A Special Advertising Section for the April 2015 edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering NewsMooring Chain & Anchor Chain• Stud Link Mooring Chain & Studless Link Hamanaka Chain Mooring Chain Grade R3, R3S, R4,R4S & R5 for Of shore• Stud Link Anchor Chain Grade G2 & G3 for Experts in Offshore ChainShipsHAMANAKA CHAIN was the f rst in Asia to introduce a Swedish f ash butt welder in 1957 and today we are one of the world’s foremost manufac-turers of not only R4 and R5 grade ultra-strong chain for of shore applications, but also chain that surpasses these standards and is designed for use in even harsher environments.T e many years of chain manufacturing experi-ence and the feedback that HAMANAKA CHAIN is constantly receiving from customers have been invaluable in the research and development of the steel materials used in chain manufacturing that has been carried out in conjunction with NipponSteel & Sumitomo Metal Corp., which has many years of steel-manufacturing expertise. T e result-ing steel, which is used in the manufacture of R5 chain, is the fruit of much hard work carried out by researchers in both companies.RecordHamanaka Of shore Chains have been supplied for nearly 300 occasions as well as enormous number for marine.http://www.hamanaka-chain.co.jpHead Of ce: Ko-770, Shirahama-cho, Himeji, 672-8023, JapanTel : +81-79-245-5151 / Fax : +81-79-246-0270 E-mail : sa-info@hamanaka-chain.co.jpContactsAmerica/Europe/West AfricaTed Hamanaka, Hamanaka@wt.netAsia, Mid East, Oceania, other: Y.Kawabe, Kawabey@hamanaka-chain.co.jpOTC Booth No. 250958 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • APRIL 2015MR #4 (51-62).indd 58 MR #4 (51-62).indd 58 4/2/2015 7:58:32 PM4/2/2015 7:58:32 PM