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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jul 09, 2024 (Tue)

Japanese Shipyards see a surge of rush orders ahead of cybersecurity regulations

The cost increase is unclear due to rising prices of marine equipment

　At the end of last month, Japanese shipyards received last-minute orders for dozens of ships before ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80At+the+end+of+last+month%2C+%3Cb%3EJapanese+shipyards%3C%2Fb%3E+received+last-minute+orders+for+dozens+of+ships+before+an+expected+ship+price+increase+due+to+new+cybersecurity+regulations+set+to+come+into+effect+this+month+by+the+International+Association+of+Classification+Societies+%28IACS%29.+Shipyards+will+have+no+choice+but+to+raise+ship+prices+to+cover+the+increased+construction+costs+required+to+comply+with+the+regulations.+However%2C+at+present%2C+the+details+of+the+regulations+are+unclear%2C+and+the+extent+of+the+increase+is+uncertain+due+to+rising+prices+of+marine+supplies.+As+a+result%2C+with+the+understanding+of+shipowners%2C+there+were+several+cases+in+which+contracts+for+new+building+projects+were+brought+forward+to+the+end+of+last+month+before+the+regulations+came+into+effect.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+recent+years%2C+the+digitalization+of+ships+has+progressed%2C+including+improvements+to+onboard+communication+environments.+In+order+to+improve+the+living+environment+for+crew+and+passengers%2C+as+well+as+to+address+the+need+to+reduce+the+number+of+staff+to+alleviate+labor+shortages%2C+there+is+a+need+to+improve+the+communications+environment+at+sea+and+digitalize+ships.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80However%2C+the+wave+of+digitalization+in+the+marine+environment+has+arrived+much+later+than+on+land.+Therefore%2C+the+issue+is+that+users%E2%80%99+awareness+of+the+cybersecurity+measures%2C+which+is+necessary+as+digitalization+progresses%2C+is+also+low.+As+ships+become+more+digitalized%2C+greater+cybersecurity+measures+are+required.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+light+of+these+circumstances%2C+IACS+issued+two+Uniform+Regulations+%28URs%29+on+cybersecurity+in+April+2022.+UR+E26+applies+to+the+entire+ship%2C+while+UR+E27+applies+to+onboard+systems+and+equipment.+They+require+minimum+preparations+for+%E2%80%9Ccyber+resilience%E2%80%9C+to+predict%2C+withstand%2C+recover+from%2C+and+adapt+to+the+threat+of+cyberattacks.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80These+new+regulations+have+already+begun+to+apply+to+new+ships+for+which+construction+contracts+are+concluded+after+the+1st+of+this+month.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80However%2C+at+present%2C+each+classification+society+has+not+disclosed+the+detailed+content+of+the+regulations.+It+is+unclear+what+equipment+will+need+to+be+installed+and+how+much+it+will+cost%2C+so+some+say+it+is+impossible+to+predict+the+additional+costs+of+complying+with+the+regulations.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CAfter+coordinating+with+our+clients%2C+we+made+every+effort+to+conclude+the+contracts+by+the+end+of+June+as+much+as+we+could.+The+regulations+came+into+effect+in+July%2C+but+it+is+still+uncertain+by+how+much+ship+prices+will+have+to+be+increased.+For+ships+contracted+after+July%2C+there+will+be+some+time+before+the+equipment+installation+and+the+delivery%2C+so+we+will+wait+for+the+detailed+regulations+first.%E2%80%9C+%28Japanese+shipyard+source%29%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+addition%2C+the+rise+in+steel+prices+in+recent+years+has+led+to+an+increase+in+the+prices+of+marine+equipment%2C+which+is+also+one+of+the+reasons+why+the+scale+of+the+increase+in+costs+required+to+comply+with+the+regulations+is+unpredictable.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CWe+don%E2%80%99t+know+to+what+extent+the+increased+costs+associated+with+complying+with+regulations+will+affect+order+taking.+We+explained+this+to+our+customers+and+conducted+sales+activities+to+have+them+either+sign+a+contract+by+the+end+of+June+or+agree+to+an+increase+in+the+ship+price+if+the+contract+was+to+be+made+after+July.+This+is+not+something+that+a+shipyard+can+handle+on+its+own%2C+and+detailed+coordination+with+marine+manufacturers+and+onshore+operators+will+be+necessary+in+the+future.%E2%80%9C+%28Japanese+shipyard+official%29%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80ClassNK+%28NK%29+has+already+issued+the+guidelines+that+correspond+to+UR+E27.+It+has+also+launched+a+website+on+the+IACS+cyber+resilience+regulations+and+plans+to+put+into+effect+NK+regulations+and+guidelines+incorporating+the+two+URs+as+soon+as+possible.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Naoki+Saito%2C+head+of+the+certification+and+marine+technology+department+at+NK+Certification+Headquarters%2C+told+this+newspaper+in+April%2C+%E2%80%9CDigitalization+and+cybersecurity+measures+are+two+sides+of+the+same+coin.+With+the+digitalization+of+ships%2C+we+need+to+further+change+our+awareness+of+cybersecurity.%E2%80%9C+In+addition%2C+he+pointed+out%2C+%E2%80%9Cit+will+also+be+necessary+to+increase+the+number+of+people+with+knowledge+of+security+solutions%E2%80%9C+in+the+future.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Attention+is+focused+on+the+detailed+rules+that+will+come+into+effect+in+the+future.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C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