The vessels will be chartered on a long-term basis to Hapag-Lloyd AG, one of the world’s leading container shipping companies.
WFW advised BPER, as agent and financing bank, and BPOS, as financing bank, on an up to US$50m financing granted to Ignazio Messina.
The proceeds will be used to repay in full or in part a total of ten loan packages.
We advised Danaos Corporation on a US$450m post-delivery senior secured term loan facility to finance eight newbuild vessels under construction.
The 5,500 TEU vessels will have a new eco-friendly design allowing for a 40% reduction in fuel consumption compared to the existing fleet and are ready for conversion to carbon-neutral operations based on green methanol.
