Virtual Marine Arsenal

SRC - Ship Building Research Center of Japan provides testing services and technical advice for the improvement of ship propulsive performance and energy efficiency.

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) began its research activities from 1984 by establishing a development team under the design department and Samsung Ship Model Basin(SSMB) has one of the world's largest commercial towing tank.

Shanghai Ship and Shipping Research Institute (SSSRI) was founded in 1962. It's R&D effort covers development of new type ships, transportation technology, marine engine control systems, navigation safety, telecommunications, environment engineering, automation of industry process, intelligent traffic engineering, port facilities and energy-saving technology etc.

Established as Research and Development Center, National Safety Agency in 1952. Renamed as Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI), Japan Defense Agency in 1958.

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT) is the only maritime university in Japan.

The University of Michigan was founded in 1817 as one of the first public universities in USA. MHL (Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory) has the first towing tank owned and operated by an educational institution in the United States, built in 1905.

Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) was founded on 2000 from the former Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan Transportation University and Wuhan Automotive Polytechnic University. The former Wuhan Transportation University mainly originated from National Maritime Vocational School in 1946.