The sublease model may support:
– Sale and leaseback transactions of existing tonnage
– Newbuildings contracted against long term charter commitments
The sublease model is unlikely to work for distressed purchases, unless near term negative cashflows can be offset by positive cashflows
generated by other assets in the CSL portfolio
The viability of the sublease model is very sensitive to the terms, structure and pricing of the bareboat (which are currently assumed /
untested)
It is assumed that CSL would generate a further 8% cash-on-cash return for the capital (potentially) invested via the Hongkou Fund