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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Sep 25, 2025 (Thu)

JSA Chairman Nagasawa Calls for Maritime Cluster to Build Japanese Shipbuilding Capacity

Mr. Nagasawa

　The Japanese Shipowners’ Association held a press conference with Chairman Hitoshi Nagasawa (Chairm ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80The+Japanese+%3Cb%3EShipowners%E2%80%99+Association%3C%2Fb%3E+held+a+press+conference+with+Chairman+Hitoshi+Nagasawa+%28Chairman+of+NYK%29+at+the+Kaiun+Building+on+September+24.+At+a+meeting+of+the+Liberal+Democratic+Party+on+September+17+related+to+the+revitalization+of+the+shipbuilding+industry%2C+a+goal+was+set+to+double+the+current+level+of+Japan%E2%80%99s+shipbuilding+capacity+to+18+million+gross+tons+by+2035.+In+response%2C+the+chairman+said%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+will+work+together+with+the+shipbuilding+industry+to+make+the+maritime+cluster+more+resilient.+We+would+like+to+make+recommendations+to+the+government+and+other+organizations.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+June%2C+the+Liberal+Democratic+Party%E2%80%99s+Special+Committee+on+Marine+Transportation+and+Shipbuilding+and+the+Economic+Security+Promotion+Headquarters+jointly+submitted+an+%E2%80%9CUrgent+Proposal+for+Revitalizing+Japan%E2%80%99s+Shipbuilding+Industry%E2%80%9C+to+Prime+Minister+Shigeru+Ishiba.+At+the+joint+meeting+on+September+17%2C+the+challenges+and+direction+for+revitalizing+Japan%E2%80%99s+shipbuilding+industry+were+discussed.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Chairman+Nagasawa+emphasized+the+importance+of+the+maritime+cluster+for+Japan%2C+an+island+nation.+He+added%2C+%E2%80%9CJapan%E2%80%99s+shipbuilding+industry+is+a+very+important+partner+for+the+shipping+industry.+This+will+also+affect+the+competitiveness+of+the+shipping+industry.%E2%80%9C+He+welcomed+the+growing+momentum+toward+promoting+the+shipping+and+shipbuilding+industries.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Major+shipping+companies+in+Greece+and+other+countries+have+expressed+strong+concerns+about+the+mid-term+measures+toward+net-zero+GHG+%28greenhouse+gas%29+emissions+that+the+IMO+%28International+Maritime+Organization%29+aims+to+adopt+at+an+extraordinary+meeting+of+the+MEPC+%28Marine+Environment+Protection+Committee%29+in+October.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+response%2C+Chairman+Nagasawa+reiterated+the+%3Cb%3EJSA%3C%2Fb%3E%E2%80%99s+position+that%2C+in+order+to+achieve+net-zero+international+shipping%2C+a+single+global+rule+is+needed%2C+rather+than+environmental+regulations+targeted+at+specific+regions.+He+stated%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+hope+that+the+measures+will+be+adopted+at+the+extraordinary+MEPC+meeting.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+the+measure+to+collect+port+entry+fees+from+Chinese-related+ships%2C+which+the+United+States+Trade+Representative+%28USTR%29+plans+to+implement+from+October%2C+he+reported+that+during+an+exchange+of+views+with+Senior+Vice-Minister+of+MLIT+Yasushi+Furukawa+in+late+August+%E2%80%9Cwe+once+again+strongly+requested+that+they+work+with+the+U.S.+government+to+withdraw+%E3%80%90the+measure%E3%80%91.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+the+fact+that+NYK%2C+MOL%2C+%E2%80%9CK%E2%80%9DLine%2C+and+%3Cb%3EJSA%3C%2Fb%3E+have+begun+concrete+discussions+to+donate+a+large+training+ship+to+the+Japan+Agency+of+Maritime+Education+and+Training+for+Seafarers+%28JMETS%29%2C+he+said%2C+%E2%80%9CThis+shows+the+shipping+industry%E2%80%99s+determination+to+contribute+to+the+training+of+seafarers%2C+even+if+it+means+paying+out+of+its+own+pocket%2C%E2%80%9C+and+added%2C+%E2%80%9CThis+will+help+solve+issues+such+as+cross-field+training.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+tax+reform%2C+he+indicated+his+intention+to+%E2%80%9Cwork+with+relevant+parties+such+as+the+Maritime+Bureau+to+do+our+utmost+to+extend+two+systems%E2%80%9C+that+are+set+to+expire+at+the+end+of+FY2025%2C+namely%2C+the+special+depreciation+system+and+replacement+exemption+%28reduction+entry%29+for+ships.+Senior+Executive+Vice+President+Masanori+Kato+%28Advisor+to+MOL%29+and+Chairman+Yasuhiro+Shinohara+also+attended+the+press+conference.+%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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