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Kasuga Kaiun orders two additional Type 64 bulkers from New Dayang Shipbuilding, China

Remining orders with New Dayang Shipbuilding increased to five ships

　Kasuga Kaiun (President: Toshioki Akase), a Japanese shipowner based in Hakatajima (Imabari City, E ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80%3Cb%3EKasuga+Kaiun%3C%2Fb%3E+%28President%3A+Toshioki+Akase%29%2C+a+Japanese+shipowner+based+in+Hakatajima+%28Imabari+City%2C+Ehime+Prefecture%29%2C+has+placed+an+order+for+two+additional+64%2C100-dwt+%28Type+64%29+bulkers+with+the+Chinese+privately-owned+company+New+Dayang+Shipbuilding.+Delivery+is+scheduled+for+April-June+2028.+%3Cb%3EKasuga+Kaiun%3C%2Fb%3E+has+built+all+of+its+small+and+medium-sized+bulkers%2C+the+core+of+its+fleet%2C+in+Japan%2C+but+having+recognized+the+high+quality+and+cost+competitiveness+of+Chinese-built+ships%2C+it+placed+an+order+for+two+Type+64+vessels+with+New+Dayang+Shipbuilding+in+January+last+year.+Since+embarking+on+its+first+newbuilding+program+in+China%2C+%3Cb%3EKasuga+Kaiun%3C%2Fb%3E+has+ordered+one+vessel+of+the+same+type+from+New+Dayang+Shipbuilding%2C+as+well+as+two+Type+40+vessels+from+the+Chinese+privately-owned+company+Jiangmen+Nanyang+Ship+Engineering+%28JNS%29.+With+this+latest+contract%2C+the+number+of+outstanding+orders+with+China+has+expanded+rapidly+in+a+short+period+of+time+to+seven+ships%2C+just+for+the+number+that+has+surfaced.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80When+asked+why+he+decided+to+place+additional+orders+with+New+Dayang+Shipbuilding%2C+President+Akase+told+the+Japan+Maritime+Daily%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+decided+to+order+three+ships+last+year+after+taking+into+consideration+both+quality+and+cost+competitiveness.+With+new+shipbuilding+prices+recently+beginning+to+weaken%2C+we+determined+that+this+was+a+good+opportunity+to+make+additional+investments.%E2%80%9C%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+the+quality+of+Chinese-built+ships%2C+he+pointed+out%2C+%E2%80%9CQuality+has+clearly+improved+over+the+past+decade%2C+from+fuel+efficiency+to+equipment+specifications+and+accommodation+facilities.%E2%80%9C%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80He+added%2C+%E2%80%9CThe+charter+rates+for+new+Chinese-built+bulkers+are+now+almost+the+same+as+those+for+Japanese-built+ships%2C+and+the+selling+prices+of+Type+64+bulkers+with+the+same+conditions+usually+differ+only+to+a+certain+extent.+However%2C+in+terms+of+the+new+shipbuilding+price%2C+price+difference+between+ships+built+in+China+and+those+built+in+Japan+has+widened+compared+to+last+year.+It+seems+that+Chinese+ships+are+more+than+10%25+cheaper.%E2%80%9C%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+the+plan+announced+last+month+by+the+Office+of+the+United+States+Trade+Representative+%28USTR%29+to+impose+port+entry+fees+on+Chinese-built+ships%2C+he+expressed+the+view%2C+saying%2C+%E2%80%9CFor+Chinese-built+ships+owned+and+operated+by+shipping+companies+outside+of+China%2C+the+impact+will+be+limited%2C+as+small+and+medium-sized+bulkers+of+80%2C000+dwt+or+less+and+port+calls+in+ballast+%28empty%29+state+are+exempt+from+the+fees.%E2%80%9C%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%3Cb%3EKasuga+Kaiun%3C%2Fb%3E+has+a+fleet+of+13+ships.+In+addition+to+two+MR+%28Medium+Range%29+product+carriers+and+one+small+LPG+%28liquefied+petroleum+gas%29+carrier%2C+the+fleet+consists+of+small+and+medium-sized+bulkers+ranging+from+Handysize+to+Kamsarmax.+All+except+the+MR+vessels%2C+which+were+built+in+Korea%2C+were+built+in+Japan.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+Ultramax+bulker+%E2%80%9CCROWN63+PLUS%E2%80%9C+ordered+by+%3Cb%3EKasuga+Kaiun%3C%2Fb%3E+is+New+Dayang+Shipbuilding%E2%80%99s+flagship+product.+The+first+two+ships%2C+ordered+by+%3Cb%3EKasuga+Kaiun%3C%2Fb%3E+in+January+last+year%2C+were+also+New+Dayang+Shipbuilding%E2%80%99s+first+order+from+a+Japanese+shipowner.+Since+then%2C+the+shipyard+is+believed+to+have+secured+orders+for+several+similar+vessels+from+other+Japanese+shipowners.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+new+ships+will+be+of+the+latest+design+and+will+meet+the+fuel+efficiency+standards+of+%E2%80%9CEEDI+%28Energy+Efficiency+Design+Index%29+Phase+3%E2%80%9D%2C+a+new+ship+fuel+efficiency+regulation+that+applies+to+ships+contracted+from+2025+onwards.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Last+year%2C+%3Cb%3EKasuga+Kaiun%3C%2Fb%3E+ordered+three+Type+64+bulkers+from+New+Dayang+Shipbuilding+for+delivery+between+September+and+November+2026.+Furthermore%2C+in+the+middle+of+the+same+year%2C+it+emerged+that+the+company+had+ordered+two+40%2C500-dwt+%28Type+40%29+bulkers+from+JNS+for+delivery+in+June-July+2026.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Since+%3Cb%3EKasuga+Kaiun%3C%2Fb%3E+took+the+initiative+early+last+year%2C+more+Japanese+ship+owners+gradually+began+to+consider+conducting+their+newbuilding+programs+at+Chinese+yards%2C+and+several+mid-sized+players+also+have+decided+to+place+orders.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80When+it+comes+to+small+and+medium-sized+bulkers%2C+the+main+vessel+type+used+by+Japanese+ship+owners%2C+Japanese+shipyards+have+a+clear+advantage+over+Chinese+ones+in+terms+of+the+quality+of+new+ships%2C+including+the+stability+of+the+construction+process%2C+and+the+majority+of+Japanese+ship+owners+prefer+ships+built+in+Japan.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Meanwhile%2C+while+major+Japanese+shipbuilding+companies+are+accumulating+orders+and+advancing+their+gantt+charts+to+the+futures%2C+some+Japanese+ship+owners+who+need+to+order+a+certain+number+of+ships+to+maintain+their+fleet+size+were+considering+conducting+their+newbuilding+programs+at+Chinese+shipyards+where+they+could+secure+slipways+in+the+near-term+until+the+first+half+of+last+year.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80However%2C+by+last+summer%2C+the+limited+number+of+Chinese+yards+capable+of+building+high-quality+small+and+medium-sized+bulkers+had+extended+their+gantt+charts+to+the+first+half+of+2028.+With+the+short-term+delivery+ships+that+triggered+some+Japanese+ship+owners+to+place+orders+with+China+now+almost+sold+out%2C+Japanese+shipowners+have+slowed+down+their+consideration+of+placing+orders+with+China.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Even+now%2C+high-quality+Chinese+yards+where+Japanese+ship+owners+can+build+bulkers+are+%E2%80%9Cgenerally+extending+their+gantt+charts+up+to+the+second+half+of+2028%2C%E2%80%9C+according+to+a+trading+company+source.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80For+this+reason%2C+many+Japanese+ship+owners+are+of+the+opinion+that+%E2%80%9Cship+prices+in+China+are+about+10%25+cheaper+than+in+Japan%2C+but+given+that+delivery+times+are+not+that+different+between+Japan+and+China%2C+there+is+little+benefit+to+considering+ordering+from+China.%E2%80%9C+It+appears+that+currently%2C+%E2%80%9Cwith+a+few+exceptions%2C+there+are+almost+no+Japanese+shipowners%E2%80%9C+looking+to+place+orders+for+bulkers+with+China%2C%E2%80%9C+according+to+the+same+source.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80As+a+friendly+shipowner+of+New+Dayang+Shipbuilding%2C+%3Cb%3EKasuga+Kaiun%3C%2Fb%3E+may+have+been+provided+with+a+relatively+near-term+slipways+this+time+as+well.%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+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E5%87%A6%E7%90%86%E3%82%92%E8%A1%8C%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%83%BB%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%AB%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%80%81%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E5%BD%93%E8%A9%B2%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%80%81%E3%81%9D%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%A3%E7%A2%BA%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E4%BF%A1%E9%A0%BC%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E5%A6%A5%E5%BD%93%E6%80%A7%E5%8F%8A%E3%81%B3%E7%89%B9%E5%AE%9A%E7%9B%AE%E7%9A%84%E3%81%B8%E3%81%AE%E9%81%A9%E5%90%88%E6%80%A7%E3%82%92%E5%90%AB%E3%82%81%E3%80%81%E6%98%8E%E7%A4%BA%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E9%BB%99%E7%A4%BA%E3%81%AB%E3%82%82%E3%80%81%E3%81%84%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E3%82%8B%E4%BF%9D%E8%A8%BC%E3%82%82%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%81%9B%E3%82%93%E3%80%82%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%81%8C%E3%80%81%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A4%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%AB%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1%E3%82%92%E8%AA%8D%E8%AD%98%E3%83%BB%E5%88%86%E6%9E%90%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%82%92%E5%87%BA%E5%8A%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8B%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8%E3%82%92%E5%8D%81%E5%88%86%E3%81%AB%E7%90%86%E8%A7%A3%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%82%82%E3%81%AE%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%81%99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