The Hanshin Diesel Works, Ltd. manufactures and sells marine diesel engines and propulsion systems for ships worldwide. It operates through the Main Engine, and Components and Repair Work segments. Its products include low-speed four-stroke, medium-speed, and low-speed two-stroke engines, along with engine monitoring and support systems for ship administration, controllable pitch propellers, side thrusters, remote and integrated control systems, casting and metal machining, and auxiliary devices such as lubricating oil and fuel oil purifiers, fuel oil fine filters, and LG-type lubricating oil filters. The company was formerly known as The Hanshin Ironworks Co., Ltd. and changed its name to The Hanshin Diesel Works, Ltd. in 1944; it was incorporated in 1918 and is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.