Is a Purchase Option Clause an Advantage or Disadvantage for Japanese Shipowners?  POは日本船主にとって是か非か

Is a Purchase Option Clause an Advantage or Disadvantage for Japanese Shipowners? The BBC Charter Debate in Focus

PO契約は日本船主にとってメリットかデメリットか。問われるBBC契約の是非

When Japanese shipowners enter into charter agreements with operators or foreign owners, the inclusion of a purchase option (PO)—a contractual right granted to the operator or foreign owner to buy the vessel after a certain charter period—has become a subject of ongoing debate. Charter contracts with POs, which are believed to have emerged during the shipping recession of the 1990s, are interpreted by some Japanese shipowners as “one-sided and unequal agreements.” At the same time, however, (read more in the full article).

Key Points of the Article

→ What historical conditions gave rise to the emergence of BBC contracts with attached POs?

→ For Japanese shipowners, do BBC contracts with POs bring more gains or losses?

PO契約は日本船主にとってメリットかデメリットか。問われるBBC契約の是非

　日本船主がオペレーターや海外船主と用船契約を結ぶ際、一定の用船期間の契約後にオペレーターや海外船主に与えられるパーチェス・オプション（PO、船舶購入選択権）という権利について議論が集まっている。かつて１９９０年代の海運不況期に始まったとされるPO付用船契約は、日本船主にとって「一方的な不平等条約」という解釈がある一方、（続きは本文でお読みください）

この記事のポイント

→POが付帯したBBC契約が発生した時代背景とは。

→日本船主にとってPOが付帯するBBC契約から得るものと失うものはどちらが大きいのか。