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Fukui Prefecture in central Japan is promoting modal shifts to marine transport to increase cargo to and from and the use of the Port of Tsuruga. To address the so-called 2024 problem, a driver shortages and other logistics disruptions caused by overtime restrictions imposed in April, and proceeding with decarbonization, the local government is offering a dedicated subsidy program.
The program is made up of several systems, one of which is for shippers and logistics service providers making modal shifts to domestic liner shipping with containerships, Ro/Ro ships or ferries. Fukui Prefecture shoulders 50% of relevant costs with an upper limit of ¥500,000 (US$3,110) per operator.
Another is available for shippers and logistics service providers accelerating modal shifts. If there are increases of 50 units or TEUs and 20% or more from the previous year, Fukui provides ¥1,000 (US$6.2) per TEU with a maximum of ¥1 million (US$6,224) per operator.
If shipping companies handle more cargo than the previous fiscal year, the prefecture subsidies ¥4 (US$0.02) per ton with a maximum of¥500,000 per operator.
When shippers purse modal shifts to international feeder services on a trial basis, Fukui Prefecture bears 50% of relevant expenses with an upper limit of ¥1 million per shipper.
When more cargo is moved from the previous fiscal year in international feeder services, the prefecture grants subsidies for annual volumes subtracted by 50 TEUs. With an upper limit of ¥2 million (US$12,443) per shipper, Fukui pays ¥5,000 (US$31) per TEU to shippers outside Fukui and ¥10,000 (US$62) per TEU to those in the prefecture.
If logistics service providers newly moves cargo in international feeder services, Fukui grants a subsidy of ¥10,000 per TEU with an upper limit of ¥1 million.
