The Netherlands has initiated the NesecShipping Debt Fund, under which institutional investors and the Province of Groningen will offer financing for Dutch shipowners who are planning to acquire (or re-build) short sea vessels. Mona Keijzer, the Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, inaugurated the Dept Fund on 27 January.
The fund is partly backed by a guarantee from the Dutch state, while the NSDF lending is supplemental to existing credit capacity from banks,...
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