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日本海事新聞ニュース
Japan Maritime Daily
Nov 21, 2022 (Mon)
【Current of Japanese shipowners】Japanese shipowners need to judge European shipping companies’ business manner carefully
“We, Japanese ship owners, also have to sharpen our eyes for overseas charters. We need to discern
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%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CWe%2C+Japanese+ship+owners%2C+also+have+to+sharpen+our+eyes+for+overseas+charters.+We+need+to+discern+whether+they+are+real+partners+or+not%2C+without+trusting+them+easily.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80At+the+beginning+of+November%2C+at+the+meeting+room+of+the+Setouchi+ship+owner%E2%80%99s+head+office%2C+after+an+early+morning+meeting%2C+a+senior+executive+responded+to+an+interview+with+a+stern+look+on+his+face.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+Japanese+shipping+and+shipbuilding+market%2C+there+is+a+continuing+rush+of+influential+ship+owners+and+operators+from+Europe+and+Asia+to+visit+Japan.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CAll+of+the+foreign+top+management+who+visit+us+say+in+unison+that+%E2%80%99Japanese+ship+owners+and+shipyards+are+our+most+important+partners%E2%80%99.+But+they+can%E2%80%99t+be+a+true+partner+unless+it%E2%80%99s+accompanied+by+actions%2C+not+sweet+words.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E2%96%A0+An+exceptionally+low-priced+ship+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+owner+of+the+Setouchi+ship+mentioned+at+the+beginning+of+the+article+said+that+the+exercise+of+the+purchase+option+%28%3D+PO%2C+Purchase+Option%29+by+a+European+shipping+company+known+for+its+knowledge+of+Japan+made+him+feel+indescribable.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Because+the+PO+was+yen-denominated%2C+the+European+charterer+acquired+the+ship+at+an+exceptionally+low+price+in+dollar+terms+during+a+period+of+historically+weak+yen.+It+was+quickly+resold+and+made+a+large+profit.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+Setouchi+ship+owner+talks+about+his+thoughts+at+the+time+as+follows.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CWe+negotiated+this+charter+party+around+2014-2015.+In+the+process%2C+there+was+a+history+of+making+considerable+concessions+to+the+charter+side%2C+which+was+struggling+in+the+dry+recession.+Considering+that%2C+it+would+be+nice+if+we+could+get+a+return+this+time%2C+including+the+next+business+negotiation.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80However%2C+he+said+that+he+was+coldly+dismissed+by+the+management+executives+of+the+European+shipping+company%2C+with+whom+he+had+a+long-term+relationship%2C+saying+that+%E2%80%9Ca+contract+is+a+contract.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+meantime%2C+at+a+coffee+lounge+in+a+hotel+in+central+Tokyo+in+early+November%2C+the+head+of+a+Greek+ship+owner+who+came+to+Japan+expressed+his+impressions+after+hearing+this+story.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CAll+the+world%E2%80%99s+dry+market+players+have+waited+eight+years+for+a+recovery.+8+years.+And+in+the+last+year+or+two%2C+we+finally+made+it+through+the+long+tunnel.+Therefore%2C+I+can+understand+the+frustration+of+Japanese+ship+owners+who+have+been+almost+monopolized+profit+by+charterers.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+top+of+that%2C+he+said%2C+%E2%80%9CIf+the+charterer+wants+to+continue+a+long-term+relationship%2C+it%E2%80%99s+certainly+better+for+the+charterer+to+give+back+a+little+to+the+shipowner.+On+the+other+hand%2C+it+is+also+important+for+ship+owners+to+negotiate+the+terms+of+the+contract.+Personally%2C+I+would+recommend+adding+a+profit-sharing+clause+to+the+PO.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+the+other+hand%2C+the+Greek+shipowner+calmly+analyzes+the+presence+of+POs+in+the+Japanese+charter+market.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThis+is+not+just+a+problem+for+Japanese+ship+owners.+The+premise+is+a+business+model+based+on+long-term+charter+contracts+that+the+Japanese+maritime+industry%2C+including+financial+institutions+and+trading+companies%2C+has+built+over+many+years.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80What+does+this+mean%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80From+the+charterer%E2%80%99s+perspective%2C+the+longer+the+charter+period%2C+the+greater+the+risk+of+market+fluctuations.+For+this+reason%2C+%E2%80%9Cit+is+a+natural+need+for+charterers+to+secure+an+exit+strategy%E2%80%9D+by+attaching+POs+to+long-term+charter+contracts.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CIf+they+aim+for+charter+contracts+without+POs%2C+they+will+need+to+make+efforts+to+shift+away+from+the+long-term+charter+model+including+ship+owners%2C+Japanese+regional+banks%2C+and+trading+companies.%E2%80%9C+%28Greek+ship+owner%29+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E2%96%A0+Do+not+hesitate+to+shorten+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Some+major+Japanese+ship+owners+are+actually+taking+steps+to+transform+their+business+models.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+top+management+of+the+major+ship+owner+mentioned+at+the+beginning+of+the+article+said%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+must+break+away+from+the+culture+of+unconditionally+providing+POs+to+charterers.+We+will+have+the+option+of+not+granting+a+PO%2C+even+if+the+charter+period+is+shortened+in+some+cases.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80According+to+the+ship+owner%2C+in+recent+years%2C+the+number+of+short-term+chartered+vessels+for+6+months+to+1+year+after+the+expiration+of+the+medium-+to+long-term+charter+contract+has+been+increasing%2C+and+the+number+of+such+vessels+has+reached+double+digits.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CBy+having+many+short-term+charters%2C+we+have+increased+our+on-site+capabilities%2C+and+the+number+of+transactions+with+new+overseas+charters+has+increased+dramatically.+Although+it+is+a+sho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