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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Sep 29, 2022 (Thu)

Lavinia Group’s CEO, Laskaridis, enhances to place orders from Japanese shipyards

Laskaridis CEO
 Panagiotis C. Laskaridis, CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Greek shipowner Lavinia Group, told the ・・・ %E3%80%80Panagiotis+C.+Laskaridis%2C+CEO+%28Chief+Executive+Officer%29+of+Greek+shipowner+%3Cb%3ELavinia+Group%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+told+the+Japan+Maritime+Daily+that+he+would+like+to+build+new+ships+again+in+Japan.+As+one+of+the+world%E2%80%99s+leading+reefer+ship+owners%2C+the+Laskaridis+family+has+a+record+of+ordering+new+ships+from+Japanese+shipyards.+However%2C+since+switching+its+main+business+to+dry+bulk+10+years+ago%2C+it+has+been+building+mainly+in+China.+Mr.+Laskaridis+emphasized+his+intention+to+resume+ordering+from+Japan%2C+saying%2C+%E2%80%9CIf+the+situation+of+ship+prices+and+environmental+technology+becomes+a+little+more+clear%2C+I+would+like+to+build+several+ships+in+Japan.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+%3Cb%3ELavinia+Group%3C%2Fb%3E+operates+three+businesses%3A+dry+bulk%2C+small+tankers%2C+and+refrigerated+ships.+The+fleet+consists+of+54+bulkers%2C+13+small+tankers%2C+and+about+20+refrigerated+vessels%2C+totaling+86-87+vessels.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Lavinia+is+the+brand+name+for+the+group%E2%80%99s+entire+shipping+business%2C+which+includes+a+number+of+companies%2C+such+as+ship+management+company+Laskaridis+Shipping+and+refrigerated+vessel+pool+operator+Alpha+Reefer+Transport+%28ART%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+Japan%2C+FRONTIERS+LTD+%28Tokyo%2C+CEO%3A+Eiji+Atsumi%29+serves+as+the+general+agent.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Shift+from+refrigerated+ships+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+mid-1970s%2C+the+Laskaridis+family+started+a+refrigerated+vessel+business%2C+operating+one+of+the+world%E2%80%99s+largest+fleets+of+reefer+vessels%2C+some+120+at+its+peak.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80It+established+strong+business+relationships+with+major+Japanese+fisheries+firms+such+as+Taiyo+Fisheries+%28now+Maruha+Nichiro+Corporation%29%2C+Nichiro+Fisheries+%28now+Maruha+Nichiro+Corporation%29%2C+and+Kyokuyo.+As+for+a+fleet+program%2C+it+has+built+a+total+of+6-8+reefer+vessels+at+Shin+Kurushima+Dockyard+and+Kitanihon+Shipbuilding.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80However%2C+in+the+2000s%2C+transportation+demand+in+the+refrigerated+ship+business+shifted+to+reefer+containers%2C+and+the+%3Cb%3ELavinia+Group%3C%2Fb%3E+also+decided+to+shift+its+main+business+to+dry+bulk.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Over+the+past+10+years%2C+45+bulkers+ranging+from+Ultramax+to+Newcastlemax+have+been+built+as+newbuilding+programs+mainly+at+Chinese+shipyards+and+sometimes+at+Korean+shipyards%2C+and+also+purchased+9+secondhand+vessels.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CWe%E2%80%99ve+built+a+lot+of+ships+in+China+and+South+Korea%2C+and+recently+we+haven%E2%80%99t+built+any+in+Japan%2C+but+I+think+that+was+a+mistake%2C%E2%80%9C+Mr.+Laskaridis+said.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+top+of+that%2C+he+speaks+of+his+deep+trust+in+Japan%2C+saying%2C+%E2%80%9CWhen+we+built+refrigerated+ships+in+Japan%2C+we+were+able+to+build+a+very+good+cooperative+relationship%2C+and+the+ships%E2%80%99+performance+was+very+satisfactory.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Leading+the+way+in+digital+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Lavinia%E2%80%99s+dry+fleet+is+increasing+its+flexibility+by+investing+one-third+each+into+long-term+charters+of+one+year+or+more%2C+medium-term+charters+of+four+to+nine+months%2C+and+spot+charters.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Although+the+refrigerated+fleet+is+currently+down+to+20+vessels%2C+it+is+maintaining+a+solid+business+by+specializing+in+high+season+transportation.+It+operates+a+refrigerated+ship+pool+of+40+vessels+through+ART%2C+which+is+based+in+Hamburg%2C+Germany.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+small+tanker+business%2C+it+is+developing+a+business+that+sells+fuel+to+fishing+boats+at+sea.+It+is+particularly+focused+on+business+in+the+South+Atlantic%2C+Falkland+Islands+and+the+Southern+Ocean.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Mr.+Laskaridis+cites+Lavinia%E2%80%99s+strengths+as+being+%E2%80%9Cvery+proactive+about+digitization.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9COur+fleet+is+equipped+with+an+excellent+satellite+system+and+makes+the+most+of+high-frequency+data+monitoring+of+vessel+performance%2C+propulsion+efficiency%2C+and+shaft+power.+We+are+a+leader+in+this+field+and+we+are+proud+to+be+the+best+company%2C%E2%80%9C+Mr.+Laskaridis+said.+%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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