About
East Winds Asia
Asia is to follow in the wake of the steady development and success of offshore wind in Europe. Despite its huge potential, Asia is facing many challenges such as inadequate port infrastructures. Ports in Japan and other Asian countries are currently just not equipped for offshore wind foundations. While nowadays, foundations weigh up to 2000 tons, there is only a handful of ports that can carry more than 1000 tons without requiring major investments.
East Winds Asia, a joint venture between Japanese companies DUJAM Desk and Shibuta Shipping, in cooperation with her Dutch partner DHLC was among the first to identify this challenge. Combining their know-how and expertise, they have been preparing ahead of time. East Winds Asia has developed a method to transport and store offshore wind foundations in ports with limited space and ground bearing capacity which eliminates the need for additional infrastructural investments.
Justus Schoemaker
Having a degree in Maritime Economics and Logistics, Justus Schoemaker is a maritime professional with over 30 years of experience in the industry of which 13 years on-board as among others master mariner. With his experiences in the maritime industry in both the Netherlands and Japan, he has facilitated countless businesses between the countries at governmental, association and individual company levels over the years . With offshore wind growing more and more prominent throughout the years, Justus has been on the front line of the offshore wind developments in the Japanese market, bridging between the Netherlands and Japan while working closely together with major players in both countries.
Masamori Shibuta
Masamori Shibuta took over his family’s business “Shibuta Shipping” in 1985 when it was still a local business in Monbetsu, Hokkaido. Over the years his business has grown to become a company operating all over Japan, in the Far East and the rest of Asia. He has been involved in a wide variety of maritime operations such as: oil and gas projects in Sakhalin utilizing international tugboats and gravel carriers with grab buckets, the towing of work vessels in South East Asia, and he established cargo vessel and ship management companies. In his pursuit of growing his business, it was only natural to get involved with offshore wind. Shibuta Shipping became the operator of the first two Japanese Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV) for offshore wind in Japan, and will continue its endeavors to contribute to the developments of offshore wind in Japan.