Private equity-backed shipowner Navig8 Chemical Tankers has completed a $93m bond issue to institutional buyers.

The Nicolas Busch-led shipowner said the guaranteed amortising notes, due 2027, carry a fixed coupon of 2.9% per annum.

Payment of all regularly scheduled installments of principal of, and interest on, the notes will be guaranteed by The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim).

Navig8 Chemical Tankers said the notes are being issued in connection with the $390m credit facility announced in February last year.

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