Financing shipping of Russian Federation: Modern instruments, methods and markets. The shipping IPO market

Abstract

The research contained in this article discusses ship finance, analyses modern instruments, methods, and markets that shipping companies employ to fund their investment projects. In a highly dynamic and volatile business environment, ship finance becomes highly sophisticated, innovative and complex. Emphasis is placed particularly on financial position employed by Russian shipping companies that rank on insufficient place of international shipping. Offered new financing instruments include new forms of bank lending, leasing and syndication, international equity initial public offerings (IPOs)