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来源：Marine Link 2020-05-27
翻译：国际海事信息网 王雅媛 张运鸿

 

       新加坡集装箱船运营商太平船务有限公司(Pacific International Lines Pte，以下简称PIL)已与其多数金融贷款机构达成共识，推迟偿还债务，目前正与新加坡国有投资机构淡马锡控股(Temasek Holdings)旗下一家子公司就一项潜在投资进行谈判。

 

       PIL周二在一份声明中表示，由于行业一直面临挑战，公司在削减资产成本方面已经取得了重大进展，但过去一个月的冠状病毒大流行让局势变得更为严峻。

 

       这家私人持股的公司表示：“鉴于这种情况，公司已开始与15家金融贷款机构进行磋商，以期与这些利益相关的债权人就债务重组计划达成正式协议。”

 

       多年的产能过剩、低运价和全球贸易紧张一直影响着这个行业。

 

       全球第十大集装箱船舶运营商PIL表示，代表公司约97.6%的总债务的金融贷款机构在原则上已经同意其本金和利息的支付可以推迟到2020年12月31日。

 

       太平船务补充称，公司目前正在与剩余的债权人进行谈判，以获得类似的批准。

 

       PIL已与淡马锡全资子公司Heliconia Capital Management就潜在投资达成了6个月的独家协议。

 

       PIL目前就战略及融资计划咨询Evercore Asia (Singapore) Pte Ltd的建议。太平船务表示，目前正与Heliconia进行早期谈判。

 

       Heliconia证实了正在与PIL进行谈判，但拒绝进一步置评。 

 

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Pacific International Lines Secures Debt Deal

 

Singapore-based container ship operator Pacific International Lines Pte (PIL) has agreed with most of its financial lenders to defer debt payments and is in talks with a unit of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings for a potential investment.

 

PIL said in a statement on Tuesday that it had made significant progress in cutting asset costs due to the challenges the sector has been facing but the coronavirus pandemic had made matters worse over the past month.

 

“Due to the situation, the company had commenced discussions with 15 of its financial lenders with a view to concluding a formal agreement concerning a debt-reprofiling plan with these stakeholders,” the privately held firm said.

 

Years of overcapacity, low freight rates and global trade tensions have been impacting the industry.

 

PIL, the world’s 10th largest container ship operator, said it had obtained in-principle approval of financial lenders, who represented about 97.6% of its total debt, to defer principal and interest payments until Dec 31. 2020.

 

It added that it was in talks with the other lenders to obtain similar approval.

 

PIL also said it had entered into a six-month exclusive agreement with Heliconia Capital Management, a fully-owned subsidiary of Temasek, regarding a potential investment.

 

PIL, which is being advised by Evercore Asia (Singapore) Pte Ltd on its strategic and capital raising plans, said it is currently in early negotiations with Heliconia.

 

Heliconia confirmed it was in talks with PIL but declined further comment.