2020-08-28
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COVID-19 hinders Nordic Shipholding’smerger talks
Discussions on a potential merger betweenDanish shipowner Nordic Shipholding and an unidentified tanker firm have beendelayed due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the company said.
海运圈聚焦8月28日讯 该公司表示，由于COVID-19大流行的影响，丹麦船东Nordic Shipholding与一家身份不明的油轮公司之间可能进行的合并谈判已经被推迟。
“The majority shareholder of the companyhad commenced merger discussions with a potential entity since late 2019.However, these merger discussions have stalled due to the diminished financialand economic visibility that have evolved and are still evolving from theCOVID-19 pandemic,” Nordic Shipholding said.
"该公司的大股东自2019年底以来已开始与一家潜在实体进行合并谈判。然而，由于财务和经济知名度的下降以及COVID-19大流行仍在持续，这些合并讨论已经停滞。"NordicShipholding表示。
In the meantime, the company has offeredone of its vessels, Nordic Hanne, to the market for sale to secure longer-termfinancing in the renegotiation of the group’s loan facilities.
同时，该公司已向市场提出出售旗下一艘 "NordicHanne"号船，以确保在集团贷款设施的重新谈判中获得长期融资。
As informed, no potential buyer has beenidentified so far.
据悉，到目前为止，还没有找到潜在的买家。
Copenhagen-listed Nordic Shipholding A/Sowns five product tanker vessels, four handysize tankers and one LR1.
在哥本哈根上市的Nordic Shipholding A/S拥有5艘成品油轮，4艘灵便型油船和1艘LR1油轮。
The handysize tankers are employed in theHafnia Handy Pool, and the LR1 unit in the Hafnia LR1 Pool (formerly StraitsPool), both operated by Hafnia, Copenhagen.
灵便型油轮由Hafnia 灵便联营池管理，LR1型油轮由Hafnia LR1联营池（原Straits Pool），均由哥本哈根的Hafnia运营。
The tanker owner has reinstated itsguidance for 2020, with the group’s expected EBITDA for 2020 being in the rangeof $ 14 million–$ 17 million. The result before tax is between $ 2.5 million–$5.5 million.
该油轮船东恢复了对2020年的指导，集团2020年的预期息税折旧及摊销前利润（EBITDA）在1400万-1700万美元之间。税前收入在250万-550万美元之间。
The outlook for 2020 does not take intoaccount any impairment or write-back of impairment of vessels’ carrying values,except for the vessel currently earmarked for sale.
展望2020年
不考虑任何船舶账面价值的减值或减记，目前指定出售的船舶除外。
Nordic Shipholding said that 2020 startedstrongly with the vessels grossing very high TCE rates for several months.However, TCE rates abated as the group entered H2 2020.
Nordic Shipholding表示，2020年开局强劲，船舶在几个月内的TCE毛利率非常高。然而，随着集团进入2020年下半年，TCE费率有所减弱。
Historically, Q3 is the weakest quarter andthe expectation is that the market will improve slowly over the winter period,the shipowner added.
该船东补充说，从历史上看，第三季度是最疲软的季度，预计市场将在冬季期间缓慢改善。
Barring unforeseen circumstances and novessel sales, the group is forecasted to incur a small loss or breakeven in H22020.
除非出现不可预见的情况和没有船舶销售，预计该集团在2020年下半年将出现小幅亏损或盈亏平衡。
The Copenhagen-listed shipowner said thatit continues to pursue growth and potential consolidation opportunities thatare accretive to the company.
这家在哥本哈根上市的船东表示，将继续寻求增长和潜在的整合机会，为公司带来增值。
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