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17 Feb 2022

ClassNK Supports Ship Finance for Decarbonization with CO2 Emissions Calculations

ClassNK will calculate the CO2 emissions from the ships to be financed under the Sustainability-Linked Loan provided by ORIX Corporation (ORIX). The ship finance agreement signed between ORIX and a shipowner in Hong Kong is a sustainability-linked loan. A standard value is set for the annual CO2 emissions of the vessels to be financed, and if the annual CO2 emissions of the vessels after the loan has been granted is below the standard value, a preferential interest rate is given for the following year. ClassNK will calculate the CO2 emissions of the vessels to ensure objectivity and fairness of the loan framework.

19 Oct 2018

DZ Bank in Final Stage of Selling Parts of DVB

(Photo: DVB Bank)

Germany's No.2 lender DZ Bank is finalizing the sale of parts of its troubled transport financing division DVB Bank months after struggling to sell the whole business, two sources familiar with the matter said.DZ Bank has had to make large provisions for bad loans in shipping finance, which is among the reasons for the sale process.The sources, who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter, said DZ Bank, which is also the umbrella organisation of German co-operative bank chain Raiffeisen-Volksbanken…

11 Feb 2017

Global Shipping Meltdown Impacts European Banks

The collapsing maritime shipping industry is stoking another European banking headache, this time in economic powerhouse Germany, says a report in WSJ. While the Commerzbank, Germany’s second largest bank, reported earnings, warned that its losses on shipping loans could be as high as EUR600 million ($641 million) this year after nearly doubling last year to EUR559 million. Stephan Engels, Commerzbank’s chief financial officer (CFO) admitted that there was little immediate prospect of recovery. “Our view for 2017 is just as critical as it was for 2016, as far as shipping overall is concerned,” he said. “We still have -particularly for container ships – more new vessels coming on to the market than are being scrapped.

23 Jan 2017

Japan's Orix Looking for More European Shipping Debt

Japanese financial services firm Orix Corp said it was looking to buy more shipping loans in Europe after confirming on Monday that it would purchase $289 million worth of such debt from Royal Bank of Scotland in a landmark deal. European banks, major lenders to the shipping industry, have been reducing exposure to the sector because of the slump in the shipping industry and to meet stricter banking rules. Orix said it had agreed to acquire the loans from RBS, confirming a Reuters story on Friday, in what is likely to be the first major purchase of shipping loans in Europe by a Japanese player in recent years. "Orix views these current market conditions as a favourable investment opportunity," it said in a statement.

22 Jan 2017

Orix Buys RBS Shipping Loans

Japanese financial services firm Orix Corp has agreed to buy $290 million (272 million euros) worth of Greek shipping loans from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Reuters reported quoting sources with direct knowledge of the deal. Reuters reported last month the British bank was close to selling at least $600 million worth of shipping loans to financial institutions including Orix. Germany's Berenberg Bank would purchase around $300 million of loans. Most of the loans Orix is buying from RBS are of investment grade and made to Greek borrowers, said the sources, who were not authorised to discuss the matter publicly. The sale is considerably smaller than the original $3bn deal to sell the whole of RBS' Greek shipping business to Orix…

20 Jan 2017

RBS Sells $600 Mln of Shipping Loans, Orix Among Buyers

Royal Bank of Scotland has concluded agreements to sell at least $600 million worth of shipping loans from its portfolio as part of efforts to exit the sector, sources with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters on Friday. RBS, which is more than 70 percent state owned, is in the middle of a restructuring, which includes asset sales, job cuts and tackling multi-billion dollar charges to settle litigation and pay regulatory fines for past misconduct. The sources said Japanese financial services firm Orix Corp has agreed to buy $290 million worth of shipping loans from RBS, while separately Germany's Berenberg Bank would purchase around $300 million of loans. Spokespeople for RBS, Orix and Berenberg all declined to comment.

21 Dec 2016

RBS Near to Selling $600 Mln of Shipping Loans

Royal Bank of Scotland is close to selling at least $600 million worth of shipping loans from its portfolio, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. RBS, which is more than 70 percent state-owned, is still in the throes of a restructuring, which includes asset sales, job cuts and tackling multi-billion dollar charges to settle litigation and pay regulatory fines for past misconduct. The sources said buyers of the various shipping loan tranches included Japanese financial services firm Orix Corp , Germany's Berenberg Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and asset manager Davidson Kempner. Bank of America and Berenberg declined to comment. Orix could not be reached for comment. Davidson Kempner and RBS declined to comment.

02 Feb 2016

Hyundai Merchant Marine Plans Asset Sale

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. (HMM), is resurrecting an asset-sale plan in an effort to stave off bankruptcy as it reels from a crisis in the shipping industry brought on by slowing global trade, says WSJ. The Seoul-based company plans to seek another buyer for its majority stake in stock brokerage Hyundai Securities Co Ltd and other shipping facilities to raise cash and repay maturing debt. Korea's 21st largest family-controlled conglomerate, which is widely known for its now-defunct North Korea tourism project, has pledged to do everything it can to raise cash to bolster HMM's deteriorating bottom line. HMM's talks to sell its entire 22.4 percent stake in the brokerage to Japan's Orix Corp for about 647 billion won ($535.83 million) fell apart late last year, the spokesman said.

01 Feb 2016

HMM Seeks New Buyer for Broker Stake

South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd (HMM) plans to seek another buyer for its majority stake in stock brokerage Hyundai Securities Co Ltd , an HMM spokesman said on Monday. HMM's talks to sell its entire 22.4 percent stake in the brokerage to Japan's Orix Corp for about 647 billion won ($535.83 million) fell apart late last year, the spokesman said. The plan needs to be approved by HMM's creditor banks, the spokesman added. Reporting by Joyce Lee

12 Jun 2015

Hyundai Merchant Marine sheds Asset to Cut Debt

South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd (HMM) will sell a major stake in stock brokerage Hyundai Securities Co Ltd for 647 billion won ($579.84 million) to a special purpose company set up by Japan's Orix Corp, an HMM spokesman said on Friday. Hyundai Merchant Marine will sell its entire 22.4 percent stake in the stock brokerage to the special purpose company, HMM said in a separate regulatory filing earlier on Friday. The sale is part of parent Hyundai Group's attempts to sell assets to cut debt, first announced in 2013. Reporting by Joyce Lee

01 Jan 2013

STX Group Seeks 2013 Turnaround

Korea-based conglomorate STX saw tough times the past year due to severe cash shortage, but is seeking a turnaround in 2013 after offloading some assests. Market analysts have mixed views for STX. Some say that its bold move will help the conglomerate get back on track, while others counter that it will continue struggling to stay afloat due to the unfavorable business environment, reports 'The Korea Times'. The corporation has raised 1.12 trillion in cash by selling its stakes in European affiliate  STX OSV  to Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA for 768 billion won and STX Energy to Japan’s Orix for 360 billion won. The group also plans to sell its stake in STX Pan Ocean, the nation's leading bulk carrier.

23 Dec 2002

Cheng Purchases Open Hatch Bulk Carrier

In addition to the recently reported purchase of the Berge Fuji (299,000dwt VLCC), Fred Cheng’s Shinyo Group has also completed the purchase of a 28,000dwt, double hull, Japanese built open hatch type bulk carrier, to be named the Shinyo Challenge. Delivered in 1996, the MV Admire, renamed Shinyo Challenge was another successful collaboration of Fred Cheng’s Shinyo Group as the owner, Captain Vanderperre’s Univan as ship manager and Masatoshi Yokota, Senior Vice President of Orix the world’s largest leasing company - as the financier. The vessel has been chartered to Pacific Basin for a 3 year term plus options and will be re-flagged from Panama to Hong Kong flag and with a Univan trained all-Chinese crew on board. ”My strategy is simple,” said Cheng.