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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Mar 12, 2026 (Thu)

The Tokushima Taisho Bank Hosts Internal Ship Finance Seminar to Cultivate Specialized Talent Amid Growing Loan Portfolio

Visit to the launching ceremony of a new ship at Imura Zosen

　On February 27, The Tokushima Taisho Bank (head office: Tokushima City) held a “Ship Finance Study ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80On+February+27%2C+%3Cb%3EThe+Tokushima+Taisho+Bank%3C%2Fb%3E+%28head+office%3A+Tokushima+City%29+held+a+%E2%80%9CShip+Finance+Study+Session%E2%80%9C+for+employees+of+the+bank%E2%80%99s+head+office+and+branches.+The+aim+is+to+improve+the+level+and+expand+the+base+of+personnel+involved+in+ship+finance+in+response+to+the+recent+increase+in+ship+loan+balances+and+the+diversification+and+sophistication+of+projects.+Approximately+30+people+participated%2C+including+staff+from+branches+in+and+outside+Tokushima+Prefecture+and+headquarters+staff.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Loan+balance+of+220+billion+yen+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%3Cb%3EThe+Tokushima+Taisho+Bank%3C%2Fb%3E%E2%80%99s+outstanding+shipping+loan+balance+%28domestic+and+international+shipping%29+as+of+the+end+of+December+2025+is+approximately+220+billion+yen.+This+represents+a+significant+increase+of+2.5+times+compared+to+March+2018%2C+before+the+coronavirus+pandemic.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+the+other+hand%2C+although+ship+finance+specialists+have+been+placed+in+each+section+of+the+Credit+Department+and+Sales+Department+%28Corporate+Promotion+Division%29%2C+there+are+still+challenges+in+terms+of+future+human+resource+development+and+the+continuous+accumulation+of+knowledge.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Miyamoto+Hataro%2C+who+also+handles+ship+financing+in+the+Corporate+Promotion+Division%2C+said%2C+%E2%80%9CThe+financing+environment+for+ocean-going+ships+has+changed+dramatically%2C+and+project+evaluation+and+debt+management+have+become+much+more+difficult.+In+addition%2C+with+the+tightening+of+anti-money+laundering+measures%2C+the+range+of+business+areas+that+financiers+operate+has+expanded+significantly.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80He+then+explained+his+aim%2C+saying%2C+%E2%80%9CThere+is+an+urgent+need+to+develop+human+resources+who+can+continuously+accumulate+knowledge+and+build+connections+in+the+industry.+To+achieve+this%2C+we+wanted+to+first+increase+the+number+of+people+who+are+interested+in+ship+finance+as+many+as+possible%2C+and+that+is+why+we+held+this+study+session.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Attended+the+launching+ceremony+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+study+session+began+with+classroom+lectures+at+a+training+facility+in+the+morning%2C+followed+by+an+afternoon+visit+to+Imura+Zosen+%28Komatsushima+City%2C+Tokushima+Prefecture%29+to+watch+the+launching+ceremony+of+a+new+ship.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Miyamoto+served+as+the+lecturer+for+the+lecture%2C+and+began+by+introducing+the+appeal+of+the+shipping+industry+as+%E2%80%9Cthe+reason+why+I%E2%80%99m+so+fascinated+by+the+world+of+ships.%E2%80%9C+Furthermore%2C+as+the+basis+of+ship+financing%2C+he+explained+comparisons+with+real+estate+financing%2C+an+overview+of+the+shipping+industry%E2%80%99s+business+model%2C+and+key+points+in+project+review.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+a+survey+conducted+after+the+event%2C+92%25+of+respondents+said+that+the+content+of+the+seminar+was+%E2%80%9Cvery+good%2C%E2%80%9C+67%25+said+that+it+%E2%80%9Cmade+me+more+interested%E2%80%9C+in+ship+finance%2C+and+33%25+said+that+they+%E2%80%9Cwere+already+interested%2C+but+now+I+am+even+more+interested.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80When+asked+why+they+participated+in+the+study+group%2C+some+of+the+responses+included%2C+%E2%80%9CI%E2%80%99m+interested+in+ship+finance%2C+but+I+didn%E2%80%99t+know+where+to+start%2C+so+I+participated+as+a+way+to+find+it+out%2C%E2%80%9C+and+%E2%80%9CI+participated+so+that+I+can+use+what+I%E2%80%99ve+learned+when+I%E2%80%99m+assigned+to+a+branch+in+the+future.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Some+of+the+comments+from+the+course+included%2C+%E2%80%9COur+bank+has+very+few+specialist+staff%2C+but+we+have+a+fair+amount+of+loan+balance%2C+and+I+feel+that+we+need+to+improve%2C%E2%80%9C+and+%E2%80%9CRight+now%2C+Iran+has+effectively+closed+the+Strait+of+Hormuz%2C+and+I+really+got+a+feel+for+the+impact+this+will+have+on+crude+oil+and+gold.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+future+requests%2C+there+was+an+opinion+that+%E2%80%9CI+would+like+to+know+what+points+are+important+regarding+the+ship+finance+market+and+fleet+list%2C+and+what+topics+I+should+discuss+with+shipowners+to+dig+deeper+into+the+information.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+the+significance+of+holding+the+study+group%2C+Miyamoto+said%2C+%E2%80%9CThe+difficulty+of+ship+financing+has+increased+dramatically+in+recent+years%2C+and+strengthening+human+resource+development+is+essential+to+resolving+this+difficult+issue.+I+think+the+key+points+are+%E2%80%99how+to+improve+the+capabilities+of+the+members+involved%E2%80%99+and+%E2%80%99how+to+increase+the+number+of+people+involved+in+ship+financing.%E2%80%99%E2%80%9C+He+emphasized+the+importance+of+human+resource+development.+%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+proce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