Tokushima Taisho Bank positions ship finance as its next growth pillar　徳島大正銀行、船舶ファイナンスを次の成長軸に

Interview: Namitaro Miyamoto, Deputy Manager in charge of ship-related business, Corporate Promotion Department

Accompanying support to help regional shipowners expand from domestic to international trades

宮本波太郎・法人推進部船舶関連担当副長に聞く

伴走型支援で内航から外航へ、地域船主の挑戦を後押し

Tokushima Taisho Bank is stepping up its efforts in the ship finance business. Building on its long-standing relationship with the maritime industry as a local core sector centred on Anan, the bank is maintaining ties with domestic shipowners while also placing greater emphasis on supporting expansion into the international segment.

Namitaro Miyamoto, Deputy Manager in charge of ship-related business at the Corporate Promotion Department, spoke about the outlook for ship finance. (Interviewer: Hirofumi Yamamoto)

■The full article (approximately 3,000 words) covers the following points

→Outstanding ship loans expand to around ¥220bn, with growth accelerating in the international segment
→Rising share of BBC deals, with financing structures shifting amid soaring vessel prices
→“Non-withdrawing finance” even during market downturns, and the realities of relationships built with shipowners
→Supporting domestic shipowners’ move into international trades, exploring new joint ownership models
→How regional banks’ accompanying support can underpin the sustainable growth of regional shipping

Photo: Mr Namitaro Miyamoto (right) and Mr Kazuya Tatomi, Managing Executive Officer and Corporate Banking Division General Manager, at a Clarksons party Tokyo Toyosu April 23 held in Toyosu, Tokyo, on 23 April.

Corporate Banking Division General Manager

The full text is available in both English and Japanese. The Japanese version follows the English article.)

徳島大正銀行、船舶ファイナンスを次の成長軸に

宮本波太郎・法人推進部船舶関連担当副長に聞く

伴走型支援で内航から外航へ、地域船主の挑戦を後押し

　徳島大正銀行が船舶ファイナンス事業への取り組みを本格化させている。阿南を中心とした地場産業としての海運との長年の関係を基盤に、内航船主との結びつきを維持しつつ、外航分野への展開支援にも軸足を広げる。同行の宮本波太郎（Namitaro Miyamoto）・法人推進部船舶関連担当副長に船舶ファイナンスの今後の展望について聞いた。（聞き手　山本裕史）

■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3000文字）

→船舶融資残高は2200億円規模へ拡大、外航中心に成長が加速

→BBC案件の比率上昇、船価高騰下で変わるファイナンス構造

→市況低迷期でも「引かない金融」、船主と築いた関係性の実像

→内航船主の外航進出を後押し、新たな共同保有モデルを模索

→地銀による伴走型支援、地域海運の持続成長をどう支えるか

写真＝4月23日に東京の豊洲で開催されたクラークソンズのパーティーに参加した宮本副長（右）と多富和哉（Kazuya Tatomi）常務執行役員 法人推進部 部長

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