日本三大航运集团将合并集装箱业务

 　　Japan’s big three shipping¹ conglomerates² have outlined plans to set aside one of the country’s most ferocious³ industrial rivalries⁴ amid brutal⁵ market conditions to establish a joint⁶ venture for their container-shipping businesses.

　　日本三大航运集团提出计划，拟搁置该国最激烈的行业竞争之一，为它们的集装箱航运业务建立一家合资企业。此举的背景是严峻的市场条件。

　　Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Mitsui OSK Lines and K Line said that, if approved by regulators, the joint venture would operate the world’s sixth biggest ?container fleet, with about 7 per cent of global capacity.

　　日本邮船(Nippon Yusen Kaisha)、商船三井(Mitsui OSK Lines)和川崎汽船(K Line)表示，如果获得监管机构的批准，合资公司将经营世界第六大集装箱船队，约占全球总运力的7%。

　　The deal is the latest in a series of mergers⁸ involving container-shipping lines, spurred by sluggish⁹ trade growth and overcapacity that have served to create some of the worst conditions in the sector¹⁰’s 60-year history.

　　这一协议是涉及集装箱航运业的一系列合并的最新发展，其推动因素是贸易增长乏力和运力过剩，给该行业造成60年历史上最糟糕的经营条件。

　　The three-way Japanese joint venture, set to be officially created on July 1 next year, is the industry’s first big deal since Hanjin Shipping, South Korea’s largest container line, in August became the first significant company in the ?sector to seek bankruptcy¹¹ protection in 30 years.

　　此前韩国最大的集装箱班轮公司韩进海运(Hanjin Shipping)在今年8月成为30年来业内第一家寻求破产保护的大型公司。将于明年7月1日正式成立的三家日本航运公司的合资企业，是该事件之后该行业第一笔大型合并交易。

　　The deal comes after Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd in July announced plans to take over United Arab Shipping. Last year, France’s CMA CGM announced it was taking over Singapore’s Neptune¹² Orient Lines, while China Cosco and China Shipping outlined plans to merge⁷.

　　这笔交易达成之前，德国赫伯罗特(Hapag-Lloyd)今年7月宣布并购阿拉伯联合航运公司(United Arab Shipping)。去年法国达飞海运集团(CMA CGM)宣布并购新加坡东方海皇集团(Neptune Orient Lines)，而中国的中远(Cosco)和中国海运(China Shipping)介绍了合并计划。

　　All the deals have been driven by shipping lines’ efforts to create economies of scale. Analysts¹³ said there was little to disguise the defensive¹⁴ nature of the deal.

　　这些交易的驱动因素都是航运公司努力挖掘规模效益。分析师们表示，没有什么可以掩饰这些交易的防御性质。

1 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

2 conglomerates   

n.（多种经营的）联合大企业( conglomerate的名词复数 )；砾岩；合成物；组合物

参考例句：

• At the surface, radioactivity of the conglomerates is locally as high as 30 X background. 在地表，砾岩的局部地段的放射性高达30倍本底值。 来自辞典例句
• The conglomerates failed to understand that books could not be sold like soap. 这些联合大企业不懂卖书不象卖肥皂那样。 来自辞典例句

3 ferocious   

adj.凶猛的，残暴的，极度的，十分强烈的

参考例句：

• The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。
• The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.那只凶猛的豹子正追赶一只兔子。

4 rivalries   

n.敌对，竞争，对抗( rivalry的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The new government was torn by rivalries. 新政府由于各派对立而四分五裂。 来自辞典例句
• Rivalries could bring about pain and hatred or give rise to fighting. 竞争会带来痛苦、仇恨，或者引起争斗。 来自互联网

5 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

6 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

7 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。

8 mergers   

n.（两个公司的）合并( merger的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Mergers fall into three categories: horizontal, vertical, and conglomerate. 合并分为以下三种：横向合并，纵向合并和混合合并。 来自辞典例句
• Many recent mergers are concentrated within specific industries, particularly in retailing, airlines and communications. 现代许多合并企业集中进行某些特定业务，在零售业、民航和通讯业中更是如此。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

9 sluggish   

adj.懒惰的，迟钝的，无精打采的

参考例句：

• This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。
• Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。

10 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

11 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

12 Neptune   

n.海王星

参考例句：

• Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun.海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Neptune turned out to be a dynamic,stormy world.海王星原来是个有生气、多风暴的世界。

13 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

14 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。