Car Carrier Rates Rebound, Short-Term Fixtures Reach $90,000 a Day　自動車船用船料、再び上昇局面、短期契約9万ドル台

China Export Surge Lifts One-Year Charter Rates 45%

中国輸出急増で1年用船料45％高

　Charter rates in the global pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) market have entered an upward phase once again.

　As Chinese vehicle manufacturers continue to expand finished vehicle exports at a pace exceeding market expectations, Clarksons Research has recorded six-month charter fixtures at around $90,000 per day in the short-term charter market. The market is increasingly pricing in a tightening supply of available tonnage.

■The full article (approximately 2,000 words) covers the following topics:

→ Why one-year PCTC charter rates have risen by about 45% since the beginning of the year amid the sharp increase in Chinese finished vehicle exports

→ What is happening in the PCTC market, including six-month fixtures at around $90,000 per day

→ Why around 2 million vehicles are expected to be transported by container ships as PCTC capacity tightens, and how the market structure is changing

→ What the changing market environment means for the combined fleet of 342 car carriers operated by NYK, MOL and K Line

→ How long the shortage of PCTC capacity may persist, with an outlook based on newbuilding orders and changes in transport distances

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自動車船用船料、再び上昇局面、短期契約9万ドル台

中国輸出急増で1年用船料45％高

　世界の自動車専用船（PCTC）市場で用船料が再び上昇局面に入っている。

　中国メーカーの完成車輸出が市場予想を上回るペースで拡大するなか、Clarksons Researchが把握する短期用船市場では期間６か月間で１日当たり約9万ドル前後の成約もみられ、市場では船腹不足を織り込む動きが強まっている。

■記事本文では以下の内容を読むことができます（記事全文約2,000文字）

→ 中国完成車輸出の急増で、自動車船の1年用船料が年初から約45％上昇、その背景を分析

→ 短期契約では日建て約9万ドルの成約も、自動車船市場で何が起きているのか

→ 専用船不足で約200万台がコンテナ船輸送へ、市場構造に生じた変化とは

→ 日本郵船、商船三井、川崎汽船の342隻船隊にとって、市況変化は何を意味するのか

→ 船腹不足はいつまで続くのか、発注動向や輸送距離の変化から今後の市場を展望

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