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Seaspan obtains the extension and the refinancing of own credit line of a billion of dollars
the fleet of the company is constituted by 104 portacontainer, included 31 new ships that will be taken in delivery within end 2016
December 30, 2013
The shipowning society Seaspan Corporation has announced today to have reached an agreement with a group of banks coordinated from BNP Paribas Securities Corp. for the extension and the refinancing of own credit line of the value of a billion of dollars, whose expiration date has been capacity from May 2015 to May 2019.
"We appreciate - the managing director of Seaspan, Gerry Wang, Co-president and Co-founder of the company has declared - the important support that we continue to receive from primary total banks and are pleased to have refinanced with success the financing of 1,0 billion dollars before the expiration date and to favorable conditions. The refinancing - it has specified Wang - offers to multiple advantages for Seaspan and its shareholders since we have extended the expiration date of the financing and diminished the total level of the debit, allowing with the society to strengthen own patrimonial structure ulteriorly".
The fleet of Seaspan is constituted by 104 portacontainer for a total ability to transport pairs to beyond 790 thousand teu, included 31 new ships that the company will take in delivery within the end of 2016.
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