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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Apr 28, 2020 (Tue)

‌【Interview with Sanwa Dock】repair business might be essential (part 1)

Mr. Shuta Teranishi, President of Sanwa Dock

　The era has changed from Heisei to Reiwa and the shipbuilding industry is revitalizing in Japan and ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80The+era+has+changed+from+Heisei+to+Reiwa+and+the+shipbuilding+industry+is+revitalizing+in+Japan+and+overseas.+How+will+the+shipbuilding+industry%2C+which+is+at+a+turning+point%2C+survive+in+a+difficult+situation%3F+We+interviewed+Shuta+Teranishi%2C+president+of+Sanwa+Dock%2C+which+has+a+high+level+of+technical+skill+in+ship+repair.+%28Interviewer%3A+Ichiho+Asano%29+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80--What+is+the+Sanwa+Dock%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CIn+addition+to+general+repair+business+for+domestic+and+ocean+vessels%2C+we+are+engaged+in+engineering+business+of+Ballast+Water+Management+System+%28BWMS%29+and+SOx+%28sulfur+oxide%29+scrubber+%28exhaust+gas+cleaning+system%29+utilizing+3D+laser+scanner+and+3D+design.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CRetrofit+%28modification+of+existing+ships%29+work+has+been+accumulated+by+BWMS+up+to+about+70+ships.+The+orderbook+on+hand+is+about+30+ships.+Of+these%2C+about+10+LNG+%28liquefied+natural+gas%29+carriers+have+been+ordered+in+lots.+As+for+the+track+record+of+scrubber%2C+we+have+5+vessels+equipped+with+our+company+and+2+vessels+that+have+only+been+engineered.+About+4+constructions+will+be+fixed+in+the+future.%E2%80%99%E2%80%99+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CIn+particular%2C+the+repair+of+coastal+vessels+is+the+core+of+our+business+and+this+is+why+we+exist.+The+route+is+fixed+to+a+certain+extent+and+it+is+easy+to+set+up+a+docking+schedule+leading+to+stable+earnings.+In+addition%2C+coastal+ships+are+not+standardized%2C+there+are+various+types+of+ships+such+as+sulfur+carriers+and+cement+ships+and+we+have+been+evaluated+for+our+technical+strength+by+repairing+difficult+cargo+handling+equipment.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Potential+for+domestic+return+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80--How+do+you+see+the+business+environment%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CDomestic+transportation+demand+is+declining+overall+and+the+way+of+thinking+of+international+shipping+trade+is+diversifying.+Under+the+current+slump+in+the+global+economy%2C+structural+reforms+of+shipper+companies+are+progressing+and+the+ocean+and+coastal+vessels+departing+from+and+arriving+in+Japan+are+also+undergoing+an+enormous+change.+Significant+changes+will+also+occur+in+the+Japanese+ship+repair+industry%2C+where+these+ships+were+the+main+business+targets.%E2%80%99%E2%80%99+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThe+impact+of+this+coronavirus+disaster+will+change+the+way+Japanese+carriers+think+about+repair+yards+from+the+perspective+of+BCP+%28Business+Continuity+Plan%29.+I+think+that+there+is+a+possibility+that+the+tendency+of+domestic+regression+will+intensify+and+that+it+will+accelerate+diversification+globally.+There+will+be+various+companies.+I+don%E2%80%99t+think+we%E2%80%99re+at+the+point+where+we+can+say+anything+clear+about+the+overall+picture+of+the+impact+of+coronavirus%2C+but+it%E2%80%99s+definitely+going+to+have+a+big+impact.%E2%80%99%E2%80%99+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Change+to+repair+business+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80--Technical+progress+cannot+be+ignored.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThe+digitization+of+ships+itself+does+not+lead+to+increased+sales+at+repair+yards.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CIf+the+IoT+%28Internet+of+Things%29+of+ships%2C+which+is+being+promoted+by+NYK%2C+enables+remote+maintenance+from+land+to+the+network%2C+it+will+extend+the+life+of+institutions+and+equipment.+Until+now%2C+stable+engine+operation+was+basically+based+on+regular+maintenance+of+engines%2C+but+if+maintenance+frequency+is+reduced%2C+ship+owners+will+be+able+to+reduce+costs+but+the+demand+for+repairs+itself+will+decrease.+It+may+also+be+possible+to+reduce+the+frequency+of+physical+docks%2C+such+as+remote+ship+inspections.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CVessels+that+are+capable+of+reducing+greenhouse+gas+%28GHG%29+by+50%25+as+set+forth+by+the+International+Maritime+Organization+%28IMO%29+will+be+created.+Maintenance+and+maintenance+of+engines+that+burn+new+fuel+such+as+LNG+fuel+will+be+different+in+frequency+and+method+compared+to+existing+diesel+engines.+The+world+of+ships+will+change+drastically+in+the+next+10+years.+But+whatever+the+shape+of+the+ship%2C+it+is+not+completely+maintenance-free.+Ship+repair+is+an+indispensable+existence+as+a+social+infrastructure+that+supports+the+island+industry%E2%80%99s+absolutely+necessary+shipping+industry.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80--How+do+you+survive%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThe+changes+mentioned+above+are+not+of+a+nature+that+will+have+a+dramatic+effect+on+business+performance.+However%2C+it+should+become+effective+as+if+you+were+tightening+your+neck+with+cotton.+Our+engineering+business+is+ready+for+the+future+and+will+be+particularly+powerful+during+the+transition+to+a+world+where+ships+are+now+at+the+concept+stage%2C+which+is+commonplace.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThe+speed+of+technology+advancement+is+fast+and+will+change+in+a+year+or+two.+However%2C+the+life+of+a+ship+is+very+long%2C+20-30+years%2C+so+we+cannot+keep+up+with+the+environmental+regulations+that+become+stricter+year+by+year+within+the+life+cycle+of+each+ship+and+the+new+technology+that+becomes+the+world+standard.%E2%80%99%E2%80%99+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CIf+all+new+ships+comply+with+environmental+regulations%2C+the+demand+for+retrofits+for+BWMS+and+scrubbers+that+we+are+working+on+will+disappear.+However%2C+with+the+development+of+technologies+related+to+IoT%2C+digitization+and+environmental+compatibility+of+ships%2C+it+is+conceivable+that+the+latest+technologies+will+be+added+to+existing+ships+to+make+them+last+longer+and+meet+global+demand.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%28Continued+to+part+2%29+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Shuta+Teranishi+Joined+MOL+in+March+2010%2C+a+graduate+of+the+University+of+Tokyo+Faculty+of+Agriculture%2C+majoring+in+agriculture+and+resource+economics.+Joined+Sanwa+Dock+in+April+2015+and+became+a+director.+He+has+been+in+his+current+position+since+January+2020.+34+years+old.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cdiv%3E%E3%80%80%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3Cdiv+style%3D%26%23x27%3Bborder-top%3A1px+dotted+%23999999%26%23x27%3B%3E%E3%80%80%3C%2Fdiv%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.%3Cdiv%3E%E3%80%80%3C%2Fdiv%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