d’Amico exercises PO on final BBC vessel, moves to full ownership ダミコ・インターナショナル、最後のBBC船のPO行使、全船自社保有へ

MR tanker to be acquired for $14m as company prepares to repay remaining lease liabilities
MR型タンカーを1,400万ドルで取得、残存リース債務を完済へ
Italian product tanker company d’Amico International Shipping (DIS) announced on 5 October that it had exercised the purchase option (PO) on the MR tanker HIGH FIDELITY, which it operates under a bareboat charter (BBC) agreement.
The company disclosed its dealings with Japanese counterparties in connection with transactions in 2022, raising the possibility that Japanese shipowners, ship leasing companies or financial institutions may also be involved in the latest exercise of the purchase option.
■ The full article covers the following topics (approximately 2,000 Japanese characters in the original article)
→ DIS moves to acquire its final bareboat-chartered vessel. What is behind its plan to bring all 28 vessels under full ownership?
→ New 10-year BBC agreements were arranged in 2022. Attention turns to why DIS has exercised the purchase option again after about four years.
→ DIS also exercised a purchase option in August to acquire another MR tanker for approximately $15.3m. What do the two purchase option exercises signify?
→ Japanese counterparties were involved in the 2022 transaction. Exploring the links between the latest purchase option exercise and Japanese ship finance.
→ Repayment of remaining lease liabilities and 10 newbuildings on order. Could DIS’s next phase of fleet development create opportunities for Japan?
Photo courtesy of DIS
(Please read the full article in the paid edition, available in both English and Japanese. The Japanese version follows the English article.)

ダミコ・インターナショナル、最後のBBC船のPO行使、全船自社保有へ
MR型タンカーを1,400万ドルで取得、残存リース債務を完済へ
イタリア系プロダクトタンカー船社ダミコ・インターナショナル・シッピング(d’Amico International Shipping、DIS)は10月5日、裸用船契約(BBC)で運航するMR型タンカー「HIGH FIDELITY」の購入オプション(PO)を行使したと発表した。
同社は2022年の関連取引で日本の取引相手との関係を明らかにしており、今回のPO行使にも日本船主や船舶リース・金融関係者が関係している可能性がある。
■記事本文では以下の内容を読むことができます(記事全文約2,000文字)
→ 最後のBBC船を買い取りへ。ダミコが進める全28隻の自社保有化、その狙いとは。
→ 2022年に再設定した10年間のBBC契約。約4年で再びPOを行使した背景に注目。
→ 8月にも別のMR型タンカーを約1,530万ドルで取得決定。2隻のPO行使が意味するもの。
→ 2022年の取引には日本側が関与。今回のPO行使と日本の船舶金融との接点を探る。
→ 残存リース債務の完済と新造船10隻の発注。ダミコの次の船隊整備に日本の商機はあるか。
(続きは英語と日本語で書かれた有料版の本文でお読みください。日本語の記事は英文記事に続いて掲載されています)