Tsuneishi Cebu Shipyard

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Tsuneishi Cebu Shipyard
Toledo City, Balamban - Tsuneishi (Cebu; 08-24-2023) (cropped).jpg
Tsuneishi Cebu Shipyard
Location
Country Philippines
LocationWest Cebu Industrial Park, Balamban, Cebu
Coordinates 10°28′30.7″N123°41′34.2″E / 10.475194°N 123.692833°E / 10.475194; 123.692833
Details
Opened1995
Operated by Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu)
Statistics
Website
www.thici.com

Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. maintains a shipyard in Balamban, Cebu, Philippines. [1]

Contents

History

Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. or THI as a corporation was established in September 1994 as a joint venture between Japanese firm Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and Cebu-based Aboitiz Group. [2] [3] [4] The groundbreaking for the shipyard in Balamban happened in the same year. [5]

In 1995, the first phase of the shipyard, Slipway No. 1 was completed. THI also acquired two floating docks. The following year the ship repair operations began. [6] In 1997, THI built and delivered its first ship, the 23,000-DWT MV Sea Amelita. [5] [7] In September 16, 1998, THI became a PEZA-registered locator. [8]

Slipway No. 2 was finished in 2004 and inaugurated the following year by then president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. [6] In May 2009, a building dock was inaugurated. [9]

In August 2024, THI is in the process of expanding it shipyard to accommodate another slipway and building dock. [10]

Facilities

Tsuneishi's shipyard in Cebu West Cebu Industrial Park (Buanoy, Balamban, Cebu; 01-18-2024).jpg
Tsuneishi's shipyard in Cebu
DimensionsMain cranes
Slipway No. 1215 m × 34 m (705 ft × 112 ft) Jib crane
Slipway No. 2250 m × 41 m (820 ft × 135 ft)
Building dock450 m × 60 m × 11.5 m (1,476 ft × 197 ft × 38 ft)Jib crane 300tx4
Floating crane 1,300tx1
Source: THI [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tsunashima, Yuta (February 23, 2015). "Building ships and bonds in the Philippines". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved May 24, 2025.(subscription required)
  2. 1 2 "Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc". Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ Bellosillo, Vince (May 8, 2015). "More ships to be built in Cebu". SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ "RP-made ships sail the high seas". The Manila Times. Philippine News Agency. March 4, 2007. p. A6. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Elmido, Rolex; Lao, Garry (March 30, 2008). "Tragedy at construction site in Balamban, Trusses collapse: 4 killed, 6 injured". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "History". Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ Sicat, Gerardo P. (July 2, 2014). "Balamban, Cebu - 'How a foreign direct investment transformed a rural town from poor to very prosperous'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Philippine Economic Zone Authority WCIP-SEZ, Balamban Cebu-Operating Locators" (PDF). Municipality of Balamban, Cebu. February 27, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Tsuneishi prexy: We need more workers". The Philippine Star. June 4, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  10. ↑ Isip, Irma (September 2, 2024). "Tsuneishi to expand Balamban shipyard". Malaya Business Insight. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
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