Rong Yao International Shipping Limited News

Sino-Global Purchases First Tanker

Sino-Global Shipping America, which was recently listed on Nasdaq, is becoming a shipowner. The shipping agency, logistics and ship management services company today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire a small oil/chemical tanker from Rong Yao International Shipping Limited, a Hong Kong corporation. Sino-Global will issue 1.2 million shares of its common stock to the Rong Yao as partial payment of the vessel purchase price. The parties further agreed that such payment should be valued at $2.22 million, with each share of the company's common stock being valued at $1.85.

Sino-Global to Acquire Tanker

Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. a shipping agency, logistics and ship management services company, today announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (the "MOU"), between the Company and Rong Yao International Shipping Limited, a Hong Kong corporation (the "Vessel Seller") pursuant to which the Company has agreed to acquire a small oil/chemical tanker (the "Vessel") from the Vessel Seller. Pursuant to the terms of the MOU, the purchase price for the Vessel is RMB 65 million (or approximately US $10.5 million), which may be paid in any combination of cash, debt financing and/or the issuance of securities of the Company to the Vessel Seller, that the parties so agree to in the definitive purchase agreement. Builder/Yard: Zhejiang Chenglu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.