China Exim Bank puts up US$690 million for ten Jinhai HI 10,000-TEUers
CHINA Exim Bank has signed a US$690 million buyer credit agreement with British investment firm BCAP for its order of ten 10,000 TEU ships at HNA-affiliated Jinhai Heavy Industry.
The bank will also provide seller's creditor to Jinhai, reported Singapore's Splash 24/7. The order is the largest ship order Jinhai has ever received. The vessels will be chartered to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) upon completion.
Jinhai also received a $435 million order for five 11,500 TEU ships from HNA-affiliated SinOceanic in August. Currently Jinhai has another 13 containership orders in hand made up of ten 8,800-TEUers and three 2,500 TEUers.