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Bali Ship 2025, the largest international maritime exhibition in western Japan, to be held in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, from May 22 ！.

Bali Ship 2025, the largest international maritime exhibition in western Japan, will be held in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, from May 22 to 24, 2025.This year's exhibition, the ninth of its kind, will be the largest ever, with approximately 380 exhibitors from 24 countries, and is expected to attract over 20,000 visitors during the period.

The latest maritime technologies from around the world will gather in Imabari City, which forms one of the world's leading maritime clusters, and "Bali Ship 2025" is expected to provide an opportunity for international business exchange. It is three days to encounter the future in Imabari, Japan's largest maritime city ・.


■ Japan's Largest Maritime City ・ What is "Bali Ship 2025" that can be held only in Imabari
"Bali Ship 2025" is the largest international maritime exhibition in western Japan held in Imabari City. As "Japan's largest maritime city" with a concentration of shipbuilders, shipping companies, marine equipment manufacturers, related companies and related organizations, Imabari City has hosted this international-level exhibition every other year since 2009, backed by its solid industrial base.

"Bali Ship 2025" attracts maritime-related companies and experts from all over the world, where the latest technologies and trends in the maritime industry are introduced and international business matching takes place. The theme for 2025 is "Find the Future in Imabari. As a venue for future-oriented technological innovation and international exchange, "Bali Ship 2025" is attracting great expectations and attention from maritime professionals in Japan and abroad.



■ Last day May 24 （ Sat ） is open to the public. Not Just for Business
While "Bali Ship 2025" is a stage for international business exchange in the maritime industry, the final day of the event, May 24 （ Sat ）, is open to the public, with events open to everyone at various locations in the city. The main venue, Texport Imabari, will be held on Saturday, May 24 . The main venue, Texport Imabari, will also be open to the public, allowing children and adults alike to experience the latest maritime technology and products. Factory tours of shipbuilding ・ and marine industry sites in Imabari City and hands-on events are also planned, making this the perfect opportunity to become familiar with the sea and ships.

In addition, at Imabari Port, there will be tours of the "HANARIA （ Hanaria ）", a hybrid passenger ship that uses both hydrogen and biofuel, and the next-generation coastal ship "SIM-SHIP1 mk2 （ Churasan ）" and a "Ship of the Future" design In addition, there will be a variety of events to help develop the next generation of maritime professionals, including workshops for children and special events at X-tech Lab Imabari （ Cross Tech Lab Imabari ）, which opened in November last year.



■ Toward "World City in Setouchi" - Maritime City ・ The Future Imabari Envisions
Imabari City is currently engaged in future-oriented urban development aiming to become "World City in Setouchi. One of the important factors that play a central role in this effort is the maritime industry. The city is home to some of the world's leading shipbuilding ・ and marine-related companies, and the accumulation of technology and human resources has already laid the foundation for Imabari to become a global maritime city. Furthermore, in the future, we intend to strengthen our international maritime network in cooperation with local companies and establish ourselves as a world-class center of maritime innovation through the introduction of advanced technologies and the development of next-generation human resources.



"Variship 2025" is a symbolic stage of this project. It is an excellent opportunity to present Imabari to companies and experts gathered from all over the world and to inscribe the name of "Maritime City ・ Imabari" more clearly on the maritime map of the world. Please keep your eyes on the challenges of Imabari City as it continues its voyage into the future.


[Bali Ship 2025]

Date ： May 22, 2025 （ Thu ） ～ May 24 （ Sat ） 10:00 ～ 17:00 （ Last day until 16:00 ）

Location ： Texport Imabari and others

Organized by ： Informa Markets Japan （ Shares ）

Special Support ： Imabari City, Imabari Maritime City Exchange Committee


○ Bali Ship 2025 website

https://www.bariship.com/

○ Access to the venue

https://www.bariship.com/visit/access/

○ Pre-register to visit （ Target ： Business people ）

Business people can pre-register to visit （ Click ）

○ "Bariship 2025" Event Information （ Imabari City Hall Maritime City Imabari Promotion Division HP ）

https://www.city.imabari.ehime.jp/kaiji/ bariship2025/

○ Bali Ship Experience Bus Tour （ For elementary and junior high school students in the city ） *Application required

Date ： May 24 （ Sat ） 9:00 ～ 16:00

Times vary depending on the bus stop and route you board.

Please check the website for details.

https://www.city.imabari.ehime.jp/kaiji/bariship2025/bustour/

○ "HANARIA" experience cruising *Application required
Date and time ： May 22 （ Thu ）, 23 （ Fri ） （ 1 ） 9:00 ～ 9:30 （ 2 ） 16:30 ～ 17:00 2 times each day

Location ： Departure from Imabari Port Pier No.2 （ Duration 30 minutes, will also operate in zero emission mode ）

Capacity ： 50 people

Application ： From the website

https://www.city.imabari.ehime.jp/kaiji/bariship2025/habari/#HANARIA_taiken

○Imabari City Government Public relations program "Opening soon ！ Bali Ship 2025" （ YouTube ）

https://youtu.be/99PmXhnYbq4

[Related site]
○Imabari City Official Website

https://www.city.imabari.ehime.jp/

○Imabari City Maritime City Imabari Promotion Division "Bali Ship 2025" Website

https://www.city.imabari.ehime.jp/kaiji/

○Imabari City Strategic Information Dissemination Project

https://prtimes.jp/story/detail/xJQ2GZFz4 EB