The Baltic Academy’s Ship Finance Executive programme is now available online. Aimed at shipping companies' financial managers & executives, investment banks, ship finance institutions, shipping market and stock analysts, shipping financial products traders, and fund managers, the course is a blend of pre-recorded videos, supporting notes and live Zoom webinars. Click here for the course brochure.
 

Ship Finance Executive covers both traditional sources of ship finance such as bank debt and more contemporary approaches including leasing, Preferred Shares and private equity. It also discusses extensively current developments in green and sustainability finance.
 

It provides an in-depth analysis of the ship finance market with a focus on capital markets. The course leaders discuss important issues surrounding the IPO and debt issuance process; the advantages and disadvantages of tapping the capital markets; the underwriters and their role; credit rating agencies; institutional investors; risk management of vessel portfolios and shipping sentiment.
 

The course is supported by a comprehensive set of practical examples. These include:

  • Analysing an IPO prospectus
  • Estimating the probability of IPO underpricing and default of high yield bonds
  • Calibrating and testing risk models
  • Risk evaluation of vessel portfolios
  • Identifying shipping cycle phases 
  • Using shipping sentiment as a trading tool for S&P
     

The course costs £787 + VAT, with a 30% discount for Baltic Exchange members.

Email: academy@balticexchange.com for further details or click here.