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Costamare buys two portacontainer of the MSC fleet
Extended the period of chartering of others six ships. Obtained loans in order to finance the construction of five unit from 8.800 teu
September 20, 2011
The shipowning company Greek Costamare has bought two portacontainer of the fleet of the group Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). Draft of the MSC Viviana and the MSC Ulsan. The first ship, that it is constructed in 2003 and it has an ability to 6.724 teu, is acquired for 60 million dollars; the MSC Viviana will be renamed MSC Messina and will be rented to the same MSC for about 10 years to a every day installment of hire of 29.000 dollars. The second one portacontainer, that it is constructed in 2002 and it has an ability to 4.132 teu, has been acquired for 30 million dollars and will be also rented it to the MSC for about 63 months to a every day installment of hire of 16.500 dollars.
Moreover Costamare has agreed with group MSC the extension of the Time charter of others six portacontainer. The company therefore has sold for about 8,8 million dollars total two portacontainer MSC Tuscany and MSC Fado, both constructed in 1978, that they are destined to the demolition.
At last Costamare has agreed with a consortium constituted from European financials institution and Americans a credit line that will allow to finance the construction of three of the five ships from 8.800 teu that the Greek company has ordered to the South Korean yard Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. The new portacontainer are rented to companies of the shipowning group taiwanese Evergreen and will be taken in delivery between the first and third trimester of 2013. Costamare also has accepted a loan from a consortium of being remained European and Asian banks in order to finance the construction of the two ships.
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The shipowning company Greek Costamare has bought two portacontainer of the fleet of the group Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). Draft of the MSC Viviana and the MSC Ulsan. The first ship, that it is constructed in 2003 and it has an ability to 6.724 teu, is acquired for 60 million dollars; the MSC Viviana will be renamed MSC Messina and will be rented to the same MSC for about 10 years to a every day installment of hire of 29.000 dollars. The second one portacontainer, that it is constructed in 2002 and it has an ability to 4.132 teu, has been acquired for 30 million dollars and will be also rented it to the MSC for about 63 months to a every day installment of hire of 16.500 dollars.
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