日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Aug 07, 2026 (Fri)

Toyota’s Middle East Auto Exports Show Signs of Recovery as Logistics Diversification Pays Off

　Automobile exports to the Middle East are recovering. Toyota Motor announced its financial results ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80Automobile+exports+to+the+Middle+East+are+recovering.+%3Cb%3EToyota%3C%2Fb%3E+Motor+announced+its+financial+results+for+the+April%E2%80%93June+quarter+of+fiscal+2026+on+August+4%2C+indicating+that+the+decline+in+export+volumes+to+the+Middle+East+is+expected+to+recover+to+levels+25%25+below+normal+from+September+onward.+It+had+initially+expected+the+volumes+to+recover+to+levels+50%25+below+normal.+Diversifying+logistics+routes+is+proving+effective.+However%2C+it+will+take+time+for+maritime+transport+services+to+the+Middle+East+to+normalize%2C+and+difficulties+in+shipping+to+the+Middle+East+are+expected+to+continue+for+the+time+being.+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%3Cb%3EToyota%3C%2Fb%3E+exports+500%2C000+to+600%2C000+vehicles+to+the+Middle+East+annually.+In+response+to+the+effective+blockade+of+the+Strait+of+Hormuz%2C+it+secured+new+logistics+routes+using+other+ports%2C+in+addition+to+an+alternative+route+around+the+Cape+of+Good+Hope.+It+had+expected+transport+capacity+to+the+Middle+East+to+remain+at+50%25+of+normal+levels%2C+but+now+expects+it+to+recover+to+75%25+from+September+onward.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+addition+to+the+route+via+Hormuz%2C+there+is+a+sea+route+via+the+Cape+of+Good+Hope+for+transporting+vehicles+to+the+Middle+East.+However%2C+because+the+route%E2%80%99s+lead+time+is+twice+as+long+as+that+of+the+route+via+Hormuz%2C+%3Cb%3EToyota%3C%2Fb%3E+%E2%80%9Cinitially+factored+in+an+impact+of+about+50%25.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+route+around+the+Cape+of+Good+Hope+at+the+southern+tip+of+Africa+passes+through+the+Mediterranean+Sea+and+the+Suez+Canal%2C+calling+at+ports+such+as+Jeddah+in+Saudi+Arabia+on+the+Red+Sea.+Both+the+transport+distance+and+transit+time+are+nearly+twice+those+of+the+route+via+Hormuz.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Alternative+routes+other+than+those+via+the+Cape+of+Good+Hope+include+unloading+at+ports+in+Oman+and+the+United+Arab+Emirates+%28UAE%29%2C+located+before+the+Strait+of+Hormuz.+Shipping+industry+sources+said+that+cargo+could+be+unloaded+at+Muscat+and+Duqm+in+Oman%2C+and+Khorfakkan+in+the+UAE%2C+among+other+locations.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Transport+to+these+ports+facing+the+Gulf+of+Oman+is+shorter+than+the+route+via+the+Cape+of+Good+Hope%2C+but+port+congestion+at+the+unloading+locations+and+arrangements+for+inland+transport+after+unloading+pose+challenges.+This+is+because+vehicle+storage+space+is+limited+and+vehicles+must+be+transported+long+distances+through+desert+areas.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80While+there+are+several+alternative+routes+to+the+Middle+East%2C+each+presents+challenges.+Therefore%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+provide+alternative+transport+services+according+to+customer+needs%2C+but+it+is+not+easy+to+increase+the+frequency+of+alternative+transport%2C%E2%80%9C+said+a+shipping+industry+source.+It+is+expected+to+take+time+for+overall+shipments+to+the+Middle+East+to+return+to+normal.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E3%80%90Shocking+military+conflict+with+Iran%E3%80%91+%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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