MODEC Inc. listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Market for the first time as a subsidiary company of MES. | |
| 2004 | Bought out DPS Bridge Works Co.,Ltd. for reinforcement of steel structure and construction business. |
| 2005 | Established new company philosophy , management policy and standards of conduct. |
| Achieved the world record of 50 million BHP accumulated production of diesel engines with single brand "Mitsui-Man B&W". | |
| Accomplished accumulated shipment of 200 sets quay side container crane “PORTAINER”. | |
| 2006 | Completed installation of 1000-ton goliath crane at Chiba Shipyard. |
| 2007 | Completed Technology Succession Centers in Tamano Works and Chiba Works. |
| Operated Safety Training Center in Tamano Works. | |
| Completed world largest class ore careeier 320,000DWT "BRASIL MARU" . | |
| 2008 | Achieved the world record in accumulated production of 6 million BHP with a single brand of Mitsui-Man B&W diesel engine. |
| Achieved accumulated production of 700 units in PC hybrid pontoon. | |
| 2009 | Accumulated Orders of Reciprocating Compressor reached 1,000 sets. |
| 2010 | Deliveries of "Mitsui's 56",a big hit 56,000dwt Bulk Carrier series by MES reached 100 sets. |
| Test of Natural Gas Hydrate(NGH) Land Transport was completed for the first time in the world. | |
| "Machida Bridge", the first MD(MES-DPS)Bridge is completed. | |
| Achieved the world record in accumlated production of 7 million BHP with a single brand of Mitsui-MAN B&W diesel engine. | 2011 | Our joint venture company in China "MES FERROTEC CHINA CO.,LTD." starts production of induction heater equipment |
| Building order received for "neo Supramax 66BC" our next generation type environmental-friending bulk carrier of lower fuel consumption |
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| Joint venture company "M & T Olivion Co., Ltd." established with Toda Kogyo Corp for production and sales of Lithium Ion Positive Electrode-Material |