Shipping Finance | Specialised and Asset Finance | Commodities and Global Markets

An agile shipping lender with a strong track record

We provide long-term capital for small and medium-sized ship owners in all commoditised shipping segments, offshore service vessels and aquaculture vessels.

500+

tanker, dry bulk, gas, container, offshore and aquaculture vessels financed

$US4.5+ billion

deployed in shipping finance since inception in 2017

$US2 billion

in our current portfolio

Timely and innovative lending solutions

Our specialist asset finance professionals and maritime experts combine market and structuring expertise to deliver lending solutions for shipowners globally.

We tailor our loans to support the unique commercial goals of each client, whether focusing on the acquisition or building of new maritime assets, expanding a fleet, refinancing critical asset or retrofitting fleets.

We offer shipping clients:

Asset-focussed approach

Non-recourse finance across the 50-75 per cent loan-to-value range

Flexibility

Adaptable to client ownership structures, geography, vessel age, fleet size, and vessel employment strategies

Attractive amortisation profiles

Potential lower break-evens for shipowners

Large exposures

Ability to underwrite large exposures (>$US150 million) on a book and hold basis¹

Higher leverage solutions

Directly or through collaboration with other capital providers

Leveraging Macquarie’s collective shipping expertise

We utilise the strength of our global platform, track record and deep industry expertise to deliver exceptional value to our clients. Our comprehensive capabilities span commodities, derivatives, and physical markets.

Macquarie’s subsidiary Resource Marine offers competitive chartering and freight services for its own account and third parties.

We offer working capital finance to shipping pools, providing access to liquidity to cover bunker costs, port and other service fees. We also have additional capabilities in financing maritime receivables for offshore support vessels, bunkering and port services.

We can leverage Macquarie’s deep commodities experience to offer a comprehensive range of services, including:

Financing and capital solutions
Financial and physical trading
Physical supply, offtake, and logistics
Oil and products hedging
FX and rates hedging
Low-carbon bunker fuel financing

Our dedication is reflected in our focus on efficiently closing transactions as quickly as within three weeks, enabling our clients to continue their day-to-day operations seamlessly and achieve their ambitions.”

Marc Hari
Head of Shipping Finance

Commoditised, offshore service, and aquaculture vessels are crucial for supporting the prosperity of communities through providing essential goods and running offshore energy projects safely. We are privileged to have the trust of our clients in these sectors. Our dedication is reflected in our focus on efficiently closing transactions as quickly as within three weeks, enabling our clients to continue their day-to-day operations seamlessly and achieve their ambitions.”

Mark Hari
Head of Shipping Finance

Supporting clients in decarbonising

Reducing the carbon intensity of shipping fleets

Our global presence in the shipping industry today positions us well to support clients as they embrace opportunities arising from 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 shipyards to terminals and shipping fleets, we can work with clients to finance and de-risk assets that are important for the energy transition.

Carbon emissions solutions

We also offer a suite of EU/UK Emission Trading System (ETS) solutions and carbon offset and credit products, tailored to the specific needs and strategies of our clients.

Reducing the carbon intensity of shipping fleets

Our global presence in the shipping industry today positions us well to support clients as they embrace opportunities arising from 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 shipyards to terminals and shipping fleets, we can work with clients to finance and de-risk assets that are important for the energy transition.

Carbon emissions solutions

We also offer a suite of EU/UK Emission Trading System (ETS) solutions and carbon offset and credit products, tailored to the specific needs and strategies of our clients.