Will Japan’s Emerging Shipowners Expand Their Move to Urban Centres? 日本の新興船主の「都会」への移転は広がるのか

In Search of “Qualitative Information”

「定性情報」を求めて大都市へ

Among Japanese shipowners, there are some “emerging shipowners” who, while seeking to expand from domestic coastal shipping into the international market, have begun to establish offices in major Japanese cities, leaving behind their local bases.

Key Points of the Article
→ Traditionally, Japanese shipowners have grown into international operators while remaining rooted in the locations where they were originally founded as coastal carriers.

→ Over the past five to ten years, however, some of these emerging shipowners aiming at the international trade have opened branches in urban centres while maintaining their headquarters in their founding regions. By doing so, they take advantage of convenience and accessibility, in pursuit of qualitative information from overseas shipowners, brokers, trading houses, and shipyards.

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.”

日本の新興船主、「定性情報」求め「都会」への移転は広がるのか

　日本船主の中で、内航船から外航船への進出を目指す「新興船主」が地元を離れ、日本の都市部に事務所を設立する動きが一部で出ている。

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→従来、日本船主は内航船主として創業した地をベースに外航船主として成長してきた。

→過去5～10年で外航船を目指す一部の新興船主の中には、創業地に本店を置きながらも支店を都市部に開設、利便性の良さを生かし海外船主やブローカー、商社、造船所の定性情報を求める動きもある。

“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）

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