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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jan 25, 2023 (Wed)

Japanese shipowners tend to be away from Japanese operators

　More and more Japanese ship owners are shifting away from Japanese shipping operators (operating sh ・・・ %E3%80%80More+and+more+Japanese+ship+owners+are+shifting+away+from+Japanese+shipping+operators+%28operating+shipping+companies%29.+It+is+mainly+because+it+is+difficult+for+Japanese+ship+owners+to+respond+to+the+conditions+proposed+by+Japanese+shipping+operators%2C+such+as+making+the+charter+period+shorter+and+adopting+the+market-linked+fees.+However%2C+Japanese+shipping+operators+also+point+out+that+overseas+ship+owners+are+quicker+to+respond+to+regulations+such+as+new+fuels+as+well+as+EEXI+regulations+%28Energy+Efficiency+Existing+Ship+Index%29+and+CII+ratings+%28Carbon+Intensity+Indicator%29+that+started+this+year.+There+is+a+slight+difference+between+the+two%2C+who+have+led+the+Japanese+shipping+industry+by+%E2%80%9Cworking+together%E2%80%9D%2C+in+terms+of+how+they+view+things.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80As+of+the+end+of+September+2022%2C+the+three+shipping+majors+had+a+total+of+2%2C028+vessels+in+operation%3A+NYK+817%2C+MOL+786%2C+and+%E2%80%9CK%E2%80%9DLines+425.+This+is+a+drop+of+more+than+10%25+from+the+peak%2C+which+was+a+total+of+2%2C301+vessels+for+the+three+companies+in+the+fiscal+year+ended+March+2013.+The+decrease+includes+ships+chartered+from+%3Cb%3EJapanese+shipowners%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+such+as+Capesize%2C+Panamax+and+Handysize.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80More+and+more+%3Cb%3EJapanese+shipowners%3C%2Fb%3E+are+%E2%80%9Cshifting+away+from+Japanese+shipping+operators%E2%80%9D+because+the+charter+conditions+proposed+by+Japanese+shipping+operators+are+becoming+more+difficult+to+respond+year+by+year.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Traditionally%2C+when+%3Cb%3EJapanese+shipowners%3C%2Fb%3E+ordered+new+ships%2C+most+of+them+used+%E2%80%9Cproject+finance%E2%80%9C+based+on+charter+contracts+with+Japanese+shipping+operators.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80As+for+the+conditions+for+loans+from+financial+institutions+to+shipowners%2C+along+with+the+shipowner%E2%80%99s+own+credit+%28corporate%29%2C+the+charter+contract+from+the+operator+%E2%80%9Chas+been+viewed+as+substantial+collateral+as+a+source+of+funds+for+the+repayment+of+the+shipowner%E2%80%99s+bank+loan.%E2%80%9C+%28Japanese+regional+bank+ship+finance+officer%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+the+other+hand%2C+in+the+last+few+years%2C+the+income+of+Japanese+shipping+operators+has+increased+due+to+the+increase+in+profits+of+the+containership+business.+They+have+begun+returning+vessels+and+reviewing+contracts+for+vessels%2C+mainly+dry+bulkers%2C+that+were+chartered+under+unfavorable+terms+in+the+past.+%E2%80%9CWe+reduced+risks+by+matching+the+cargo+contract+and+the+charter+period.%E2%80%9C+%28tramper+manager+of+a+Japanese+shipping+operator%29+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+fact%2C+the+charter+period+offered+by+Japanese+shipping+operators+to+Japanese+ship+owners+has+become+shorter.+Capesize%2C+the+largest+dry+bulker%2C+requires+a+large+investment+amount.+For+this+reason%2C+in+the+past%2C+contracts+of+10+years+or+more+were+the+mainstream+for+newly+built+ships.+Now%2C+it+is+for+5+years+or+%E2%80%9Csome+propose+the+condition+of+3+years+plus+option+%28additional+selection%29%E2%80%99%E2%80%99+%28Imabari+ship+owner%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+past%2C+charter+rates+were+determined+mainly+between+Japanese+shipping+operators+and+ship+owners+at+fixed+rates+during+the+charter+period.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80For+example%2C+when+a+Japanese+shipping+operator+charters+a+newly+built+Panamax+for+five+years%2C+the+charter+fee+for+five+years+is+%2410%2C000+per+day.+Because+of+this+fixed+rate%2C+financial+institutions+such+as+Japanese+regional+banks+were+able+to+calculate+the+repayment+term+of+%3Cb%3EJapanese+shipowners%3C%2Fb%3E+and+the+amount+of+their+own+funds+at+the+time+of+financing.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Recently%2C+however%2C+some+Japanese+shipping+operators+want+%E2%80%9Cmarket-linked%E2%80%9D+charter+rates%2C+which+is+the+charter+rates+that+are+adjusted+according+to+actual+market+conditions.+This+makes+ship+owner+bear+the+risk+that+the+Japanese+shipping+operators+should+bear.+Some+regional+banks+say+that+they+%E2%80%9Ccannot+lend+to+shipowners+if+they+have+market-linked+charter+contracts%E2%80%9D+%28executive+at+a+Japanese+regional+bank%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80As+a+result%2C+Japanese+regional+banks+provide+loans+to+%3Cb%3EJapanese+shipowners%3C%2Fb%3E+who+are+chartering+ships+to+overseas+shipping+companies%2C+and+the+number+of+such+cases+is+increasing.+In+the+past+few+years%2C+40%25+of+the+loans+were+for+Japanese+shipping+operators%2C+and+60%25+for+overseas+ship+owners.+However%2C+%E2%80%9Cmost+recently%2C+overseas+loans+account+for+80%25%E2%80%9C+%28same+as+above%29+for+some+financial+institutions.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+Japanese+shipping+operators+also+has+something+to+say.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80There+is+a+view+that+foreign+ship+owners+are+quicker+to+respond+to+international+rules+such+as+EEXI+and+CII.+In+fact%2C+there+are+only+a+limited+number+of+Japanese+ship+owners+who+can+handle+LNG+%28liquefied+natural+gas%29+carriers+and+LNG-fueled+ships.+In+recent+business+negotiations+for+LNG-fueled+ships%2C+there+are+cases+that+foreign+shipowners+sign+charter+con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