DESMI Opens Japan Office

The new office, which is a legal entity of DESMI Ocean Guard A/S, will be headed by our new colleague, Noribumi  Suganuma, as of 1st August 2021. 

Noribumi Suganuma has 18 years’experience in the shipping and marine industries in Japan, as well as several years’ experience from the automotive industry. He comes from a position as Country Manager for Spectris Co., Ltd., HBK Division Japan. 

With this background Noribumi Suganuma has excellent knowledge about the Japanese shipping industry, and we are convinced that having our own DESMI team in Japan working alongside agents or distributors, when beneficial, will enable us to get the access to the Japanese market that our products and services merit. Main focus in the beginning will be sale of DESMI’s Marine & Offshore products with special attention to ballast water management systems.  

“Japan represents a significant potential market for DESMI. Measured by GDP Japan is the third largest economy  in the world, and seen from a shipowner perspective, it is the second largest in the world. Today we have a small footprint in the Japanese market, but with locals representing DESMI in Japan in the future we see great  opportunities to increase our footprint considerably. We have the products and can provide the services that are  requested, and by getting closer to the Japanese customers we will also be able to better build the trust and relationships, which are so important in Japan”, says Henrik Sørensen, Group CEO at DESMI. 

“We have great expectations for the market in Japan, and we foresee more colleagues joining within shortly the  office in Japan”, concludes Henrik Sørensen.