Hiratsuka, Japan—The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announces that it will participate in the World Ports Conference 2025, which will be held at Hotel Okura Kobe (Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture) from October 7 (Tue) to October 9 (Thu). A comprehensive maker of marine fenders, Yokohama Rubber will introduce its expanded line-up of fender products at the conference.

The World Ports Conference is a global event organized by the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), the only international non-governmental organization (NGO) representing ports around the world. The World Ports Conference brings together professionals from across the global maritime supply chain to discuss the challenges facing ports, which play an essential role in global maritime trade. IAPH is headquartered in Tokyo and represents 194 major ports and 172 port-related organizations, companies and individuals in 86 countries.

Yokohama Rubber will exhibit at the conference showcasing its wide range of marine fenders, including pneumatic fenders and V-type, cell-type, and cone-type solid fenders. In addition to presenting the fenders’ operational performance and many locations where its fenders are installed in ports in Japan and overseas, the company plans to show videos of its fender durability tests at its exhibit. Yokohama Rubber’s marine fenders enhance the safety of ports, which are a crucial part of global logistics infrastructure and serve as a foundation for international logistics. Some 80% of global trade volume is transported by sea*, and Yokohama Rubber’s marine fenders provide solutions for various important issues directly related to ensuring the safe and stable supply of food, resources, and energy.
*Source: UN Trade and Development（UNCTAD）”Review of Maritime Transport 2024”

Fenders are cushioning materials used to protect a vessel’s hull from impact with the quay during harbor moorings and during ship-to-ship operations at sea. Yokohama Rubber is a leading maker of these fenders, with a diverse product portfolio that includes pneumatic fenders and solid fenders. Since designing and developing the world's first pneumatic fenders in 1958, Yokohama Rubber has established a strong reputation for the high quality of its fenders with customers around the world and is established as the global leader in the fender market.

Yokohama Rubber is currently implementing Yokohama Transformation 2026 (YX2026), its medium-term management plan for fiscal years 2024–2026. The plan includes a strategy for MB Segment growth driven by concentrating the segment’s resources in its two strongest business domains—hose & couplings and industrial products. As part of this plan, Yokohama Rubber aims to steadily expand sales revenue from its industrial products by further strengthening its development of high-quality products and maintaining high market shares for fenders and other marine products.