【09.06.17 华尔街日报】上海港口实行打折

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【中文标题】上海港口实行打折
【原文标题】Discounting Seen at Shanghai Port Operator
【来源地址】http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124517680950719877.html
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SHANGHAI -- Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., mainland China's largest port operator by volume, is letting carriers store empty containers at its terminals at deep discounts in an effort to keep the volume of containers it handles from slumping amid the global financial crisis.

中国吞吐量最大的码头-上海国际港务(集团)股份有限公司（SIPG，简称上港集团）为了在全球经济危机之际保住吞吐量的数字，让客户只付很低的折扣价存放空集装箱。

China's port operators have been trying to cope with a severe decline in the nation's exports, which has reduced shipping volumes. SIPG, as the state-owned operator of Shanghai's port assets is known, is under additional pressure due to a Beijing directive that Shanghai be built into an international shipping center.

由于中国出口量的急剧下降，导致航运量减少，中国的港口在一直尽力应对。众所周知上港集团是国营资产，受到直接来自北京的额外压力，因为上海的建设目标是国际运输中心。

Overall, China's container throughput was down 11% in the first four months this year, according to Credit Suisse.

瑞士信贷（Credit Suisse）的数据显示，今年前四个月，中国集装箱吞吐量减少了11%。

The empty-container plan lets Shanghai-listed SIPG push up its container throughput volume -- which measures container volume handled rather than cargo loaded and unloaded -- and cultivate goodwill with clients. But the plan means forgoing storage revenue and standard handling fees. SIPG's first-quarter net profit fell 28% to 733.9 million yuan ($107.4 million).

存放空箱计划(根据集装箱的数量而定，而不是实际的货物吞吐量)提高了上港集团集装箱的吞吐量数据，而且与客户建立了友好的关系。但此计划意味着放弃仓储的收入和标准搬运费。今年第一季度上港集团的净利润下跌了28%，为1.074亿美元。

Last November, SIPG started offering the attractive terms to bigger clients who agreed to place a minimum number of containers at its terminals. Eligible carriers aren't charged storage fees for empty containers, and pay only deeply discounted handling fees. An SIPG official said the handling fees just about cover its costs.

上港集团从去年11月起开始为一些较大的客户提供这一服务。客户需要同意在上港集团的港口存放超过一定数目的集装箱，符合条件的客户不会被收取空箱储存费，而只需支付打了许多折扣的搬运费。一名SIPG的主管表示所收取的处理费仅够成本。

SIPG isn't the only Chinese port-operator with free-storage service: Officials at Dalian Port (PDA) Co., Tianjin Port Co. and Ningbo Port Co. said they have offered similar programs to select container-carrier clients.

上港集团不是中国唯一一个提供免费存放空集装箱业务的公司。大连港、天津港和宁波港的官员表示，他们也为部分集装箱客户提供类似服务。

A senior SIPG official said that on average about 700,000 empty containers are parked its terminals at any time.

上港集团的一位高层透露，有大约70万个空集装箱被停放在该集团的港口。

John Chachamopoulos, general manager of the Shanghai branch of Wilhelmsen Marine Consultants, a Norway-based consultancy, said that as Shanghai is a state-owned port, state policy as well as market considerations can play a role in determining targets.

挪威威廉姆森海运顾问公司（Wilhelmsen Marine Consultants）的总经理查察莫普罗斯（John Chachamopoulos）说作为一个国有码头，政府政策和对市场的考虑都在制定其目标方面起决定性作用。

Beijing's desire for Shanghai to overtake Singapore as the world's busiest port, for example, is likely to have prompted SIPG to overreach when stating its goals," he said.

他说:"比如北京方面希望上海取代新加坡成为最繁忙的国际船运中心，以致上港集团在制定目标时定得过高。"

An SIPG spokeswoman said the company reaches its yearly throughput target by taking into account market considerations and that the process is free of government interference.

上港集团的发言人说考虑到市场的因素，上港达到了其年度运输量的目标，而且公司的运作没有受到政府的干涉。

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By MICHELLE NG

SHANGHAI -- Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., mainland China's largest port operator by volume, is letting carriers store empty containers at its terminals at deep discounts in an effort to keep the volume of containers it handles from slumping amid the global financial crisis.

China's port operators have been trying to cope with a severe decline in the nation's exports, which has reduced shipping volumes. SIPG, as the state-owned operator of Shanghai's port assets is known, is under additional pressure due to a Beijing directive that Shanghai be built into an international shipping center.

Overall, China's container throughput was down 11% in the first four months this year, according to Credit Suisse.

The empty-container plan lets Shanghai-listed SIPG push up its container throughput volume -- which measures container volume handled rather than cargo loaded and unloaded -- and cultivate goodwill with clients. But the plan means forgoing storage revenue and standard handling fees. SIPG's first-quarter net profit fell 28% to 733.9 million yuan ($107.4 million).

Last November, SIPG started offering the attractive terms to bigger clients who agreed to place a minimum number of containers at its terminals. Eligible carriers aren't charged storage fees for empty containers, and pay only deeply discounted handling fees. An SIPG official said the handling fees just about cover its costs.

SIPG isn't the only Chinese port-operator with free-storage service: Officials at Dalian Port (PDA) Co., Tianjin Port Co. and Ningbo Port Co. said they have offered similar programs to select container-carrier clients.

A senior SIPG official said that on average about 700,000 empty containers are parked its terminals at any time.

hJohn Chachamopoulos, general manager of the Shanghai branch of Wilhelmsen Marine Consultants, a Norway-based consultancy, said that as Shanghai is a state-owned port, state policy as well as market considerations can play a role in determining targets.

Beijing's desire for Shanghai to overtake Singapore as the world's busiest port, for example, is likely to have prompted SIPG to overreach when stating its goals," he said.

An SIPG spokeswoman said the company reaches its yearly throughput target by taking into account market considerations and that the process is free of government interference.

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