日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Oct 10, 2023 (Tue)

‌【Current of Japanese shipowners】Japan still has controversy about who is responsible for the accident of the voyage management; it is Gallapagosization!

　“Why do operators (shipping companies) hold press conferences in Japan? Operators stay behind the s ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80%E2%80%9CWhy+do+operators+%28shipping+companies%29+hold+press+conferences+in+Japan%3F+Operators+stay+behind+the+scenes+overseas.+They+believe+that+the+responsibility+for+the+accident+lies+with+the+ship+owner+and+the+ship+management+company.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Overseas+operators+don%E2%80%99t+get+involved+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80It+was+late+September.+An+official+from+an+overseas+ship+management+company+who+came+to+Japan+spoke+with+a+surprised+expression.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Three+large-scale+marine+accidents+have+occurred+in+Japan+in+the+past+three+years.+Oil+spill+off+the+coast+of+Mauritius+%28July+2020%29%2C+Suez+Canal+stranding+%28March+2021%29%2C+and+stranding+off+the+coast+of+Hachinohe%2C+Aomori+Prefecture+%28August+2021%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+all+cases%2C+the+ships+were+owned+by+Japanese+shipowners%2C+but+one+of+the+cases+involved+an+overseas+operator.+It+was+the+Suez+Canal+accident.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80A+shipping+official+speaks.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CIn+Japan%2C+attention+is+drawn+to+well-known+big+names.+Therefore%2C+shipping+majors+have+no+choice+but+to+hold+press+conferences+even+if+a+ship+owned+by+a+Japanese+owner+has+an+accident.+However%2C+in+the+case+of+time+charter+%28TC%29%2C+overseas+operators+never+hold+press+conferences.%E2%80%9D+%28Tanker+representative%29+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+mega+container+ship+%E2%80%9CEver+Given%E2%80%9C+that+ran+aground+in+the+Suez+Canal+was+time+chartered+by+Taiwanese+operator+Evergreen+from+Imabari+Shipbuilding+Group%E2%80%99s+Shoei+Kisen+Kaisha+%28Imabari+City%2C+Ehime+Prefecture%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80From+the+beginning+of+the+accident%2C+Evergreen+said%2C+%E2%80%9CResponse+to+the+Suez+Canal+accident+is+left+entirely+to+the+shipowner.%E2%80%9D+As+a+result%2C+Shoei+Kisen+Kaisha+held+a+press+conference+in+Imabari.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+official+from+the+overseas+ship+management+company+mentioned+above+continues.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThe+party+who+holds+the+DOC+%28Document+of+Compliance%29+is+responsible+for+accidents.+If+you+think+about+it+that+way%2C+it%E2%80%99s+only+natural+that+ship+management+companies+and+ship+owners+who+contract+with+them+are+responsible+for+operating+the+ship.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+DOC+is+a+certificate+of+conformity+required+by+companies+under+the+ISM+%28International+Safety+Management%29+Code.+This+is+a+safety+management+system+compliance+certificate+certified+by+each+ship%E2%80%99s+flag+state+government+or+a+Classification+Society+commissioned+by+the+government%2C+and+issued+to+the+ship+manager%E2%80%99s+shore+office.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80It+is+true+that+the+ship+is+operated+by+the+ship+management+company+with+DOC%2C+which+is+the+ship+owner%2C+so+it+is+only+natural+that+the+ship+owner+is+responsible.+If+so%2C+why+do+big+names+such+as+shipping+majors+hold+press+conferences+in+Japan%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80A+person+involved+in+shipping+risk+management+says.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThe+reason+is+that+it+is+easier+for+well-recognized+companies+to+identify+where+responsibility+lies.+This+can+be+said+to+be+a+kind+of+Galapagos+Syndrome+unique+to+Japanese+society.+This+is+a+separate+issue+from+legal+liability.+In+fact%2C+the+shipowner+is+responsible+for+any+accidents+that+occur+while+the+ship+is+on+a+time+charter.+However%2C+in+Japan%2C+large+companies+must+be+involved+in+accidents+from+the+perspective+of+social+responsibility.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+recent+years%2C+Japanese+shipowners+have+been+working+as+partners+with+overseas+operators.+If+an+accident+actually+occurs+on+a+ship%2C+to+what+extent+will+they+be+involved+as+operators+in+the+accident+involving+Japanese+shipowners%3F+At+the+very+least%2C+they+don%E2%80%99t+seem+to+have+any+idea+of+social+responsibility.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Tall+order+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CJapanese+ship+owners+see+ships+as+assets%2C+whereas+Greek+ship+owners+always+look+at+the+market.+Simply+put%2C+this+is+the+decisive+difference+between+the+two.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80A+person+in+charge+of+chartering+for+a+Japanese+shipping+operator+that+procures+vessels+from+shipowners+in+both+countries+pointed+out+the+following+with+his+feeling+when+the+topic+of+chartering+newly+built+Capesize+bulkers+came+up.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80According+to+him%2C+Japanese+ship+owners+must+charge+charter+fees+that+can+cover+the+new+shipbuilding+price%2C+that+is%2C+the+purchase+cost%2C+for+time+charter.+Therefore%2C+in+the+current+environment+where+ship+prices+remain+high%2C+it+is+natural+that+the+charter+fees+offered+to+Japanese+shipping+operators+are+at+a+higher+level+commensurate+with+the+ship+price.+Additionally%2C+there+is+a+strong+desire+for+a+long-term+charter%2C+for+a+period+of+2010+years+or+longer%2C+for+newly+built+ships.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+the+other+hand%2C+what+about+Greek+ship+owners%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+person+involved+in+Japanese+shipping+operator+continues.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CGreek+players+do+not+base+their+charter+fees+and+charter+periods+on+cost%2C+and+many+of+them+are+able+to+r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