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Mr. Akuzawa, president of Daito Trading, to empahsize ship management

Yasuo Akuzawa, President of Daito Trading

　Daito Trading (head office: Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo) was originally founded as a company that supplied ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80%3Cb%3EDaito+Trading%3C%2Fb%3E+%28head+office%3A+Shinjuku+Ward%2C+Tokyo%29+was+originally+founded+as+a+company+that+supplied+fuel+oil+to+the+ocean-going+fishing+vessels+of+Taiyo+Fisheries+%28now+Maruha+Nichiro+Corporation%29.+We+spoke+to+Yasuo+Akuzawa%2C+who+became+president+on+April+1%2C+about+his+aspirations+and+leadership+as+the+company%E2%80%99s+top+executive.+%28Interviewer%3A+Satoshi+Yamada%29+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80--I%E2%80%99d+like+to+start+by+asking+about+your+aspirations.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThe+previous+president+led+the+company+for+over+20+years.+I+became+CEO+four+years+ago+and+have+had+the+opportunity+to+watch+the+previous+president%E2%80%99s+work+up+close.+I+think+I+have+the+same+mindset+regarding+what+kind+of+company+%3Cb%3EDaito+Trading%3C%2Fb%3E+is.+My+mission+is+to+make+the+company+stronger.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%99s+not+a+big+company%2C+but+it%E2%80%99s+open+and+comfortable.+We+value+this+corporate+culture+and+will+continue+to+place+emphasis+on+dialogue+in+our+management.+I+want+our+organization+to+be+one+where+everyone+brings+their+wisdom+together+and+fights+together%2C+rather+than+one+person+shouldering+the+work+alone.+We+aim+for+natural+growth%2C+not+just+expansion+of+business.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+The+third+business+pillar+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80--How+will+you+steer%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9COur+group+is+engaged+in+a+wide+range+of+businesses%2C+including+energy%2C+shipping%2C+warehousing%2C+real+estate%2C+restaurants+and+insurance.+Energy+and+shipping+are+the+two+main+pillars+of+the+business.+First%2C+we+will+aim+to+further+strengthen+our+two+main+businesses.+On+top+of+that%2C+we+would+like+to+develop+a+third+pillar+of+business.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CWe+envisage+real+estate+and+other+areas+as+the+third+pillar+of+our+business.+As+real+estate+prices+are+also+rising%2C+we+will+make+decisions+on+each+case+on+its+merits.+In+anticipation+of+the+energy+transition+toward+a+zero-emission+society%2C+we+have+also+established+a+cross-departmental+organization+called+the+%E2%80%98Next+Generation+Energy+Business+Development+Team%E2%80%99.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80--The+energy+business%2C+which+handles+the+sale+of+fuel+oil%2C+etc.%2C+will+be+the+largest+segment.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CTraditionally%2C+our+main+business+has+been+buying+and+selling+petroleum+products+between+trading+companies+and+distributing+them.+However%2C+as+oil+refiners+have+become+more+integrated%2C+over+the+past+five+years+we+have+changed+our+business+model+to+be+closer+to+end+consumers.+These+efforts+have+gradually+borne+fruit.+We+will+further+enhance+business+that+is+closer+to+the+end+consumers.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9COur+company+has+an+oil+tank+facility+in+the+Keihin+area.+Group+company+Hayashikane+Oil+%28Fukuoka+City%29+has+oil+tank+facilities+in+Nagasaki%2C+Fukuoka%2C+Shimonoseki%2C+and+other+locations%2C+and+has+a+strong+presence+in+the+Kyushu+area.+By+utilizing+these+facilities+of+our+group%2C+we+will+further+strengthen+our+business+in+the+region%2C+where+we+already+have+a+strong+business+foundation.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+COA+ratio%3A+40%25+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80--Please+give+us+an+overview+of+your+shipping+business%2C+whose+main+business+is+chemical+tankers.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CWe+own+12+chemical+tankers+in+the+12%2C000-20%2C000+dwt+class%2C+and+provide+transport+services+for+petrochemical+products+and+other+products%2C+mainly+on+routes+between+Europe+and+the+Middle+East+and+India.+I+think+it+is+extremely+unique+that+a+company+of+our+size+is+able+to+handle+the+entire+process+from+ship+ownership+and+operation+to+ship+management.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CIn+1992%2C+we+established+Serromah+SHIPPING+B.V.%2C+a+joint+venture+with+a+partner+in+Rotterdam%2C+the+Netherlands%2C+to+handle+collection+operations%2C+and+began+operating+independently.+We+have+been+recognized+for+providing+high-quality+transport+services+stably+for+over+30+years%2C+and+our+COA+%28Contract+of+Affreightment%29+ratio+has+risen+to+just+over+40%25.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThe+Russian+invasion+of+Ukraine+has+changed+trade+patterns+for+petroleum+products%2C+with+product+carriers+withdrawing+from+the+chemical+tanker+market+and+tightening+the+supply+and+demand+for+chemical+tankers%2C+which+is+a+tailwind.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80--What+measures+are+being+taken+to+strengthen+the+shipping+business%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CWe+want+to+further+improve+ship+management.+Group+company+NEW+SHIPPING+KAISHA+manages+nine+of+the+company%E2%80%99s+12+ships.+The+ship+management+operations+base+was+relocated+from+South+Korea+to+Chennai%2C+India+in+2018.+In+2020%2C+NEW+SHIPPING+KAISHA+acquired+a+Chennai-based+ship+management+company+as+a+subsidiary.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CIn+addition+to+our+own+ships%2C+we+are+entrusted+with+the+management+of+three+chemical+tankers+by+Japanese+ship+owners.+Although+the+cost+benefits+of+having+a+ship+management+base+in+India+are+diminishing+due+to+rising+prices%2C+there+is+no+doubt+that+there+is+an+abundant+supply+of+human+resources+such+as+ship+management+superintendents.+We+would+like+to+actively+invest+in+further+improving+the+quality+of+ship+management.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80--The+company+made+ship+investments+in+2018%2C+when+the+chemical+tanker+market+was+sluggish.+What+are+your+future+investment+plans%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CSeven+16%2C000-dwt+chemical+tankers+equipped+with+stainless+steel+cargo+tanks+have+been+built+in+series+at+domestic+shipyards.+The+final+ship%2C+the+seventh+ship%2C+was+launched+in+April+last+year%2C+marking+the+end+of+the+fleet+replacement+renewal+process.+The+next+vessel+investment+will+be+for+delivery+in+2028-2029.+Recently%2C+ship+prices+have+been+rising+significantly.+We+would+like+to+closely+monitor+ship+price+trends+and+environmental+responses.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80--The+clash+between+Israel+and+the+Palestinian+Islamic+organization+Hamas+has+increased+the+risks+of+navigation+in+the+Red+Sea+and+the+Gulf+of+Aden.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CMisinformation+could+have+led+to+our+ships+becoming+targets.+Fortunately%2C+no+attacks+occurred%2C+but+because+human+lives+are+of+the+utmost+importance%2C+navigation+through+the+Suez+Canal%2C+which+connects+Europe+and+Asia%2C+has+been+suspended+since+March.+We+are+changing+course+via+the+Cape+of+Good+Hope.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E2%96%A0+Harmony+is+key+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80--What+is+your+motto%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CWhat+I+keep+in+mind+in+my+work+is+our+company+motto%3A+%E2%80%99A+company+is+only+as+good+as+its+people.%E2%80%99+We+strive+to+put+into+practice+the+motto+that+our+founder%2C+Kenkichi+Nakabe%2C+held+dear%3A+%E2%80%98Harmony+is+key%E2%80%99.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Yasuo+Akuzawa+joined+%3Cb%3EDaito+Trading%3C%2Fb%3E+in+1987.+He+became+a+director+in+2012%2C+Managing+Director+in+2018%2C+representative+managing+director+in+2020%2C+and+has+held+his+current+position+since+April+2024.+Born+in+Tokyo%2C+59+years+old.+%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%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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