Category: Information
I s s u e d : April 19, 2016

As the designated port operating company, Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation willcontinue to carry out integrated operations of the container terminals in the Ports of Yokohama andKawasaki in order to enhance the international competitiveness of the ports.
We will be starting the incentive programs for the purpose of collecting more cargo to the Ports ofYokohama and Kawasaki. We look forward to receiving a lot of applications for the programs fromshippers, logistics companies, etc. as well as for the subsidy programs offered by the City ofYokohama and the City of Kawasaki.

① Incentives for shipping route expansion(1) New route startup & Additional port calls
Eligible Project: Projects deploying ships on all shipping routes except for Japan-Korea routes
Eligible Operator: Ocean going shipping companies or agents in Japan
Consignment Fee: Part of costs incurred for a port callEx.) When port cost is ¥2.5 million/call Base rate ¥2.5 mil. x Subsidy rate 80% (1st year) = ¥2.0 mil./call*Subsidy rate for the first year is 80%, and it is reduced from the secondyear onward by 20% every year (planned)(2) Maintenance of existing shipping route services
Eligible Project: Projects deploying ships on trunk routes, South American routes, Australianroutes and part of Asian routes
Eligible Operator: Ocean going shipping companies or agents in Japan
Consignment Fee: Part of costs incurred for a port callEx.) When a ship of 50,000 GT calls at the port once a week (52 calls/year) on
the South American routes
 Base rate ¥135,000/call x 52 weeks = ¥7,020,000(3) Enlargement of ships
Eligible Project: Projects deploying ships on all shipping routes except for Japan-Korea routes
Eligible Operator: Ocean going shipping companies or agents in Japan
Consignment Fee: Part of additional costs for a port call incurred by enlargement of ships
Ex.) When deploying a ship with a capacity of 12,000TEU switched fromconventional 8,000TEU on the Australian routes brings about an increase in
the port cost by ¥1.0 mil.
 Base rate ¥1.0 mil. x Subsidy rate 80% (1st year) = ¥800,000/call*Subsidy rate for the first year is 80%, and it is reduced from the second year
onward by 20% every year (planned).
1② Cargo collection incentives for individual proposal(1) Coastal feeder services
Eligible Project: Coastal feeder route startup, increasing the number of ships calling at the port,
enlargement of ships, etc.
Eligible Operator: Coastal shipping companies, etc.
Consignment Fee: Part of costs required for each project (*Amount: to be fixed after negotiation)Ex.) When increasing the number of feeder routes between Sendai and
Yokohama is costly for the first year(2) Enhancement of railway transport
Eligible Project: Increasing the number of freight train services, etc.
Eligible Operator: Railway operators, etc.
Consignment Fee: Part of costs required for each project (*Amount: to be fixed after negotiation)Ex.) When increasing the number of freight train services between Utsunomiya
and Yokohama-Honmoku is costly for the first year
(3) Additional cargo collection
E l i g i b l e C a r g o : Newly handled cargo, switched cargo from other ports
Eligible Operator: Shippers, forwarders, ocean going shipping companies, etc.
Consignment Fee: To be fixed after negotiation based on ¥5,000/TEU*There are certain requirements to meet, such as increasing the amount of container cargo andmaintaining the shipping route services for no less than 1 year after the contract expires, etc.
*Applicants may be provided with subsidies from the City of Yokohama or the City of Kawasaki instead,depending on shipping routes or details of support requested.

Contact■ Business Promotion Div., Yokohama Business Promotion Dep.,

Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation (YKIP)TEL: +81-45-680-6583
WEB: http://ykip.co.jp/E-MAIL: eigyo@ykip.co.jp

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