SINGAPORE (June 30): Uni-Asia Holdings, the alternative investment company which specialises in the financing of properties and vessels, says it has acquired a 3,500 TEU second-hand containership.
The containership was purchased from Fortitude Containership S.A. for US$18.1 million ($24.4 million) through Uni-Asia’s new subsidiary Fortuna Containership.
Fortitude Containership S.A. is wholly owned by Akebono Fund, a private shipping fund which Uni-Asia currently invests in and manages.
The containership was delivered on June 30, 2015 and is scheduled to be time chartered out to a reputable charterer on July 7, 2015.
Fortuna Containership was incorporated by Uni-Asia in Panama on May 20 with an authorised share capital of US$10,000 for the sole purpose of being a vessel owner.
The acquisition of Fortuna Containership was made with Uni-Asia’s internal funds.
Uni-Asia last closed at $1.42 today.