JBIC and NEXI Ramp Up Support for Shipping

More foreign owners are turning to government supported export credit agency (“ECA”) financing as an important alternative source of finance in bridging the liquidity gap. The benefits are straightforward. ECA financing provides credit enhancement to lenders, improves their appetite and offers longer tenure and cheaper pricing than wholly commercial sources of funding, but it remains uncertain how long this financing avenue will remain open for shipowners. As for now, the momentum appears to be gaining pace.

This week, Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking (“SocGen”) and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (“BTMU”) announced that they have jointly provided Danish shipowner J. Lauritzen A/S a JPY 15.53 billion (USD 166.2 million) 12 year senior secured facility for the export of five handysize bulk carriers and one capesize bulk carrier. The vessels will be constructed at Imabari Shipbuilding, Hakodate Dock and other Japanese shipyards. The most interesting feature in this transaction would be the participation of Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (“NEXI”), one of the two Japanese export credit agencies. NEXI will provide buyer’s credit insurance coverage on 97.5% of political risks and 95% of commercial risks for the loan and this is the first time that NEXI has provided export insurance cover for a shipping asset based transaction without the support of Japan Bank of Cooperation (“JBIC”).

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