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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Sep 10, 2025 (Wed)

HSBC Report: US Port Entry Fees to Impact COSCO by over $1.5 billion in 2026

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　The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is expected to begin imposing port entr ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80The+Office+of+the+United+States+Trade+Representative+%28USTR%29+is+expected+to+begin+imposing+port+entry+fees+on+Chinese-related+ships+from+October+14.+The+research+department+of+British+financial+giant+%3Cb%3EHSBC+%3C%2Fb%3Erecently+calculated+the+impact+of+the+new+system+on+container+shipping+companies.+The+Chinese+state-owned+shipping+company+COSCO+will+be+hit+the+hardest%2C+with+a+negative+impact+of+just+over+%241.5+billion+%28approximately+220+billion+yen%29+for+the+full+year+2026%2C+while+its+group+company+OOCL%2C+a+Hong+Kong-based+shipping+company%2C+will+see+a+negative+impact+of+%24650+million.+As+a+result%2C+the+two+companies%E2%80%99+2026+EBITDA+%28Earnings+Before+Interest+Taxes+Depreciation+and+Amortization%29+forecasts+will+be+down+74%25+and+down+65%25%2C+respectively%2C+compared+to+the+forecasts+without+port+fees.+However%2C+%3Cb%3EHSBC+%3C%2Fb%3Esaid+that+non-Chinese+shipping+companies+could+mitigate+the+impact+by+diverting+Chinese-built+ships+to+other+routes.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+port+entry+fees+planned+by+the+USTR+will+apply+to+Chinese-related+ships%2C+such+as+ships+owned+and+operated+by+Chinese+shipping+companies.+For+non-Chinese+shipping+companies%2C+the+port+entry+fees+will+apply+only+when+their+Chinese-built+ships+call+at+U.S.+ports.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80For+container+ships%2C+Chinese-built+ships+will+be+subject+to+a+fee+of+%2450+per+net+ton+or+%24120+per+TEU+from+October.+The+fees+will+be+raised+in+2026%2C+2027%2C+and+2028%2C+reaching+%24140+per+net+ton+and+%24250+per+TEU+in+April+2028.+These+charges+apply+to+the+first+port+call+in+the+United+States+on+the+voyage+and+can+be+imposed+up+to+five+times+per+year.+There+are+some+exemptions%2C+such+as+ships+under+4%2C000+TEU+and+those+owned+by+US+shipping+companies.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%3Cb%3EHSBC+%3C%2Fb%3Eestimates+that+the+port+entry+fees+for+10%2C000+TEU+container+ships+are+%242.7+million+for+ships+operated+by+Chinese+shipping+companies+and+%241+million+for+ships+built+in+China+operated+by+non-Chinese+shipping+companies.+Ships+operated+by+Chinese+shipping+companies+will+be+charged+%24600+per+FEU.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+case+of+COSCO%2C+it+is+estimated+that+there+are+74+ships+operating+on+the+Pacific+route%2C+totaling+approximately+719%2C353+TEU+as+of+August.+The+average+ship+size+is+about+10%2C000+TEU.+Taking+into+account+the+increase+from+April+2026+and+estimating+the+average+fee+for+a+10%2C000+TEU+vessel+to+be+%243.8+million%2C+the+fees+imposed+on+COSCO+on+the+Pacific+routes+for+the+full+year+2026+is+expected+to+be+%241.41+billion.+Adding+the+fees+on+the+Atlantic+shipping+routes+to+this%2C+the+impact+in+2026+is+estimated+at+%241.53+billion.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+table+shows+the+percentage+of+ships+deployed+by+major+shipping+companies+on+trunk+lines+departing+and+arriving+in+the+U.S.+as+of+August%2C+and+the+percentage+of+Chinese-built+ships+among+their+operating+ships.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80While+71%25+of+the+world%E2%80%99s+container+fleet+%28TEU-based%29+is+built+by+countries+other+than+China%2C+the+market+share+of+the+container+ships+in+the+trunk+lines+departing+and+arriving+in+the+U.S.%2C+such+as+the+Asia-US+route+%28TP%29+and+the+Europe-US+route+%28TA%29%2C+is+21%25.+Therefore%2C+%3Cb%3EHSBC+%3C%2Fb%3Ebelieves+it+is+entirely+possible+to+avoid+port+fees+by+diverting+Chinese-built+ships+to+other+routes.+It+also+points+out+that+there+is+a+possibility+of+an+increase+in+services+that+go+via+Canada+or+Mexico+rather+than+calling+directly+at+U.S.+ports%2C+which+will+lead+to+increased+demand+for+feeder+transport.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Alliances+are+already+moving+Chinese-built+ships+away+from+U.S.+routes.+Gemini%2C+operated+by+Maersk+and+Hapag+Lloyd%2C+has+already+switched+to+ships+built+in+Korea+for+its+Pacific+route.+Premier+Alliance+divided+the+US-Asia-Mediterranean+route%2C+which+is+its+pendulum+service%2C+into+a+Mediterranean+route+and+a+Pacific+route.+Chinese-built+ships+were+excluded+from+Pacific+routes.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%3Cb%3EHSBC+%3C%2Fb%3Eexplains+that+the+replacement+of+these+ships+will+continue+for+the+time+being%2C+which+will+temporarily+restrain+supply.+It+also+says+that+this+will+cause+a+delay+in+the+scrapping+of+non-Chinese-built+ships.+Non-Chinese-built+container+ships+over+20+years+old+account+for+12.5%25+of+the+global+container+fleet.+%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+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