The reefer owner said the credit facility with the Dutch lender and associated company Siem Industries has been replaced with a $100m loan over six years.

Its new lenders are ABN AMRO and Credit Suisse.

Some of the cash has been drawn to repay ABN AMRO $12.1m and Siem Industries $44m.

SSI said the rest would be available for general working capital purposes and for the “possible acquisition of vessels within the Siem Shipping Group.”

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