Excel Maritime Carriers is aiming for a $250m payload as it looks to shoot down debt under an existing revolver.



The Gabriel Panayotides-led bulker owner’s plan to sell senior notes comes just a day after Greek compatriot Navios Maritime Holdings announced a similar move.

Gabriel 'Villy' Panayotides.

NYSE-quoted Excel intends to issue “approximately $250m aggregate principal amount of senior notes,” a bourse announcement on Friday read.



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