Specialised and Asset Finance | Shipping Finance

We are a global shipping lender supporting the capital needs of clients across all commoditised shipping segments. Our specialist asset finance professionals and maritime experts bring together our combined market and structuring expertise to deliver timely and innovative lending solutions for ship owners in the tanker, bulker and container segments.

500+ financed vessels since inception

$US2 billion in our current portfolio

Dedicated team of asset finance specialists and maritime experts

Designing shipping finance solutions

We work with small and medium-sized shipowners to tailor shipping finance solutions that support the unique commercial goals of each client - whether focusing on the acquisition of new maritime assets, expanding a fleet, refinancing critical asset or retrofitting fleets.

We offer shipping clients:

an asset-focused approach and non-recourse finance across the 50-70% loan-to-value range
a flexible approach to client ownership structures, geography, vessel age, fleet size, and vessel employment strategies
attractive amortization profiles which may result in lower break-evens for shipowners
an ability to underwrite large exposures (>$A150 million) on a book and hold basis¹
higher leverage solutions through collaboration with other capital providers.

Access to Macquarie’s collective shipping capabilities

Our team brings together Macquarie’s maritime experience across capital and financing, asset management and commodities to provide a full service offering to clients.

Bunker fuel finance

We provide funding and credit to producers and distributors of marine bunker fuels via secured bunker receivable financing or physical trading structures.

Shipping pool structures

As one of the leading banks in delivering working capital finance to shipping pools, we provide access to liquidity to cover bunker costs, port and other service fees.

Specialist in commodity markets

We can leverage Macquarie’s experience across financing and capital solutions, trading and hedging, physical off-take and supply market research, analysis and investor products.

Decarbonising shipping fleets

Working with clients as they look to reduce the carbon intensity of their fleets

Our global presence in the shipping industry today means we are well-placed to support clients as they embrace opportunities that are arising out of the global energy transition. In the coming decades, we expect to see a shift to lower carbon fuel source options such as methanol, ammonia and hydrogen.

From the shipyard to terminals and shipping fleets, we can work with clients to finance and de-risk assets that are necessary for the energy transition.