Sterling Ocean Shipping News

Alterna Product Tankship Purchases Financed by CIT

CIT provides $61.8-million financing to Alterna Capital Partners’ Portfolio Company to acquire three ‘ECO-Design’ product tankers. CIT Maritime Finance provided a $61.8 million senior secured credit facility to a portfolio company of Alterna Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Wilton, CT, to finance the acquisition of three 50,000 DWT ECO-design Medium Range (MR) IMO II/III product/chemical tankers from STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The tankers are owned by Sterling Ocean Shipping…