JSMEA takes part in OTC 2019

JSMEA takes part in OTC 2019Japan Ship Machiner y and Equipment
Association (JSMEA) traveled to Houston, Texas toattend Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2019
on May 6-9, 2019 with financial support from The
Nippon Foundation. The association was making
its seventh presence at one of the largest offshorerelated events in the world.
On behalf of JSMEA, Mr. Masaharu Ono, vicechairman, and Mr. Shigeharu Oda, the head of its
Offshore Development Strategy Review Board, led
a contingent of nine member companies to staff thebeginning to end, who picked up catalogs ofproducts prepared by the association and membercompanies. The visitors also made inquiries about
the products and asked to talk with member
representatives.

At the OTC 2019 venue, presentations weregiven by parties involved in offshore development
projects. Due to the recent rise in oil prices, manysaid that while the market had bottomed out, it canbe picked up by continuing to curtail development
and production costs.

Japan Pavilion together with INPEX Corporation,
the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science andTechnology (JAMSTEC), JX Nippon Oil and Gas
Exploration Corporation and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai(ClassNK).

In the area hall, the Japan Pavilion was again
set up as it was last time. Members here were busy
answering questions and conducting businessnegotiations at their booths to fully promote
Japanese ship machinery and equipment products.

On May 6, the first day of OTC 2019, 57 Japan
Pavilion members held an event to interact witheach other, which encouraged them to actively
exchange information and opinions.

JSMEA took some big steps forward at OTC
2019 when it secured space for a booth in the mainhall. While the space was small, because of thepopularity of the main hall and the accommodationof many global offshore-related companies, thebooth was blessed with a flow of people fromOTC 2019 welcomed a total of 59,200 visitors,according to an announcement made by its
organizer. Although it was smaller than the numberof visitors at OTC 2018 (61,300), many of the Japan
Pavilion members stressed that they had had morepositive inquiries and negotiations this time.

On the following day, JSMEA organized its
annual net working reception at Minute Maid
Park to help its members establish relations withoffshore developers and other relevant parties fromthe United States and Europe. About 200 people
attended the event.

Japan Pavilion members interact with each other on May 6.

JSMEA visits the Houston office of INPEX.

The Japan Pavilion secures a booth in the main hall.

Mr. Hidetoshi Terasaki, vice-mayor of Kobe, visits the Japan Pavilion.

JSMEA makes a call at JX Nippon Oil Exploration (USA).

The Japan Pavilion is set up again in the arena hall.

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The main hall

A networking reception is held on May 7.

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Sideline events held while OTC 2019 was insession
May 3: JSMEA visited the Houston office ofINPEX and JX Nippon Oil Exploration (USA) Ltd.,the Houston affiliate of JX Nippon Oil and Gas
Exploration, to exchange information on recent
oil and gas development projects and othersubjects, and introduce its offshore developmentrelated business.
May 6: Mr. Ono took other JSMEA executives
and representatives from affiliated companies to
MODEC International, Inc., the North American
affiliate of MODEC, Inc., to exchange information
on recent oil and gas development projectsand market trends, and introduce its offshoredevelopment-related business.
May 6: JSMEA invited 57 individuals from theJapan Pavilion exhibitors for a networking event,at which they were encouraged to exchange
information and views.

The JSMEA delegation is welcomed at MODEC International.

May 7: JSMEA organized a networking reception
at Minute Maid Park, inviting some 200 guests
from other countries and regions engaged inoffshore development projects.
About OTC 2019
Official title: Offshore Technology Conference
2019
Dates: Monday-Thursday, May 6-9, 2019
Venue: NRG Park
About Japan Pavilion
Locations: (main hall) Booth No. 1275 and (arenahall) Booth Nos. 7045, 7053 and 7145
A tte n d i n g o ff s h o re d eve l o p m e n t - re l a te denter pr ises and organizations: ClassNK,
INPEX, JAMSTEC and JX Nippon Oil and Gas
Exploration
Attending JSMEA members: Daido Steel Co.,Ltd.; Daihatsu Diesel Mfg. Co., Ltd.; Fuji Trading
Co., Ltd.; Hien Electric Industries, Inc.; Kongo
Colmet Mfg. Co., Ltd.; Nippon Paint Marine
Coatings Co., Ltd.; Tokyo Rope Mfg. Co., Ltd.;
Ushio Reinetsu Co., Ltd.; and Yanmar Co., Ltd.

Announcement on new leadership lineup
We are deeply grateful to you all for the strong support of our business operations that you have continually given
us. Japan Ship Machinery and Equipment Association (JSMEA) conducted a leadership election during its 54th annual
general assembly on June 14. We made a commitment at that time to work even harder toward the further developmentof the Japanese ship machinery and equipment industry under the supervision of our new leaders, whose names arelisted below. We humbly ask you to continue to help us in years to come.

Japan Ship Machinery and Equipment Association◦ Chairman: Shinzo Yamada (reappointed)(President of Taiyo Electric Co., Ltd.)◦ Vice-chairman: Shigeki Kinoshita (reappointed)(President of Daihatsu Diesel Mfg. Co., Ltd.)◦ Vice-chairman: Masaharu Ono (reappointed)(Chairman of Fuji Trading Co., Ltd.)◦ Vice-chairman: Kenichi Waki (reappointed)(Supreme advisor to Tokyo Keiki Inc.)◦ Vice-chairman: Kanji Tsutsui (newly appointed)(President of Shinko Ind. Ltd.)◦ Vice-chairman: Yoshiro Yamashita (newly appointed)(President and CEO of Kashiwa Co., Ltd.)◦ Executive managing director: Noboru Ando (newly appointed)◦ Managing director: Toshihiko Sonoda (reappointed)*Yukio Furuno (president of Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.) and Kazuhiko Kinoshita (president of The Hanshin Diesel Works, Ltd.) have relinquished their vice-chairmanships
and will dedicate themselves to their directorships. Shoichi Kitamura, former executive managing director, is now an advisor.

JSMEA Seminar Schedule in FY 2019Japan Ship Machinery and Equipment Association(JSMEA) holds seminars around the world every year tointroduce Japan’s latest ship machinery and equipment
products and technologies.
Joined by some 20 Japanese manufacturers, ourseminars consistently attract around 200 attendees.
Compatriot enterprises and parties engaged in local
maritime affairs deliver presentations, while receptions
allow participants to engage in productive interchanges.
Thanks to these and other activities, all of our seminars
are highly rated.
In fiscal 2019, we will travel to The Turkish Republic
and The Republic of The Philippines. We strongly urge
you to join us at the seminars that we will organize inthese economies, bringing you many ship machinery andequipment makers from Japan.
Japan Ship Machinery & Equipment Seminar TURKEY
Date: September 25, 2019
Place: Istanbul Marriott Hotel Asia
Kayisdagi Caddesi No 3, Atasehir, Istanbul
34750 Turkey
Japan Ship Machinery & Equipment Seminar PHILIPPINES
Date : February, 2020
Place: Manila,
Detail will be announced on https://www.jsmea.or.jp/index_en.html

PHILIPPINES–JAPAN Business Matching Forum. Feb,2018.

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