日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily May 09, 2025 (Fri)

US Port fees on China-built vessels make Japanese owners reluctant to order from Chinese yards;  Some owners buck the trend

Jiangmen Nanyang Ship Engineering (JNS), which also received an order from Kasuga Kaiun

　Following the United States’ announcement of its plan to impose port entry fees on Chinese-built sh ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80Following+the+United+States%E2%80%99+announcement+of+its+plan+to+impose+port+entry+fees+on+Chinese-built+ships%2C+the+gradually+increasing+trend+among+Japanese+ship+owners+to+explore+newbuilding+programs+for+bulkers+at+Chinese+shipyards+is+likely+to+stagnate+for+the+time+being.+The+general+view+is+that+the+plan+will+have+only+a+limited+impact+on+Chinese-built+bulkers+owned+and+operated+by+shipping+companies+outside+of+China+due+to+exemptions+for+small+and+medium-sized+vessels.+However%2C+there+is+no+guarantee+that+the+port+entry+fees+will+not+be+imposed+on+all+Chinese-built+ships+in+the+future%2C+and+%E2%80%9Cordinary+non-operating+owners+have+no+choice+but+to+wait+and+see+how+things+develop%2C%E2%80%9C+according+to+a+trading+company+source.+However%2C+some+shipowners+seem+to+be+bullish+and+believe+that+if+the+introduction+of+U.S.+port+entry+fees+causes+prices+of+Chinese-built+ships+to+plummet%2C+it+will+be+a+good+opportunity+to+build+ships.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThe+trend+of+Japanese+ship+owners+looking+to+conduct+their+newbuilding+programs+at+Chinese+shipyards%2C+which+had+been+gradually+increasing+since+the+beginning+of+last+year%2C+has+slowed+since+last+summer+as+near-term+delivery+ships+were+sold+out+in+China.+Even+now%2C+with+a+handful+of+exceptions%2C+there+are+almost+no+shipowners+that+are+specifically+considering+ordering+bulkers+from+China.+Therefore%2C+it+does+not+mean+that+some+shipowners+are+adopting+a+wait-and-see+approach+in+response+to+the+announcement+of+the+introduction+of+U.S.+port+entry+fees.+However%2C+the+uncertainty+surrounding+the+future+of+this+fee+system+is+dampening+shipowner+sentiment%2C+and+it+is+certain+that+they+will+become+even+more+cautious%E2%80%9C+%28shipping+department+of+a+trading+company%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80A+trading+company+official+spoke+about+the+impact+that+the+U.S.+plan+to+introduce+port+entry+fees+on+Chinese-built+ships+will+have+on+Japanese+ship+owners%E2%80%99+orders+for+bulkers+from+China.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+the+port+entry+fees+announced+by+the+Office+of+the+United+States+Trade+Representative+%28USTR%29+last+month%2C+many+people+involved+in+the+dry+bulk+market+say%2C+%E2%80%9CFor+Chinese-built+ships+owned+and+operated+by+shipping+companies+outside+of+China%2C+the+impact+will+be+limited%2C+because+small+and+medium-sized+bulkers+of+under+80%2C000+dwt+and+port+calls+in+ballast+%28empty%29+state+are+exempt+from+the+fees%E2%80%9C+%28a+Japanese+ship+owner+official%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80At+the+same+time%2C+however%2C+the+US+Trump+administration+has+been+making+increasingly+frequent+changes+to+its+tariff+policy%2C+and+even+though+small+and+medium-sized+bulkers+built+in+China+and+owned+by+%3Cb%3EJapanese+shipowners%3C%2Fb%3E+are+not+currently+subject+to+the+port+entry+fees%2C+%E2%80%9CJapanese+ship+owners+have+no+choice+but+to+be+wary+that+a+sudden+change+in+the+system+could+make+their+owned+ships+subject+to+the+fees%2C%E2%80%9C+according+to+a+trading+company+shipping+department.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80For+this+reason%2C+as+there+were+very+few+Japanese+ship+owners+who+were+specifically+considering+ordering+bulkers+from+China+to+begin+with%2C+it+is+expected+that+%E2%80%9Cfollowing+the+announcement+of+the+introduction+of+the+U.S.+port+entry+fee+system%2C+there+will+be+an+even+stronger+wait-and-see+attitude+toward+Chinese+construction%2C+and+newbuilding+negotiations+in+China+will+likely+remain+stagnant+for+the+time+being%2C%E2%80%9C+according+to+the+same+source.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80However%2C+some+shipowners+appear+to+be+thinking+that+if+the+introduction+of+U.S.+port+entry+fees+were+to+lead+to+a+significant+drop+in+the+prices+of+Chinese-built+ships%2C+it+would+be+a+good+opportunity+to+place+orders.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThe+details+of+the+US+port+entry+fees+on+Chinese-built+ships+have+not+been+made+available+enough.+Given+the+Trump+administration%E2%80%99s+tough+stance+against+China%2C+it+is+possible+that+it+will+be+strengthened+in+the+future.+Under+these+circumstances%2C+shipowners+in+Japan+and+abroad+have+continued+to+hesitate+to+place+orders+with+China.+As+a+result%2C+some+shipowners+have+declared+that+they+will+go+ahead+with+orders+if+the+new+shipbuilding+prices+of+Chinese-built+ships+plummet%E2%80%9C+%28same+source%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80As+the+number+of+shipowners+placing+orders+with+Chinese+shipyards+becomes+limited+in+the+future%2C+investment+will+become+more+attractive+if+the+risks+can+be+taken.+However%2C+only+a+few+large+shipowners+with+large+fleets+whose+management+will+not+be+affected+by+a+loss+of+a+few+ships+can+afford+to+carry+out+such+contrarian+investments.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80As+the+impact+of+the+U.S.+port+entry+fees+on+Chinese-built+ships+is+being+closely+watched%2C+it+was+revealed+last+week+that+Kasuga+Kaiun+%28President+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+Chinese+privately-owned+company+New+Dayang+Shipbuilding.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+the+reason+for+the+decision+to+place+an+additional+order+with+New+Dayang+Shipbuilding%2C+Kasuga+Kaiun+President+Akase+explained%2C+%E2%80%9CWith+new+shipbuilding+prices+beginning+to+weaken%2C+we+decided+that+this+was+a+good+opportunity+to+make+additional+investments.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Kasuga+Kaiun+is+a+mid-sized+company+with+a+fleet+of+just+over+10+vessels+but+is+also+at+the+forefront+of+the+trend+toward+Chinese+construction%2C+having+been+the+first+Japanese+shipowner+to+place+an+order+with+New+Dayang+Shipbuilding+in+January+last+year.+The+delivery+dates+for+the+two+ships+to+be+built+are+relatively+near-term%2C+between+April+and+June+2028.+It+is+possible+that+New+Dayang+Shipbuilding+provided+with+a+short+delivery+time+for+the+company+as+a+friendly+shipowner%2C+making+the+case+an+exception.+%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%E3%80%82%3Cbr%3E

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