#Shipping Finance

[atefaboumerhi]

The Importance of Infrastructure Funds and Private Capital in Shipping Finance

In June 2023 the Marine Money event took place in New York, with the conference’s infrastructure funds panel moderated by Brian Innes from the Bank of America. Mr. Innes noted the recent plethora of large deals which have seen infrastructure funds and private capital providing finance to shipping, filling the gap left by the diminishing role of commercial bank shipping.

The Importance of Long-Term Deals

During the conference, the benefits of infrastructure funds were discussed, specifically their inherent long-dated investment horizons and propensity to seek stable and risk-adjusted returns. Loli Wu, managing director of investment banking at the Bank of America, pointed to the current abundance of potential funding opportunities. He suggested that infrastructure funds now have an expanding and logical part to play in shipping finance, especially given the fact that, in his opinion, public markets aren’t pricing relevant cash flows very efficiently.

Non-Bank Funds Providers

As part of the conference, the panel on private capital (moderated by Dylan Potter from Vedder Price) looked at the spectrum of non-bank funds providers which evolved from shipowners who had put out their vessels under financial leases. One of the earliest examples of this type of lending occurred in the early 2000s, when shipowner Northern Navigation joined forces with financier DVB, creating NFC Shipping Funds.

Private Equity Demonstrating Growing Interest in Maritime Investment

Shipping industry experts like Atef Abou Merhi know that the maritime industry as a whole is undergoing major transformation in the wake of sustainability imperatives and recent technological innovations. Partly due to this, as well as the industry’s track record of resilience, private equity is increasingly steering investments towards shipping with a view to unlocking new value and reshaping operations.

For example, many private equity firms are now identifying the potential for modernization and optimization within the shipping sector, with investments directed towards those companies offering innovations solutions in areas including supply chain visibility, fleet management, and maritime logistics.

The shipping industry is particularly susceptible to volatility due to global political tensions, fluctuating freight rates, and regulatory changes. However, by leveraging their financial expertise, private equity firms are becoming involved in the shipping sector to mitigate risks via strategic investments that aim to support expansion and operational stability.

Given this, shipping companies that are backed by private equity are well positioned to seize growth opportunities and effectively navigate challenges. Take a look at the embedded PDF for more information about private equity.

[crimsonlovebartylus]

regulus at the club: i'm looking for a man in finance, trust fund, 6'5, blue eyes. *looking around*

lily: you and me both, except make it brown eyes for me

barty and james standing by them the whole night trying to get their attention with their suit and backpacks:

[habken]

I would genuinely pay an insane amount of money if you made that OFA card deck for real

:D it would be so fun lowkey maybe I should

[i-am-church-the-cat]

Me: I’m probably not going to get into IndyCar, I don’t even have a ship to get unhealthily attached to

Me: oh god he’s bullying him on main

[suchine-toki]

Out of the Joui 4, I think Zura is the one who manages money the best. We already know how bad Gintoki is at this (more info here), Takasugi was a rich kid who always had other people taking care of him (his bio-family, Shouyo, the Kiheitai), so he never learned and it's implied that he likes expensive things. Sakamoto was rich, but he lost everything due to bad investments and it was shown that Mutsu is the one in charge of the Kaientai's finances. So yeah, Zura is the most responsible one when it comes to money

[remyfire]

On this episode of Everybody Loves Hawkeye, he continues to find himself as the hero in a Why Choose? romance novel

[helltoyourdoorstepbtch]

I like that post that’s like ‘they both call each other Blanc’ but Benoit calls him Phillip (unless thats only for home? Phillip calls him Blanc because there’s a potential client there? anyway-)

I propose that Phillip is Hugh Grant’s characters last name (before they got married, if they are - or maybe they have joint last names? Or just kept their last names for professional reasons? Anyway-)

Maybe it’s because they met through work and it just stuck, maybe Phillip’s first name is Benjamin or something and they can’t have all their friends calling both of them Ben - either way I think them calling each other by their last names is cute

Tldr: Phillip is Blanc’s partner’s last name

[kazoosandfannypacks]

Favorite ship trope: Awkward Jock X Cool Nerd

(this is not my own idea; shoutout to the mml fandom for making me aware of it)

[tinylilvalery]

What y'all didn't understand about Bitey was that it wasn't this moment where Tomshiv suddenly became equal and safe to be themselves both truly. It was entirely on Shiv's terms. They only play Bitey because Shiv initiates it and tells Tom to bite her hard.

Listen, Tom got Shiv the Scorpion. I love you. You kill me. I kill you. Yeah Tom started to think maybe Shiv could love him as he loves her: in his entirety and not just the nice parts.

And then Shiv punishes him by shitting on his reputation at a party they're throwing together as payback by spreading rumour he's gonna be fired,,, all cos she didn't like the scorpion, and furthermore the idea of you kill me I kill you, we stab each other, we both get to bite each other, we both get to hurt each other - not just you hurting me, we're both scorpions, we're both equal, you sting me and I sting you. We're equal.

But they're not and they never will be. Cos Shiv loves like her father does: an owner that kicks a loyal dog to see how quickly it returns. Cos Shiv expects Tom to love it when she hurts him, but it's not allowed for him to hurt her back, to sting her back, to bite her back. Cos it's not about equality in a relationship for her, sorry, it's about playing with power dynamics for her in a fetishistic way. It's exciting for her when Tom bit back because ultimately she told him to and moreso could stop it at any time. It's only allowed under her circumstances - of which she's still in power always. She'd never allow Tom to be equal to her truly.

[lupato]

i've been rotating the idea of hosting a f/f toku zine would anyone perhaps be interested in helping me mod that..

[dreadeves]

sigma is truly the character ever. i see chuuya as aroace & dazai as some flavor of aspec & bi, and cannot see them in a healthy relationship with anyone besides the other because of their level of understanding and trust they have. and then sigma breaks the door down and is accidentally inducted into whatever the fuck skk has going on. congrats or perhaps i’m sorry, and godspeed, king

[all-for-one338]

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[pepsimaxolotl]

I’m actually getting my puter back in a few days this is surrral…

[skittidyne]

since it’s february i can officially say i’m moving to japan NEXT MONTH

[gothamcenzine]

Hello everyone!

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In order for our new mods to settle in and have a fair vote in contributor matters, we will be delaying app results until May 24. Thank you all for understanding.

[ladysophiebeckett]

@buddyhollyscurls

she's a wannabe journalist who went to queens college, (UB takes its insp fm devil wears prada) with a sister (mutual gathered that the sister is aura maria inspired) with a son (her nephew) and her dad. she doesn't have a mom in that version (died). she gets hired by daniel's dad ( armando equivalent's dad...i dont wanna talk about the american name) and the first ep is daniel doing everything to get american betty to quit. so as u can see. when i attempted to watch i was already off to a bad start.