Series No. 1: Taiwan Contingency – How Would Japanese Shipping Respond? 連載① 台湾有事、その時、日本海運はどう動くのか

Will Chinese shipyards deliver newbuildings to Japanese shipowners?
China holds 70% of global newbuilding orders, raising delivery risks in a contingency
中国造船所は日本船主に新造船を引き渡すのか
世界の新造船受注「7割」を握る中国、有事で浮上するデリバリーリスク
China secured 69.0% of global newbuilding orders in 2025. Japanese and European shipowners also place orders with Chinese shipyards. If a Taiwan contingency were to lead to a sharp deterioration in relations between China and Japan, the US and other countries, would existing shipbuilding contracts continue to be performed as agreed?
This three-part series examines the geopolitical risks that are becoming increasingly important for the shipping industry.
■The full article covers the following points (approximately 2,000 Japanese characters)
→ China holds 70% of global newbuilding orders – but would the ships still be delivered in a contingency?
→ A vessel could be completed but still not delivered – the delivery risks created by sanctions
→ China’s amended National Defence Mobilisation Law – what could it mean for the shipbuilding industry?
→ Newbuilding risks could emerge even before armed conflict begins
→ From “shipyard risk” to “country risk” – what it means for Japanese shipowners
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連載① 台湾有事、その時、日本海運はどう動くのか
中国造船所は日本船主に新造船を引き渡すのか
世界の新造船受注「7割」を握る中国、有事で浮上するデリバリーリスク
中国は2025年、世界の新造船受注量の69.0%を獲得した。日本や欧州の船主も中国造船所を発注先としている。台湾有事で中国と日本、米国などとの関係が急激に悪化した場合、建造契約はそのまま履行されるのか。海運業界にとって重要性を増す地政学リスクを3回の連載で検証する。
■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)
→ 世界の新造船受注「7割」の中国、有事でも船は届くのか
→ 完成しても受け取れない――制裁が生むデリバリーリスク
→ 中国「国防動員法」、造船業への影響は
→ 武力衝突前にも始まる新造船リスク
→ 日本船主に迫る「造船所リスク」から「国家リスク」へ
(続きは英語と日本語で書かれた有料版の本文でお読みください。日本語の記事は英文記事に続いて掲載されています)