Jinhui、2隻の新造船セール・アンド・リースバックで最大3,600万ドルを確保
重要ポイント
- •Jinhuiは、2隻の64,500dwtウルトラマックス新造船を、セール・アンド・リースバック取引でそれぞれ最大1,800万ドルで売却した。
- •Jin YaoとJin Fuは、2028年2月と3月に引き渡し予定。
- •同社は最大5年間の裸用船で船を借り戻し、その間も購入オプションを保持する。
- •購入オプションが早期に行使されない場合、Jinhuiは契約終了時に船舶を買い戻す必要がある。
- •同社は、この仕組みが取得費用の一部を賄いながら、船舶の運航管理を維持するのに役立つとしている。
Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has secured up to $36m through sale-and-leaseback deals covering two ultramax bulk carriers under construction in China.
The Oslo- and Hong Kong-listed owner agreed to sell the two 64,500 dwt newbuildings to separate leasing vehicles for up to $18m each, before bareboat chartering them back for periods of up to five years.
The ships, to be named Jin Yao and Jin Fu, are scheduled for delivery in February and March 2028, respectively.
Jinhui retains purchase options throughout the charter period and will be required to buy the vessels back at the end of the agreements if the options are not exercised earlier.
The company said the structures would finance part of the acquisition cost while allowing Jinhui to retain operational control of the vessels, a common feature of ship leasing deals that can help owners manage capital spending while keeping ships in service.
Each newbuilding carries a contractual price of $33.05m. The buyers are Hong Kong-incorporated ship leasing companies linked in trade reporting to ICBC Financial Leasing.
Jinhui has been steadily expanding its ultramax orderbook while disposing of older supramax tonnage as part of a wider fleet renewal programme, aligning the company’s buying and selling activity around a younger dry bulk fleet.
