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Japan Maritime Daily Jun 02, 2025 (Mon)

Shinomiya Tanker orders five 40-type bulkers from three Japanese shipyards

Imabari Shipbuilding’s 40,000-dwt bulker
 It has been revealed that Shinomiya Tanker, a Japanese ship owner based in Anan City, Tokushima Pre ・・・ %E3%80%80It+has+been+revealed+that+%3Cb%3EShinomiya+Tanker%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+a+Japanese+ship+owner+based+in+Anan+City%2C+Tokushima+Prefecture%2C+has+ordered+a+total+of+five+40%2C000-dwt+%2840-type%29+Handysize+bulkers+from+three+Japanese+shipyards.+Two+ships+each+will+be+built+by+Imabari+Shipbuilding+and+Hakodate+Dock%2C+a+member+of+the+Namura+Shipbuilding+Group%2C+and+one+will+be+built+by+Naikai+Zosen.+The+construction+is+scheduled+to+be+completed+in+stages+from+the+second+half+of+this+year+through+2027.+%3Cb%3EShinomiya+Tanker%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+which+has+been+reducing+the+number+of+ships+it+owns+over+the+past+few+years+due+to+charterers+exercising+Purchase+Options+%28POs%29%2C+is+once+again+expanding+its+fleet+by+investing+the+abundant+cash+it+has+obtained+from+selling+ships.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+company+will+invest+a+total+of+approximately+24+billion+yen+in+the+five+Type+40+bulkers.+The+orders+are+believed+to+have+been+placed+in+stages+through+the+latter+half+of+last+year%2C+and+the+total+investment%2C+converted+into+dollars+at+current+exchange+rates%2C+works+out+to+be+approximately+%24167+million%2C+or+just+over+%2433+million+per+vessel.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+five+new+ships+are+due+to+be+delivered+between+July+2025+and+June+2027.+All+vessels+will+be+placed+under+medium-+to+long-term+time+charter+%28TC%29+contracts+with+operators+%28shipping+companies%29.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%3Cb%3EShinomiya+Tanker%3C%2Fb%3E%E2%80%99s+ocean-going+fleet+currently+consists+of+six+vessels%3A+four+60-66+Handymax+bulkers%2C+one+4%2C872+TEU+container+ship%2C+and+one+5%2C034-dwt+LPG+%28liquefied+petroleum+gas%29+carrier.+In+addition%2C+the+company+owns+four+domestic+vessels%3A+three+small+LPG+carriers+and+one+cement+carrier.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+ocean-going+fleet+was+more+than+10+vessels+at+its+most+recent+peak%2C+but+with+dry+bulk+market+conditions+rising%2C+charterers+have+been+exercising+POs+intermittently+since+2022.+While+the+company+was+earning+cash+from+selling+ships%2C+the+number+of+ships+it+owned+was+decreasing.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+particular%2C+the+number+of+ocean-going+TC+ships+has+now+shrunk+to+just+one+Type+63+bulker%2C+built+by+Oshima+Shipbuilding+in+2010.+The+remaining+five+vessels+are+under+bare+boat+charter+%28BBC%29+contracts.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%3Cb%3EShinomiya+Tanker%3C%2Fb%3E+is+not+the+only+one+that+is+facing+fleet+downsizing+in+exchange+for+abundant+cash%2C+as+Japanese+ship+owners+whose+ships+were+bought+out+as+a+result+of+the+sharp+increase+in+POs+exercised+in+2022.+In+particular%2C+shipowners%2C+who+had+previously+restrained+ship+investment%2C+began+to+rapidly+consider+their+next+investment+destinations.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80New+shipbuilding+prices+for+bulkers+have+begun+to+rise+since+2021%2C+and+the+gap+with+long-term+charter+rates+offered+by+charterers+tends+to+widen.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Under+these+circumstances%2C+%3Cb%3EShinomiya+Tanker%3C%2Fb%3E+took+advantage+of+the+rising+dry+bulk+market+conditions+and+rising+ship+prices+to+order+a+large+number+of+small+bulkers.+The+company+will+procure+ships+that+comply+with+the+new+ship+fuel+efficiency+regulations+%E2%80%9CEEDI+%28Energy+Efficiency+Design+Index%29+Phase+3%E2%80%9C+and+continue+to+expand+its+TC+fleet+with+state-of-the-art+ships.%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%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