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The course covers the various sources of ship finance including bank debt, leasing, preferred shares and private equity. It also discusses extensively current developments in green and sustainable finance. The course is supported by comprehensive practical examples on a number of important topics for the ship finance executive such as analysing an IPO prospectus; estimating the probability of IPO under-pricing and default of high yield bonds; valuation of shipping companies and identifying phases of shipping cycles.

This course is aimed at a range of individuals and companies including, shipping companies’ financial managers and executives, investment banks, ship finance institutions, shipping market and stock analysts, shipping financial products traders, and fund managers.

The course includes 180 days e-learning access, with pre-recorded videos, downloadable course notes, case studies and exercises. This course is also complemented with six individual one-hour webinar sessions, taking place on 6-8 & 13-15 May 2025 at 1-2pm (UK time). 

Course overview

• Sources of Funds for Shipping Companies: bank debt, bonds, public and private equity, leasing and mezzanine finance.

• Green and Sustainable Finance in Shipping: Types of products and current trends and developments.

• Public and Private Equity Markets: Reasons for going public; the IPO process and the role of underwriters; Institutional investors and selection of IPOs for asset allocation.

• Shipping Company Valuation Case Study: Real-life case study on the valuation of a Shipping company.

• Initial Public Offering Case Study: Practical analysis of a real-life shipping IPO prospectus.

• Shipping Bond Markets: The Bond issuance process; credit rating agencies and the shipping credit rating model; default and restructuring options for shipping bonds.

• Ship Valuation case Study: Practical analysis of a ship acquisition project; calculating the affordability of shipping loans.

• Shipping Sentiment, Cycles and Shipping Assets Investment: Quantifying shipping sentiment using market variables; sentiment and shipping cycles; Predicting shipping cycle phases

• Financial Strength and Ranking of Public Shipping Companies: Choice and estimation of financial metrics and the financial strength index.
 

Click here to download the course brochure.

Full course price: £899 + VAT 

Baltic member price: £629.30 + VAT

Email: academy@balticexchange.com to book your place.

The course covers the various sources of ship finance including bank debt, leasing, preferred shares and private equity. It also discusses extensively current developments in green and sustainable finance. The course is supported by comprehensive practical examples on a number of important topics for the ship finance executive such as analysing an IPO prospectus; estimating the probability of IPO under-pricing and default of high yield bonds; valuation of shipping companies and identifying phases of shipping cycles.

This course is aimed at a range of individuals and companies including, shipping companies’ financial managers and executives, investment banks, ship finance institutions, shipping market and stock analysts, shipping financial products traders, and fund managers.

The course includes 180 days e-learning access, with pre-recorded videos, downloadable course notes, case studies and exercises. This course is also complemented with six individual one-hour webinar sessions, taking place on 6-8 & 13-15 May 2025 at 1-2pm (UK time). 

Course overview

• Sources of Funds for Shipping Companies: bank debt, bonds, public and private equity, leasing and mezzanine finance.

• Green and Sustainable Finance in Shipping: Types of products and current trends and developments.

• Public and Private Equity Markets: Reasons for going public; the IPO process and the role of underwriters; Institutional investors and selection of IPOs for asset allocation.

• Shipping Company Valuation Case Study: Real-life case study on the valuation of a Shipping company.

• Initial Public Offering Case Study: Practical analysis of a real-life shipping IPO prospectus.

• Shipping Bond Markets: The Bond issuance process; credit rating agencies and the shipping credit rating model; default and restructuring options for shipping bonds.

• Ship Valuation case Study: Practical analysis of a ship acquisition project; calculating the affordability of shipping loans.

• Shipping Sentiment, Cycles and Shipping Assets Investment: Quantifying shipping sentiment using market variables; sentiment and shipping cycles; Predicting shipping cycle phases

• Financial Strength and Ranking of Public Shipping Companies: Choice and estimation of financial metrics and the financial strength index.
 

Click here to download the course brochure.

Full course price: £899 + VAT 

Baltic member price: £629.30 + VAT

Email: academy@balticexchange.com to book your place.