The International Handbook of Shipping Finance

<p><i>The International Handbook of Shipping Finance</i> is a one-stop resource, offering comprehensive reference to theory and practice&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;area&nbsp;of shipping finance. In the multibillion dollar international shipping industry, it is important&nbsp;to understand the various issues involved in the finance of the sector. This involves the identification and evaluation of the alternative sources of capital available for financing the ships, including the appraisal and budgeting of&nbsp;shipping investment projects; legal and insurance aspects of ship finance; the financial analysis and modelling of investment projects; mergers and acquisitions; and the commercial and market risk management issues involved.</p> Edited by two leading academics in this area, and with contributions from 25 prominent market practitioners and academics over 16 chapters, this Handbook covers shipping finance and banking, maritime financial management and&nbsp;investments. As such, it includes: shipping markets; asset backed finance; shipbuilding finance; debt finance; public and private equity and debt markets; structured finance; legal aspects and key clauses of ship mortgages; marine&nbsp;insurance; mechanisms for handling defaulted loans; investment appraisal and capital budgeting; financial analysis and investment modelling; business risk management and freight derivatives; and mergers and acquisitions. Thus, the&nbsp;Handbook offers a rigorous understanding of the different aspects of modern shipping finance and maritime financial management and investments, the various characteristics of the available products, the capital needs and&nbsp;requirements, and a clear view on the different financial management strategies through a series of practical examples and applications. Technical where appropriate, but grounded in market reality, this is a “must-have” reference for&nbsp;anyone involved in shipping finance, from bank practitioners and commodity trading houses, to shipbrokers, lawyers and insurance houses as well as to university students studying shipping finance.&nbsp;<p></p><p><b><br></b></p><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><p><b>Preface by Editors</b></p><p>Manolis Kavussanos, Professor, Director, MSc in International Shipping, Finance and Management, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece</p><p>Ilias Visvikis, Professor, Director Executive Education and Professional Development, World Maritime University, Sweden</p><p><b><br></b></p><p><b>Chapter 1: Shipping Markets and their Economic Drivers</b><b> </b> </p><p>Jan-Henrik Huebner, Head of Shipping Advisory, DNV GL, Germany</p><p><br></p><p><b>Chapter 2: Asset Risk Assessment, Analysis and Forecasting in Asset Backed Finance</b></p><p>Henriette Brent Petersen, Head of Shipping & Offshore Research, DVB Bank SE, The Netherlands</p><p><br></p><p><b>Chapter 3: Overview of Ship Finance </b> </p><p>Fotis Giannakoulis, Research Vice President, Morgan Stanley, USA&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><b>Chapter 4: Shipbuilding Finance &nbsp;</b> </p><p>Charles Cushing, C.R. Cushing & Co. Inc., USA</p><p><br></p><p><b>Chapter 5: Debt Financing in Shipping</b><b> </b> </p><p>George Paleokrassas, Partner, Watson, Farley & Williams, Greece</p><p><br></p><p><b>Chapter 6: Public Debt Markets for Shipping</b><b> </b> </p><p>Basil Karatzas, Founder & CEO, Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co., USA</p><p><br></p><p><b>Chapter 7: Public and Private Equity Markets</b> </p><p>Jeffrey Pribor, Global Head, Maritime Investment Banking, Jefferies LLC, USA</p><p>Cecilie Lind, Associate Investment Banking, Jefferies LLC, USA</p><p><br></p><p><b>Chapter 8: Structured Finance in Shipping</b><b> </b> </p><p>Contributor: Ioannis Alexopoulos, Director, Shipping Financier, Eurofin Group, Greece</p><p>Nikos Stratis, Managing Director of Augustea Group, UK</p><p><br></p><p><b>Chapter 9: Key Clauses of a Shipping Loan Agreement</b> </p><p>Kyriakos Spoullos, Solicitor, Norton Rose Fulbright, Greece &nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><b>Chapter 10: Legal Aspects of Ship Mortgages </b> </p><p>Simon Norton, Lecturer, Cardiff Business School, UK</p><p>Claudio Chistè, Investec Bank Plc., UK</p><p><br></p><p><b>Chapter 11: Reasons and Mechanics of Handling Defaulted Shipping Loans and Methods of Recovery</b> </p><p>Dimitris Anagnostopoulos, Board Member & Director, Aegean Baltic Bank, Greece</p><p>Philippos Tsamanis, VP - Head of Shipping, Aegean Baltic Bank, Greece</p><p><br></p><p><b>Chapter 12: Marine Insurance </b> </p><p>Marc Huybrechts, Professor, University of Antwerp, Belgium&nbsp;</p><p>Theodora Nikaki, Associate Professor, Swansea University, UK</p><p><br></p><p><b>Chapter 13: Maritime Investment Appraisal and Budgeting </b> </p><p>Wolfgang Drobetz, Professor, University of Hamburg, Germany</p><p>Stefan Albertijn, CEO, HAMANT Beratungs-und Investitions GmbH, Germany</p><p>Max Johns, Managing Director, German Shipowners’ Association, Germany&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><b>Chapter 14: Financial Analysis and Modelling of Ship Investments</b> </p><p>Lars Patterson, Shipping Investment Analyst, Pacomarine Limited, UK&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><b>Chapter 15: Maritime Business Risk Management </b><b> </b> </p><p>Manolis Kavussanos, Professor, Director, MSc in International Shipping, Finance and Management, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece</p><p>Ilias Visvikis, Professor, Director Executive Education and Professional Development, World Maritime University, Sweden</p><p><br></p><p><b>Chapter 16: Mergers and Acquisitions in Shipping </b> </p><p>George Alexandridis, Associate Professor, ICMA Centre, University of Reading, UK&nbsp;</p><p>Manish Singh, Manish Singh, Group Director - Strategy and M&A, V. Group Limited, UK</p><p> </p><p>&nbsp;</p>