August 2014 - Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu)

the official publication of the tsuneishi group of companies
vol 8 aug 2014
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knowing our
partners:
Nakanishi Paint
(Cebu), Inc.
top persona:
Mr. Takahiko
Hiraga, President
of Tsunetetsu (Cebu),
Inc.
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u THI President Mr. Hitoshi Kono presented the three new ship models
what thi has
become over
20 years:
20 years of World-Class
Workmanship
to be built starting 2014. (Inset photo) PEZA DG Dr. Lilia De Lima showed
her support to THI as the guest of honor together with THI Chairman Mr.
Kenji Kawano (right), and Mr. HItoshi Kono (left).
manila press briefing
execs introduce thi
20 years milestone
T
o
celebrate
its
development
and
contribution
to
the
local communities since
beginning in September 30,
1994, TSUNEISHI HEAVY
INDUSTRIES (CEBU), Inc.
(THI) executives met with the
Philippine and international
press at the Makati ShangriLa Hotel in Manila on
August 18 to mark its 20th
anniversary in operation in
the Philippines and vows
to continuously improve
manpower skill and product
quality as Asia’s leading
shipyard.
Present during the event
were THI president Mr.
Hitoshi Kono, TSUNEISHI
SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd.,
Japan director and overseas
operations director Mr. Kenji
Kawano, and Philippine
Economic Zone Authority
(PEZA) director general Dr.
Lilia De Lima.
Around 28 media groups
attended the said press
briefing including Japan
media and some foreign
media companies.
“My
deepest
sincerest
congratulations
on
this
milestone
of
Tsuneishi,
Philippines,
your
20th
anniversary
celebration.
Tsuneishi has affected no
less than 10 maybe 15 other
companies.
West Balamban was a
sleepy, sixth class municipality
until Tsuneishi came. And
today, West Balamban is a first
class bustling municipality.
This is a perfect example of
countryside development. I
hope you stay here for 20 times
20 many more long years. I am
very happy and very pleased
to be part of this celebration of
success of TSUNEISHI HEAVY
INDUSTRIES (CEBU), Inc.,”
said Dr. De Lima.
PEZA director general
Dr. Lilia De Lima witnessed
THI’s success from the first
launched ship with Mrs.
Amelita ‘Ming’ Ramos, and
the first 180,000 deadweight
metric ton type bulk carrier
with President Aquino in
2010.
“We are truly grateful for
the understanding, hospitality
and support we received from
Balamban and the Philippine
government, without which we
would not have reached this
milestone. We are also grateful
for the cooperation and hard
work of Filipino and Japanese
staff. Their dedication helped
us achieve the same level of
quality here as in Japan. And
we will continue to pursue
excellence in the years to
come,” Kono said.
“The Philippines grew to be
the fourth largest shipbuilding
country in the world in 2010.
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knowing our
partners
NAKANISHI
PAINT
(CEBU), Inc.
u Painting works is a specialized
skill in shipbuilding industry and
is regarded as “bottleneck” in
the flow of production. Careful
selection of coatings in the process
to ensure maximum productivity
and efficiency.
u Nakanishi Paint (Cebu), Inc. is located at the 3rd floor Tsuneishi Old
Admin building, West Cebu Industrial Park-SEZ, Buanoy, Balamban, Cebu,
Philippines with 28 skilled workers and staffs. (Inset photo) Mr. and Mrs.
Masaru Nakanishi, and office secretary Mrs. Rodela Tapilot.
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akanishi Paint (Cebu),
Inc. (NPCI), is solely
owned by Mr. & Mrs.
Masaru Nakanishi. The
company was established in
2012 of April, and started
its commercial operation on
September of the same year.
It’s counterpart in Japan,
the Nakanishi Tosoukogyo
Co., Ltd., is one of the
leading
contractors
of
Tsuneishi
Shipbuilding
Company in Fukuyama,
Japan.
The business merely
engages in painting works
of ships for Tsuneishi Heavy
Industries (Cebu), Inc.
Choosing Philippines,
Choosing Cebu
Tsuneishi
Heavy
Industries (THI) has paved
the way to many companies
“We have to earn that trust
every day by behaving
ethically; rewarding
open, honest, two-way
communication; and holding
ourselves accountable
for the decisions we make
and actions we take. – Mr.
Masaru Nakanishi
in the line of shipbuilding
works.
“Our
partner
in Japan, the Tsuneishi
Shipbuilding encouraged
us to venture out here in
Balamban, Cebu to support
its shipbuilding business
in line with our field of
business, painting works”,
said Mr. Nakanishi. One
factor that the business
considered was also because
Filipinos are hardworking
and polite. “We have seen
how Filipino people work
very hard in our Japan office.
They are very dedicated to
their work” Mr. Nakanishi
added.
Future Plans
Currently, the company
has 28 employees, 26 of
which are skilled workers
and were mostly trained
in Tsuneishi Shipbuilding,
Japan, and two admin
staffs. There Japan office
employs 30 workers. With
the projected production
volume of THI that is
increasing next year, Mr.
Nakanishi plans to expand
its
business
through
manpower pooling. “We
are planning to increase our
human resources to about
300 workers to support
THI’s ship production.”
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TOP PERSONA
Takahiko Hiraga
“to improve the quality of products and
elevate safe operation.”
PRESIDENT (2013-PRESENT)
TSUNETETSU (CEBU), Inc.
work history
Mr. Takahiko Hiraga, company President of
T SUNET ET SU (CEBU), Inc. (TCI) is a person who
loves the outdoors and is into sports.
TSUNEISHI IRON WORKS CO., LTD.
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1979-1987
Finishing Department, ENGINEER INCHARGE
SUMIHIRO
1987-1996
Stone Processing Department, VICE CHIEF
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TSUNEISHI IRON WORKS CO., LTD.
1996-2000Machinery Outfitting Department, VICE CHIEF
tsuneTETSU (CEBU), Inc.
2000-2001Admin Division, MANAGER
tsuneishi iron works co., ltd.
2001-2007Machinery Outfitting Department, GENERAL MANAGER
tsuneTETSU (CEBU), Inc.
2007-2009PRESIDENT
tsuneishi iron works co., ltd.
2009-2013DIRECTOR
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chains in the Philippines during TCI
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vol 8 aug 2014
20 years of world-class workmanship
WHAT THI HAS BECOME OVER 20 YEARS
“the greatest defense is offenSe”
BY MR. KENJI KAWANO
(EXCERPT OF HIS SPEECH IN THE MANILA PRESS BRIEFING)
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TSUNEISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (CEBU), INC
SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING, CO., LTD.
GENERAL MANAGER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION & OVERSEAS OPERATION
DIRECTOR OF TSUNEISHI GROUP (ZHOUSHAN) SHIPBUILDING, INC.
FORMER PRESIDENT OF TSUNEISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (CEBU), INC.
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suneishi,
which
has grown from
being a small
shipyard in Japan to where
it is now as one of Japan’s
leading
shipbuilding
companies, is expanding
its business globally
with overseas shipyards.
Today, the Tsuneishi Group
stands as a business group
with a revenue of 300
billion yen, equivalent
to 130 billion pesos,
with four main business
segments:
shipbuilding,
shipping,
environment
and energy, and services.
Our shipbuilding business
segment accounts for more
than 70% of the group’s
u Inside the Seto Inland Sea,
in Chitose village of Numakuma
district, TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING
was established in 1903.
total sales, and therefore, it
operates as the group’s core
business.
suneishi’s centurylong history has
been
a
story
of constant challenges.
Among these, the key
decision
was
made
in the early 1990s, to
expand to the Philippines.
Japan was suffering from
a prolonged recession and
an appreciating yen in
those days, and Tsuneishi
stood at a major crossroads.
Although hesitant whether
to stay only in Japan or
try expanding overseas
while aware of the risks,
Tsuneishi finally chose the
challenging path of
overseas expansion.
At
that
time,
many
Japanese
shipbuilding
companies
were
failing at overseas
expansion,
and
so
most
people
thought Tsuneishi’s
decision was “crazy.”
However, Tsuneishi
recognized
that
“the
greatest
defense is offense,”
and so we expanded to
Cebu in the Philippines
in 1992 with Tsuneishi
Technical Services (Phils.),
Inc., a ship design company,
and then Tsuneishi Heavy
Industries (Cebu), Inc. in
T
1994, thus turning our
rudder in the direction
of overseas expansion.
n 1997, the First Lady
Amelita Ramos (wife
of
then-President
Ramos) went to Balamban
to join the celebration at
the first launching and
naming ceremony of
Tsuneishi Heavy Industries.
The ship was then
named “Amelita,” after
the name of the former
first lady Amelita Ramos. In
November 10, 2010, 16
years after Tsuneishi Heavy
Industries was established,
President Aquino and
many others witnessed
the completion of an180,
000-ton class Cape size
bulk carrier, the first of
its kind and the biggest
to be constructed in
the country. Tsuneishi
Heavy Industries takes
pride in noting that so far,
every President of the
Philippines has come to
Balamban, Cebu.
he
Philippines
grew to be the
fourth
largest
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shipbuilding country in the
world in 2010. Over the last
20 years, Tsuneishi Heavy
Industries has delivered 193
ships, including ship orders
made in 2014, with revenue
of around 600 billion yen
(approximately 250 billion
pesos).
oday, the supply
capacity
in
Korea and China
has grown a lot in the
shipbuilding industry, and
worldwide ship construction
for 100 million tons has
become
possible. The
supply/demand
balance
was suddenly destroyed by
the 2008 financial crisis, so
that demand is currently
thought to require only
about half of the world’s
supply capacity.
o survive today’s
fierce competition
for new orders,
we
must
make
our
products more distinctive
while
bolstering
our
cost competitiveness. In
this situation, Tsuneishi
Shipbuilding’s
strength
lies in having shipyards in
T
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u Former First
Lady Ms. Amelita
Ramos named
and launched the
first ship of THI,
which was named
after her, the M/V
Sea Amelita.
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Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Group ranks 6th
in terms of completed merchant ships
worldwide in 2013
uPhilippine President Benigno Aquino III named THI’s first 180,000
deadweight metric ton typ cape size bulker in 2010.
the Philippines and China,
where Eco Ships with
high performance features
developed in Japan can
be built at these Tsuneishi
shipyards overseas, using
Japanese quality control
methods.
oday,
everyone
can
see
that
Tsuneishi’s
Philippines expansion
has been a success. Even
now, we are the only
Japanese shipbuilding
company which has
succeeded at overseas
expansion.
fter we made
this expansion,
as mentioned,
the shipbuilding industry
in
the
Philippines
ranks fourth in the
world after China,
Korea
and
Japan,
and
the
Philippines
government is promoting
the shipbuilding industry
throughout the country.
T
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S
hipbuilding
is
an industry that
depends on a
lot on its people. Over
13,000
people
are
working for Tsuneishi
Heavy Industries. A
company’s growth and
development depend on
providing a place to work
in the region, where all
employees work as
one to make progress
in building new ships.
he
Tsuneishi
Group
is
dedicated to its
corporate philosophy of
“Developing
stable
businesses to ensure
the
happiness
of
employees.”
What
we value most is that
all
Tsuneishi
Group
employees
are
considered as family.
In response to the high
hopes that the Philippines
has for the shipbuilding
business,
Tsuneishi,
including its employees
in Japan and overseas, is
u (Center) Former President Fidel V. Ramos in
his second visit to THI in 2006
u According to the Kaiji Press Investigation, with a total of 51 completed
merchant ships , Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Group and Samsung Heavy
Industries tie in 6th place.
Philippines ranks 4th in the world’s
shipbuilding market in terms of total
gross tonnage from 2010 to 2013
T
u According to the Shipbuilders’ Association in Japan, the Philippines
overtook Germany, a major shipbuilding country in Europe having a total
of 932 gross tonnage, placing 5th, ranking only after the Philippines at 4th
place with 1,161 total gross tonnage following South Korea, China and
Japan.
working
hand-in-hand
with Tsuneishi Heavy
Industries to create even
more reliable product
development capability,
design
quality
and
u (Center) Former President Joseph Ejercito
Estrada in 1999
production technology
while
maintaining
on-time delivery and
building ships that meet
the needs of the market
and our customers.
u (Center) Former President Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo during the inauguration of slipway 2 in 2005
tsuneishi nihongo club
japanese summer festival: bon odori
by louela baslan
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General Manager
Mr. Hirohisa Kinoshita
Editor-in-chief/layout editor
Princes Mea Rosel
Managing editor
Loureina Evangelio
Editors
ACCI Mitos Villarino
K&A Gina Yang
TAC Deralyn Ramos
TCI maricor cayson-samolde
CASPI Cecilia Alipin
liaison officer
Carien Flores
Circulation officer
Ann Jean Dumdum
Adviser
Jingle Rafols
THI BABIES
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suneishi Nihongo club
with one of its goal
to study and observe
Japanese culture took part in
Cebu’s first Japanese Summer
Festival, the Bon Odori
festival.
The activity was held
in Aboitiz Sports field last
August 8 and August 9.
Sixteen employees from
TSUNEISHI
HEAVY
INDUSTRIES
(CEBU),
Inc. and its affiliates, 12 of
which are club members,
witnessed the 2nd day event
of the festival highlighting
Bon Odori (Bon Dance) and
Hanabi (fireworks display).
The members experienced
dancing the Bon dance
together with the crowd
forming a circle. Even the
master of the ceremony
showed his moves.
Bon Odori is a most
famous Japanese traditional
execs introduce u Over the
last 20 years, TSUNEISHI
HEAVY
INDUSTRIES
(CEBU), Inc. has delivered
193 ships, including ship
orders made in 2014, with
revenue of around 600
billion yen (approximately
250 billion pesos). We
are also proud to say
that through the work we
do, we have significantly
contributed
to
the
development not only our
local
and
neighboring
communities, but as well as
to the Philippine economy,”
Kawano said.
Mr. Kono and Mr.
Kawano presented a token
of appreciation to PEZA
DG Dr. De Lima after her
congratulatory
message
to THI. Q&A took place
with few questions for
the panellists. The event
dance. This is danced during
Bon Festival celebrated every
summer in Japan. Bon means
welcoming ancestors’ souls
and holding a memorial
service for the souls. There
is a Bon week in August
every year. During Bon,
sometimes all relatives of
the family gather and hold
a memorial service for their
ancestors, and enjoy being
in a reminiscent mood. The
event is like ‘All Soul’s Day’ in
the Philippines.
Before the event ended,
Tsuneishi Nihongo club
members took their time
to look around the variety
of displays in the venue.
Members were fascinated by
the different booths which
displayed variety of Japanese
foods, glassware and many
more.
The event also had best
cosplay and yukata contest.
You can even see lovely ladies
wearing yukata (summer
kimono) and the members
had the chance to take some
photos with them.
The event was a blast after
the fireworks display which
lasted for about 25 minutes.
uZABIA
ALEM, baby
of Almy of
Business Group
& Emmanuel
Pono of Hull
Outfitting
Group
uMEGUMI
VENICE, baby
of Dominador
Abapo of
General
Account Group
uANNE
MARGARETTE,
baby of Russell
John Travero
of HS-B Steel
Processing and
Mary Ann of
Nakanishi Paint
(Cebu), Inc.
also allotted a one-onone interview for media
people, which wrapped up
the event.
Looking
forward,
TSUNEISHI
HEAVY
INDUSTRIES
(CEBU),
Inc. will further strengthen
the Philippine’s role as
Tsuneishi Group’s strategic
hub in Asia.
uTHI President Mr. Hitoshi Kono