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Greek Shipwoner
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UNCLOS 1982
Article 90 Every State has the right to have a
merchant fleet under its flag
Open Registries
Flag of Convenience
Second Registers
Lenders security
Lenders concerns
Ship satisfies the requirements of the flag state
Flag
A lender will be looking to the ships earning capacity as a primary source of debt service
Hence
He needs to consider:
Maritimes Liens
Ship Detention
Political instability of the flag
Characteristics
The owners title remains registered on the primary
register (registration merely suspended)
Greek Shipowner
1 Liberian Ship
1 Panamanian ship
1 Cyprus
Three Ships
In England, this provision can be found in section 21of the Supreme Court Act 1981 See EVPO AGNIC [1988] 2 Lloyds Rep. 411
Guarantee Facility
The bank agrees to issue the required guarantee when called on to do so, while the owner agrees to counterindemnify the bank for any sums that the bank is called on to pay under the guarantee and pays the bank commission, usually calculate on an annual basis, for its services. The owner will will secure the counter indemnity in the same way as a loan, by mortgaging the ship to the bank
Syndicated Loans
Value
Risks
Bank 1
Bank 2
Bank 3
Agent Bank
Shipowner