History
19171948With the mission for modernizing
Leading Japan's shipbuilding industry since our founding.
1917
Established as the Shipbuilding Division of Former Mitsui & Co. in Tamano City (Presently), Okayama Pref.

Completed the our first ship "Kaisho Maru".

1924
Completed the Japan's first ship driven by diesel engine "Akagisan Maru".

1926
Entered the technical licensing agreement with Burmeister & Wain A/S of Denmark for marine diesel engine production.

1937
Separated from Former Mitsui & Co. to become Tama Shipyard Co., Ltd.
1940
Completed chemical plant factory.

1941
Fischer-Tropsch Atmospheric Petroleum Synthesizer for Miike Synthetic Oil Factory

1942
Changed company name to Mitsui Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd.
1948
Completed the first export steel whaler KNURR buil in Japan since the end of the war.

19501999Expand business domains.
Grows to become comprehensive heavy machinery manufacturer.
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.

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.
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.
1981
Oita Works commenced operation.
1988
Acquired PACECO's crane trading rights, shares.
1990
Bought out Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S, a power generation engineering firm of Denmark.
1992
Completed the most advanced diesel engine factory at Tamano Works.
1993
Completed the most advanced steel structure plant, one of the largest in the industry, at Oita Works.
20002022Globalization. For sustainable growth.
2005
Accomplished accumulated shipment of 200 sets quay side container crane "Portainer®".

2007
Completed world largest class ore careeier 320,000DWT "BRASIL MARU".

2008
Achieved accumulated production of 700 units in PC hybrid pontoon.

2009
Accumulated Orders of Reciprocating compressor reached 1,000 sets.

2010
Our joint venture company in China "MES FERROTEC CHINA CO.,LTD."
starts production of induction heater equipment.
2011
Accomplished acumulated shipment of 1,000 sets Rubber tyred gantry crane, "Transtainer®".

2012
Achieved the world record in accumulated production of 80 million BHP with a single brand of Mitsui-Everllence B&W diesel engine.

2014
Shipped 300th Portainer®, a quayside gantry crane.

2015
Bought out TGE Marine Gas Engineering GmbH, a German gas carrier engineering company.

Completed the "ME-GI", Japan's first marine diesel engine fueled by natural gas completed the "ME-GI", Japan's first marine diesel engine fueled by natural gas.

2017
Marked 100th anniversary.

2018
Shift into holding company structure and changed its name to "Mitsui E&S Holdings".

Achieved the accumulated production of 100 million bhp with a single brand of Mitsui-Everllence B&W diesel engine. (Total production : 6,555 units)

2021
Naval ship business was transferred to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
2022
Substantial withdrawal from the merchant ship business.
2023Cease to be a pure holding company
and make a fresh start as MITSUI E&S.
2023
Cease to be a pure holding company and make a fresh start as MITSUI E&S.
Succession of business related to marine large engines and its incidental business with IHI Power Systems Co.,Ltd
2024
Achieved the accumulated production of 120 million bhp with a single brand of Mitsui-Everllence B&W diesel engine.