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- Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd. Penta-Ocean Construction Co Ltd engages primarily in marine civil engineering, land reclamation, and comprehensive construction projects worldwide. The company offers civil engineering services including harbors, ports, airports, bridges, roads, railroads, tunnels, dams, power stations, and sewerage systems; architectural construction encompassing office buildings, residential structures, warehouses, and plants; overseas construction projects; real estate development and leasing; and other operations such as shipbuilding, equipment leasing, construction materials sales, and environmental consulting. Founded in 1896 as Mizuno Gumi in Hiroshima Prefecture and capitalized under its current name in 1954, Penta-Ocean Construction maintains headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, with offices across Asia including Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Cambodia, as well as in Egypt, Sri Lanka, India, and the United Arab Emirates. In recent developments, the company signed a contract in December 2024 with PaxOcean for construction of a cable laying vessel to support Japan's offshore wind projects, issued a letter of intent in November 2024 for a heavy lift vessel, and awarded a contract in January 2025 to Huisman for a 5,000-tonne crane on a new offshore wind installation vessel; it also announced new shareholder return targets, completed own share repurchases, established biodiversity action guidelines and a diversity, equity, and inclusion policy in 2025, and drew down 20 billion yen under a commitment line for working capital.