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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jan 24, 2023 (Tue)

Japanese shipyards received doubled orders of handy size bulker last year

Handysize bulker contracts for a total of 108 ships

　The number of orders for 40,000 dwt class Handysize bulkers received by Japanese shipyards increase ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80The+number+of+orders+for+40%2C000+dwt+class+Handysize+bulkers+received+by+%3Cb%3EJapanese+shipyard%3C%2Fb%3Es+increased+significantly.+According+to+the+Japan+Ship+Exporters%E2%80%99+Association%2C+the+number+of+orders+received+in+2022+has+doubled+to+108+for+Handysize+bulkers%2C+while+the+number+of+orders+for+medium-+and+large-sized+bulkers+has+decreased+sharply+from+the+previous+year.+In+the+first+half+of+the+year%2C+when+the+charter+market+was+booming%2C+the+demand+from+shipowners+concentrated+on+this+type+of+vessel%2C+and+the+number+of+deals+reached+60.+Even+in+the+second+half+of+the+year%2C+when+overall+bulker+business+talks+were+stagnant+due+to+the+softening+of+the+market%2C+orders+for+more+than+20+vessels+were+placed+in+December%2C+and+the+number+of+contracts+increased.+At+the+end+of+the+year%2C+there+seems+to+have+been+some+movement+to+receive+orders+at+discounted+ship+prices+by+utilizing+%E2%80%9Ctop+heavy%E2%80%9C+payment+terms+that+take+advantage+of+the+record-breaking+yen+depreciation.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80According+to+the+results+of+export+ship+contracts+for+the+period+from+January+to+December+2022+announced+by+the+Japan+Ship+Exporters%E2%80%99+Association%2C+the+numbers+of+orders+for+general-purpose+bulkers+are+as+follows%3A+Capesize+decreased+by+12+to+11%3B+Post-Panamax+decreased+by+13+to+1%3B+and+Panamax+decreased+by+13+to+18.+The+numbers+for+all+medium-+and+large-sized+vessels+decreased+significantly.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+number+of+orders+for+small+Handymax+vessels+increased+by+2+to+66+vessels%2C+which+remained+almost+flat.+Only+the+number+of+orders+for+smallest+ship+type+Handysize+vessels+increased+by+52+to+108.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Of+these%2C+the+orders+of+60+ships+were+received+in+the+period+from+January+to+June%2C+an+increase+of+42+ships+from+the+same+period+of+the+previous+year.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+particularly+large+increase+in+the+number+of+orders+received+was+seen+in+the+first+half+of+the+year.+A+trading+company+official+talked+about+the+reason%2C+saying%2C+%E2%80%9CWhile+new+shipbuilding+prices+continued+to+rise+for+all+types+of+bulkers%2C+the+Handysize+charter+market+was+relatively+strong.+Handysize+had+the+smallest+gap+between+ship+prices+and+long-term+charter+rates%2C+so+it+was+easier+for+ship+owners+to+place+orders.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80For+Handysize%2C+long-term+charter+rates+did+not+match+the+increase+in+ship+prices+until+2021.+However%2C+in+2022%2C+the+spot+charter+market+remained+at+a+high+level+of+%2420%2C000+during+the+Lunar+New+Year+in+China+in+early+February%2C+when+the+spot+charter+market+is+sluggish+every+year.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+response+to+this%2C+overseas+operators+%28operating+shipping+companies%29+began+offering+Japanese+ship+owners+a+TC+%28time+charter%29+rate+for+a+period+of+5+years+at+the+13%2C000+dollar+level+per+day+from+early+spring.+As+a+result%2C+new+ship+orders+from+Japanese+ship+owners+increased%2C+supported+by+the+TC+of+overseas+operators.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+second+half+of+2022%2C+while+the+dry+bulk+market+softened%2C+ship+prices+remained+high%2C+so+business+negotiations+for+new+bulkers+were+generally+stagnant.+Under+these+circumstances%2C+the+number+of+Handysize+orders+for+the+period+from+July+to+December+increased+by+10+to+48%2C+of+which+22+were+concentrated+in+December.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80An+official+from+a+%3Cb%3EJapanese+shipyard%3C%2Fb%3E+commented+on+the+background%2C+saying%2C+%E2%80%9CIn+response+to+the+record-breaking+yen+depreciation+last+fall%2C+the+number+of+top+heavy+payment+projects+increased.+It+means+that+shipyards+give+ship+owners+discounts+on+dollar-denominated+ship+prices+in+exchange+for+large+down+payments%2C+as+shipyards+can+enjoy+the+benefits+of+weaker+yen.+Because+of+this%2C+the+gap+between+ship+prices+and+charter+rates%2C+which+was+relatively+small+in+the+first+place%2C+narrowed.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80A+source+from+a+trading+company+said%2C+%E2%80%9CWith+ship+prices+hitting+the+ceiling%2C+some+shipyards+slightly+lowered+the+ship+prices+from+the+peak+in+the+middle+of+last+year+and+received+orders+for+near+term+slipways+toward+the+end+of+the+year.%E2%80%99%E2%80%99+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+demand+for+fleet+maintenance+is+concentrated+on+Handysize+because+%E2%80%9Cthe+average+age+of+the+existing+fleet+is+high+and+the+order+backlog+is+small%2C+so+the+outlook+for+the+charter+market+is+expected+to+be+relatively+solid%E2%80%9C+%28a+trading+company+official%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80According+to+British+Clarksons+Research%2C+the+current+order+backlog+of+four+types+of+bulkers+and+their+share+in+the+existing+fleet+are+as+follows%3A+Capesize+23.8+million+dwt%2C+6.2%25%3B+Panamax+21.7+million+dwt%2C+8.8%25%3B+Handymax+17.7+million+dwt%2C+7.8%25%3B+and+Handysize+8.3+million+dwt%2C+7.2%25.+Among+the+three+types+of+small+and+medium-sized+vessels%2C+whose+favorable+market+conditions+remained+stable+until+the+first+half+of+last+year%2C+the+new+ship+supply+pressure+for+Handysize+is+the+lowest+even+after+108+vessels+were+ordered+last+year.+%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