Breaking News USTR to Triple Port Entry Fee for Car Carriers from the 14th　速報 USTR、自動車船の入港料基準を3倍に

Major Shipping Lines: “Assessments Will Be Based on Manufacturers and Performance”

14日開始。海運大手「メーカーと実績に応じて検討」

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→ The USTR explained that, in the public comments conducted prior to the decision, “concerns were raised that 14 dollars was too low” and “there were estimates that it would fall below the fee per CEU.” As a result, the basis for calculating port entry charges for car carriers will be raised more than threefold, from 14 dollars per net tonnage to 46 dollars.

→ According to estimates by major shipping companies, in the case of large vessels with a capacity of around 7,000 vehicles, the port entry charge per call is expected to amount to roughly 100 million to 150 million yen when converted into Japanese currency. On the other hand, there are also observations that “it could exceed 2 million dollars when calculated by net tonnage,” according to a trading company source.

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速報　米USTR、自動車船の入港料基準を3倍に引き上げ　14日開始。海運大手「メーカーと実績に応じて検討」

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→今回、USTRは決定に先立って実施したパブリックコメントで、「14ドルでは低すぎるとの懸念が寄せられた」「CEUあたりの料金を下回るとの試算もあった」と説明。結果的に自動車船の入港料金の算定基準は純トンあたり14ドルから46ドルへと3倍以上に引き上げられる形となった。

→海運大手の推定では1回あたりの入港料金は7000台積みクラスの大型船の場合、円換算で1億から1億5000万円程度の料金が発生するとの見方がある。一方、「純トン数換算なら200万ドル以上になる可能性もある」（商社関係者）との指摘もある。

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.”（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた本文でお読みください）