Ship Finance International (SFI) is sounding out Scandinavian finance markets as it prepares a “relatively small” bond issue.
The John Fredriksen-connected company could even be in the hunt for more tonnage but has no immediate hard and fast plans, its chief executive argued.
The Norwegian diversified shipowner wrote in a brief NYSE announcement on Monday that “intends to issue a new bond loan in the Norwegian credit market with maturity in April 2014”.