First Ship Lease Trust remains focused on finishing a debt refinancing effort by the end of the present year, its chief executive says.

Singapore-listed FSL has to refinance by the end of 2017 and wants to complete the task promptly to avoid being a “hostage to the market”, Alan Hatton told TradeWinds today.

“We are trying to sort out the refinancing by the end of the year, that has always been the goal," Hatton said.

“I