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A Study on the Market Concentration Analysis of Korean Ocean-going Shipping Companies

국적외항선사의 시장집중도 분석

  • Ha, Min-Ho (Graduate School of Logistics, Incheon National University)
  • 하민호 (인천대학교 동북아물류대학원)
  • Received : 2022.07.25
  • Accepted : 2022.08.02
  • Published : 2022.08.31
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Abstract

This study analyzed changes in the market concentration of Korean ocean-going shipping companies using shipping revenue based CR (Concentration Ratio), and HHI (Herfindahl - Hirschman Index) to examine the effects of the government's selection and concentration based the shipping reconstruction scheme. The results of this study showed that the market structure of the Korean shipping industry has changed from a competitive market to a rather concentrated market, as CR as well as HHI values have increased from 2019 to 2021. In particular, the market share of the deep-sea shipping lines has risen significantly compared to the intra-Asian short-sea shipping lines and the tramp carriers, implying that the Korean liner shipping market has become a monopoly, or highly concentrated oligopoly market. Compared to other shipping markets, the high rise in ocean freight rates (i.e. Asia-Europe America) was the leading cause of the increase in the revenues of the ocean-going shipping lines, and the increased fleet through preemptive government support has enabled them to achieve more revenues. As a result, it can be interpreted that the government's fleet expansion strategy has been more effective than expected, but it is too early to conclude if the market structure of the Korean ocean-going shipping companies has been strengthened.

본연구는 매출액 기준 세 가지 분석에 따라 국적외항선사들의 시장 지배력 변화를 분석하고 이를 통해 정부의 선택과 집중에 기반한 해운 재건정책 전략의 효과를 살펴보고자 하였다. 세 가지 분석 결과 모두 2019-2021년 최근 3년간 CR4(Concentration Ratio)값 및 HHI(Hirschman-Herfindahl Index)값이 증가하여 국적외항선사의 시장구조는 경쟁시장에서 다소 집중된 시장으로 변했음을 알 수 있었다. 특히, 원양컨테이너선사(i.e. HMM과 SM상선)의 시장 점유율이 역내아시아선사 및 부정기선사에 비해 크게 상승하였으며, 컨테이너 정기선 해운시장의 경우 독점시장 또는 고집중적 과점시장화가 된 것으로 나타났다. 타 시장에 비해 원양 컨테이너 운임의 높은 상승은 원양컨테이너 선사의 시장지배력 강화에 매우 큰 영향을 미쳤으며 여기에 정부지원으로 인한 선대확충으로 초과 수익을 달성했다고 볼 수 있다. 결과론적으로 정부의 선대확대전략은 기대 이상의 결과를 낸 것으로 해석할 수 있으나 우리나라 국적선사의 시장구조가 견고해 졌는지 결론을 내기는 한계가 있다.

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