JAPAN’S EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNING LINER SHIPPING
[For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].ABSTRACT The article continues a series of publications [1-3] on regulatory framework for linear navigation of the world’s major maritime countries. Domestic researchers [4, 5] periodically turned to the topic of functioning of Japan’s maritime transport, regulation of its activities and significance for foreign trade. Nevertheless, the authors consider it necessary to return to it again, since there have been serious changes in the world shipping in the past. The new analytical work provides information on the largest Japanese shipping companies, their participation in carrier associations. The activities of the regulator, the principles of its activities and individual cases from practice are considered. An additional relevance of the article is given by the discussion that has unfolded in connection with the discussion of the draft law on introducing amendments to the Merchant Shipping Code of the Russian Federation. Keywords: sea transport, linear conferences, linear navigation, sea transportation in Japan, economy, trade, foreign markets.