Kiso Shipbuilding was established in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan in 1926. We initially built wooden vessels, then we introduced aluminum alloy construction in the early of 1970s.
We can design, build, repair and deliver a wide range of aluminum alloy / steel vessels up to over 30m in length, to the requirements of each client.
Current production includes fast ferries, low and medium speed passenger ferries, car ferries, patrol boats, ambulance boats and other special designs built in aluminum, steel or combination of aluminum for superstructure and steel for hull.
Our high quality production has earned us an excellent reputation for more than 90 years in shipbuilding industry and we received the Best Pax Only Ferry Builder of the Year award in 2013 from the Australian boat journal of Work Boat World published by Bird Maritime.

• High speed passenger ferries
• Passenger/Vehicle ferries
• Patrol / Customs / Fishery patrol boats
• Ambulance / Fire rescue boats
• Pilot / Escort / Port service boats
• Multi-purpose workboats

Kiso Shipbuilding has designed large range of vessels according to each owner requirements.
Model-testing and computer analysis are done to improve ship design and capability.

Experienced and skilled staffs at our shipyard can produce and repair a wide variety of high grade vessels for the shipping industry.
Our construction staff carefully follow all design requirements.

• Area: 2,300㎡
• Shipbuilding factory: 460㎡
• Slipways: 300G.T×2, 100G.T×1
• Crans:
  
  18ton
  Jib crane x 1
  10ton
  Jib crane x 1
  2.8ton
  Jib crane x 1
  5.0ton
  Overhead crane x 2
  4.8ton
  Overhead crane x 2
  2.8ton
  Overhead crane x 1