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Ship financing just got less complicated

BIMCO has developed a new standard term sheet for syndicated ship financing (SHIPTERM S) – the first industry standard of its kind for syndicated loans. The term sheet was approved for publication at BIMCO’s biannual Documentary Committee meeting on May 2 in New York.

Explanatory notes

The following explanatory notes are designed to provide some background information on the clauses of the various parts of the contract and a general overview of the amendments made in this revision. PART I PART II   Clause 1 (Outright Sale) Clause 2 (Purchase Price) Clause 3 (Deposit... Please follow the link to continue reading.

DEMOLISHCON

DEMOLISHCON is a standard contract for the sale of ships for demolition and recycling. The latest edition of this contract is DEMOLISHCON, issued in 2001.

Supply/demand

Though container volume growth has obviously been lower than many had hoped, it is the supply side developments that are the market’s main challenges. Supply is forecasted to grow at an average annual rate of 8.4% between 2023 and 2025. Even at the best of times, ship demand would not see similar ... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Supply

We forecast that the fleet will have grown 9.6% YoY by the end of 2024 and another 5.5% YoY by the end of 2025. During the three year period from 2023 to 2025, the fleet will therefore expand by 25%, the fastest rate of growth since the three years from 2011 to 2013. The continuing diversion away f... Please follow the link to continue reading.