For Lease Finance: First Ship Lease

Diversified Portfolio Serves Clients and Unit Holders

Honorable Mention: Citi for Wan Hai Group

By Jim Lawrence

Vessel leasing provides enormous flexibility to any business. It can provide capital for growth, asset flexibility, balance sheet options and returns, of course, for lessors.

For a shipowner or a ship operator, there are a variety of options to turn to when considering a lease. In the current market, understanding the options and to whom to turn for advice and support is extremely important. In an environment of tight liquidity, increasing operating costs and fierce competition within the chartering and operating business, securing the proper finance structure, asset flexibility and partner in that effort matters greatly.

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