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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Apr 16, 2025 (Wed)

Yang Ming Marine Transport to invite international tender for newbuilding program

Imabari Shipbuilding’s 11,000 TEU series ship for Yang Ming

　Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport will launch an international tender for its n ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80Taiwanese+shipping+company+%3Cb%3EYang+Ming%3C%2Fb%3E+Marine+Transport+will+launch+an+international+tender+for+its+newbuilding+program+of+10+medium-sized+to+large+container+ships.+According+to+sources%2C+the+plan+is+to+order+three+8%2C000+TEU+heavy+oil-fired+vessels+and+up+to+seven+15%2C000+TEU+LNG+fueled+vessels%2C+with+bidding+expected+to+close+this+week.+The+company+decided+to+purchase+three+new+8%2C000+TEU+ships+from+the+Imabari+Shipbuilding+Group+at+the+end+of+last+month%2C+and+Nihon+Shipyard+%28NSY%29+is+likely+to+bid+in+this+tender+as+well.+Many+people+believe+that+construction+at+a+Chinese+shipyard+is+unlikely+due+to+tensions+between+the+U.S.+and+China%2C+and+the+current+negotiations+are+likely+to+be+a+%E2%80%9Ccompetition+for+the+order+between+Japanese+and+Korean+yards%E2%80%9C+%28market+insider%29.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Earlier+this+month%2C+%3Cb%3EYang+Ming%3C%2Fb%3E+Marine+Transport+notified+shipping+brokers+and+shipyards+of+the+opening+of+international+bidding+for+its+newbuilding+program+of+three+8%2C000+TEU+heavy+oil-fired+vessels+and+up+to+seven+15%2C000+TEU+vessels+equipped+with+LNG-compatible+dual-fuel+%28DF%29+engines.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+details+of+the+requirements+are+unknown%2C+and+the+company+has+not+given+a+specific+delivery+date.+The+deadline+for+the+first+phase+of+bidding+is+set+for+this+week.+It+appears+the+company+is+asking+major+yards+around+the+world+to+provide+delivery+dates+required+for+the+construction+of+up+to+10+ships.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80After+that%2C+taking+into+account+the+status+of+the+slipways+at+each+shipyard%2C+the+second+phase+is+expected+to+begin+around+June+or+July.+It+appears+that+it+is+when+they+will+request+the+proposal+with+specifications+and+prices+for+the+new+ships.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80There+may+be+some+vacant+slipways+at+overseas+yards+for+2028%2C+but+a+large+number+of+slipways+will+be+required+to+build+a+lot+of+LNG+fueled+mega+container+ships%2C+which+have+long+construction+times.+Therefore%2C+negotiations+are+likely+to+focus+mainly+on+the+2029+delivery+dates.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+December+last+year%2C+%3Cb%3EYang+Ming%3C%2Fb%3E+Marine+Transport+announced+a+fleet+optimization+plan+to+build+up+to+13+ships+of+8%2C000-15%2C000+TEU.+Last+month%2C+the+company+revealed+that+it+would+purchase+three+new+8%2C000+TEU+methanol+dual-fuel+ready+ships+from+Shoei+Kisen+Kaisha%2C+a+shipowner+company+of+the+Imabari+Shipbuilding+Group%2C+which+are+scheduled+to+be+delivered+in+2028-2029.+The+construction+yards+for+the+remaining+10+ships+will+be+selected+through+this+bidding+process%2C+and+the+plan+will+be+put+into+action.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+2023%2C+%3Cb%3EYang+Ming%3C%2Fb%3E+Marine+Transport+ordered+five+15%2C500+TEU+LNG+fueled+vessels%2C+the+first+of+their+kind+by+a+Taiwanese+shipping+company%2C+from+HD+Hyundai+Heavy+Industries+for+delivery+in+2026.+Currently%2C+the+company+has+only+five+new+ships+on+order%2C+plus+three+to+be+purchased+from+Shoei+Kisen+Kaisha%2C+which+is+low+among+the+world%E2%80%99s+top+10+liner+shipping+companies.+Therefore%2C+the+company%E2%80%99s+fleet+development+plan+has+been+attracting+attention.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80It+is+not+yet+known+which+shipyards+will+participate+in+the+bidding.+However%2C+%3Cb%3EYang+Ming%3C%2Fb%3E+Marine+Transport+has+recently+decided+to+purchase+new+ships+from+Shoei+Kisen+Kaisha.+Also%2C+in+recent+years%2C+it+has+been+building+mega+container+ships+with+Japan%E2%80%99s+Imabari+Shipbuilding+and+South+Korea%E2%80%99s+HD+Hyundai+Heavy+Industries%2C+among+others.+For+this+reason%2C+the+general+view+is+that+NSY+and+three+major+Korean+shipbuilding+companies+will+submit+bids+this+time+as+well+and+that+%E2%80%9CJapanese+and+Korean+yards+will+likely+compete+for+the+order%E2%80%9C+%28market+insider%29.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+Japan%2C+Imabari+Shipbuilding+has+built+a+large+number+of+medium-sized+to+large+container+ships+for+%3Cb%3EYang+Ming%3C%2Fb%3E+Marine+Transport%2C+including+the+successive+construction+of+a+series+of+14+11%2C000+TEU+ships+at+its+Hiroshima+factory+%28Mihara+City%2C+Hiroshima+Prefecture%29+from+2020+to+2022.+Since+only+two+companies%2C+namely%2C+Imabari+Shipbuilding+and+Japan+Marine+United+%28JMU%29%2C+are+engaged+in+the+construction+of+this+type+of+ship+in+Japan%2C+it+is+expected+that+NSY%2C+the+sales+and+design+joint+venture+between+the+two+companies%2C+will+submit+a+bid+for+this+major+contract.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+three+major+Korean+shipbuilding+companies%2C+that+is%2C+HD+Hyundai+Group%2C+Samsung+Heavy+Industries%2C+and+Hanwha+Ocean%2C+are+considered+to+be+its+biggest+competitors.+In+particular%2C+HD+Hyundai+Heavy+Industries%2C+a+member+of+the+HD+Hyundai+Group%2C+won+an+international+bidding+that+began+in+the+summer+of+2022+and+has+a+track+record+of+concluding+a+contract+for+five+15%2C500+TEU+LNG+fueled+vessels+with+specifications+similar+to+those+of+the+new+ships+this+time+in+the+most+recent+business+negotiations.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+terms+of+conducting+the+newbuilding+program+at+Chinese+shipyards%2C+it+has+long+been+pointed+out+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