日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Oct 19, 2020 (Mon)

‌【Current of Japanese shipowners】Japanese Shipyard is very important for Japanese Shipping

　“Even if it cannot trust the credit of an overseas operator (operating shipping company) in a case ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80%E2%80%9CEven+if+it+cannot+trust+the+credit+of+an+overseas+operator+%28operating+shipping+company%29+in+a+case+brought+in+by+a+trading+company+or+broker%2C+it+have+to+look+overseas.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E2%96%A0+A+tough+selection+of+overseas+operators+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+October+8%2C+a+Japanese+shipowner+had+a+bitter+expression+in+a+local+city+in+western+Japan.+From+October%2C+some+regional+banks+have+lifted+the+ban+on+business+trips+to+Tokyo%2C+and+exchanges+between+Japanese+shipping+operators+and+Japanese+ship+owners+have+begun+to+gradually+revive.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Still%2C+the+environment+surrounding+the+shipowner%E2%80%99s+economy+is+harsh.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+ship+owner+continues.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CWe+have+prioritized+projects+of+Japanese+shipping+operators+so+far.+However%2C+at+present%2C+the+ship+is+being+returned+before+the+deadline%2C+rather+than+a+new+construction+project+for+a+Japanese+shipping+operator.+Truth+be+told%2C+we+don%E2%80%99t+want+to+conclude+a+time+charter+contract+with+overseas+operators%2C+but+we+can%E2%80%99t+let+the+returned+vessels+play.+We+want+to+avoid+the+risk+of+overseas+operators%2C+but+we+have+to+start+steering+into+that+direction.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Where+is+the+path+that+Japanese+shipowners+should+take%3F+Many+shipowners+do+not+want+to+choose+a+Chinese+shipyard.+However%2C+there+is+also+the+fact+that+%E2%80%9Cif+you+match+the+charter+fee+level+of+the+operator%2C+whether+in+Japan+or+overseas%2C+you+can+only+make+a+profit+at+the+ship+price+of+the+Chinese+shipyard%E2%80%9C+%28Imabari+shipowner%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+situation+is+the+same+for+Japanese+regional+banks.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+basic+policy+of+%E2%80%9Csupporting+the+local+economy%E2%80%9C+must+have+been+the+Japanese+regional+bank%E2%80%99s+greatest+mission.+The+slogan+hasn%E2%80%99t+changed%2C+but+it%E2%80%99s+true+that+there+is+a+subtle+temperature+difference+in+the+interpretation.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80A+person+from+a+trading+company+speaks.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CMost+Japanese+regional+banks+want+to+lend+to+Japanese+shipyards%2C+which+have+a+major+impact+on+the+local+economy+and+employment.+However%2C+recently%2C+an+all-overseas+project+has+emerged+in+which+a+major+shipowner+orders+a+new+ship+from+a+Chinese+shipyard+and+overseas+operators+charter+ships+as+time+charters.+On+the+other+hand%2C+it+is+not+the+Japanese+regional+bank+where+the+shipowner+is+located+that+provides+the+loan%2C+but+the+emerging+Japanese+regional+banks+from+other+prefectures+%E2%80%9Ccross+the+border%E2%80%9C+and+provide+the+shipowner+with+the+loan.+Then%2C+the+Japanese+regional+banks+that+deal+with+traditional+ship+finance+will+fall+into+the+dilemma+of+giving+consideration+to+the+local+economy+and+not+even+wanting+to+deal+with+projects+at+Chinese+shipyards.%E2%80%9C+%28Ship+Department%29+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+Suga+administration+will+take+over+the+monetary+policy+of+the+Abe+administration+and+demand+that+Japanese+regional+banks+strengthen+their+earning+power+along+with+regional+revitalization.+The+Japanese+regional+bank%E2%80%99s+ship+financing+policy+is+also+under+pressure+to+change%2C+how+to+balance+contributions+to+the+local+economy+and+overseas+projects.+%3Cbr%3E%E2%96%A0+Importance+of+Japanese+Shipyard+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CCertainly%2C+demand+for+new+ships+will+recover+in+the+future.+The+question+is+whether+a+Japanese+shipyard+will+be+chosen+at+that+time.+%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+October+13%2C+a+trading+company+official+responded+to+an+interview+in+Yaesu%2C+Tokyo%2C+where+the+autumn+wind+blows.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Trading+company+officials+continue.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CJapanese+shipyards+are+certainly+making+an+effort.+The+problem+is+that+the+traditional+Japanese+shipping+industry+hierarchy+has+collapsed+from+the+top.+Shippers+at+the+top+of+automobiles%2C+steel%2C+and+oil+face+poor+performance%2C+shorten+contract+periods+with+major+shipping+companies%2C+and+narrow+down+freight+rates.+As+a+result%2C+Japanese+shipping+majors+cannot+send+long-term+vessels+to+shipowners%2C+and+the+rate+is+low.+If+this+happens%2C+only+the+Chinese+shipyard+will+meet+%28fit%29+if+only+the+ship+price+is+considered.+%E2%80%9C%28Ship+Department%29+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+trading+company+ship+department+is+also+desperate.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Companies+with+branches+in+Imabari+City+%28Ehime+Prefecture%29+can+no+longer+bring+in+only+projects+of+overseas+operators.+Japanese+shipping+operators+negotiate+directly+with+ship+owners%2C+and+brokerage+business+is+not+established+in+Japan.+The+trading+company+man+is+most+worried+about+Japanese+shipowners+placing+orders+destructively+to+Chinese+shipyard.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Other+trading+company+officials+also+agree.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CIn+the+short+term%2C+it%E2%80%99s+true+that+Chinese+shipyards+are+cheaper.+However%2C+if+a+Japanese+shipping+operator+or+a+Japanese+shipowner+orders+a+new+ship+from+Chinese+Shipbuilding%2C+most+Japanese+shipyards+will+not+be+able+to+stand.+A+few+years+later%2C+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【国内船主の今】(238)〝越境融資〟に警戒感。日本造船所は〝屋台骨〟

2020/10/19(月)

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