Fukada Salvage Construction Co., Ltd.

After the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 (Meiji 38), divers from across the country gathered to salvage the battleship Mikasa, which had sunk in Sasebo Port (Kazuhiro Fukada also participated).

Founded as Fukada Maritime Works.

In July 1910 (Meiji 43), Kazuhiro Fukada, a diver, founded Fukada Maritime Works with a team of five, headquartered in Goto, and began taking on salvage and dismantling of sunken ships around Port Arthur after the Russo-Japanese War.

Fukada Salvage Construction Co., Ltd. was founded in July 1910 (Meiji 43) in Goto City, Hiroshima Prefecture, as Fukada Maritime Works.

In July 1949 (Showa 24), after the Pacific War, Kazuhiro Fukada, who had been operating from Port Arthur, lost everything in the war, returned to Japan, and established Fukada Salvage Co., Ltd.

Reorganized as Fukada Salvage Co., Ltd.

In July 1949 (Showa 24), the company reorganized as Fukada Salvage Co., Ltd.

1963 (Showa 38): Haneda Monorail Construction

From 1967 (Showa 42) onward, the value of iron-structure construction contracts surpassed that of maritime rescue operations, prompting a more proactive management approach.

By 1975 (Showa 50), partial lifting of the freeze on the main four businesses occurred, leading to increasingly busy days as the company struggled with vessel allocation.

In 1988 (Showa 63), to further promote iron-structure civil engineering contracts, the company renamed itself Fukada Salvage Construction Co., Ltd.

Changed corporate name to Fukada Salvage Construction Co., Ltd.

In July 1988 (Showa 63), the company changed its corporate name to Fukada Salvage Construction Co., Ltd.

In 1995 (Heisei 7), the Hanshin-Awaji Great Earthquake occurred, and the company undertook restoration work on damaged bridges, port facilities, and seawalls, deepening its awareness of its social purpose, role, and responsibility.

1999 (Heisei 11): First Bridge of the Ryukyu Islands Strait

2000 (Heisei 12): Dream Dance Bridge (floating rotating movable bridge) towing and mooring construction

Experimental commission: Water tank experiment on the dynamic characteristics of the bridge front section on a test vessel: NKKK: Nagasaki Comprehensive Science University

In 2010 (Heisei 22), the company introduced the ROV "Hakuyo 3000", followed by the 3000‑meter AUV "Deep1" and the 3000‑meter seabed‑mounted drilling rig "Unicorn‑1".

In this environment, the Great East Japan Earthquake struck in March 2011 (Heisei 23). The rescue and reconstruction efforts for this unprecedented disaster rekindled the company’s corporate mission, and the company undertook the work collectively.

In 2015 (Heisei 27), the company launched its flagship ocean development vessel "POSEIDON‑1", equipped with the GMTR150 capable of drilling to 3,000 meters below sea level, initiating "M‑H drilling surveys in the Japanese coastal waters". In the JOGMEC pilot test for deep‑sea hydrothermal vent mining, the vessel served as the support ship, achieving the world’s first continuous mining from the seabed at a depth of about 1,600 meters.

Patent original record: Registration: Method for constructing a jacket structure: Patent No. 6586213: Fukada Salvage Construction Co., Ltd.

Patent Original Book: Registration: Method for Constructing Stone Foundations: Patent No. 7204575: Fukada Salvage Construction Co., Ltd.