Danish shipowner Torm has signed a ten year USD 167.3 million loan facility with a syndicate of banks led by Bank of China and Societe Generale. The funds will be used to cover 60% of the cost of six 53,000 dwt MR product tankers, each ordered at USD 46.5 million a piece from Guangzhou Shipyard International. Out of the USD 167.3 million facility, USD 83.7 million will be unsecured loans and the other USD 83.7 million in the form of buyer’s credit. This is also the very first time in a foreign syndicated loan that China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (“Sinosure”) will underwrite the country risk in relation to the buyer’s credit. Torm will have to fork out the remaining 40% equity.
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Tags: · Bank of China, BOC, Guangzhou Shipyard, Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding, Schulte Group, Sinosure, SocGen, Societe Generale, Torm
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