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Long-term debt (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Long-Term Debt

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Long-term debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facilities (a)

 

$

1,057,093

 

 

$

1,301,920

 

Term loan credit facilities (b)

 

 

1,985,102

 

 

 

1,735,499

 

Senior unsecured notes (c)

 

 

345,000

 

 

 

345,000

 

Long-term debt

 

 

3,387,195

 

 

 

3,382,419

 

Current portion

 

 

(287,346

)

 

 

(298,010

)

Long-term debt

 

$

3,099,849

 

 

$

3,084,409

 

 

 

 

(a)

Revolving credit facilities:

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had four long-term revolving credit facilities (“Revolvers”) available and a line of credit, which provided for aggregate borrowings of up to $1,227,115,000 (2014 – $1,307,046,000), of which $170,022,000 (2014 – $5,126,000) was undrawn. One of the term loan credit facilities (“Term Loans”) has a revolving loan component and this component has been included in the Revolvers.

On April 22, 2015, the Company entered into a 364-day unsecured, revolving loan facility with various banks for up to $200,000,000 to be used to fund vessels under construction and for general corporate purposes. The facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin. At December 31, 2015, $35,000,000 has been drawn under this facility.

The Revolvers mature between April 30, 2016 and December 31, 2023.

Based on the Revolvers outstanding at December 31, 2015, the minimum repayments for the balances outstanding are as follows:

 

2016

 

$

98,789

 

2017

 

 

104,183

 

2018

 

 

65,923

 

2019

 

 

197,320

 

2020

 

 

53,281

 

Thereafter

 

 

537,597

 

 

 

$

1,057,093

 

 

Interest is calculated as one month LIBOR plus a margin per annum. At December 31, 2015, the one month LIBOR was 0.3% (2014 – one month and three month LIBOR 0.2%) and the margins ranged between 0.5% and 1.3% (2014 – 0.5% and 1.3%). The weighted average rate of interest, including the margin, was 0.9% at December 31, 2015 (2014 – 0.8%). Interest payments are made monthly.  

The Company is subject to commitment fees ranging between 0.2% and 0.4% calculated on the undrawn amounts under the various facilities.

The Revolver loan payments are made in semi-annual payments commencing six or thirty-six months after delivery of the associated newbuilding containership for the secured facilities.  For certain of our Revolvers with a principal outstanding of $93,240,000 payment is due in full at maturity.

 

(b)

Term loan credit facilities:

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had 15 Term Loans available, which provided for aggregate borrowings of up to $2,216,352,000 (2014 – $2,075,499,000), of which $231,250,000 (2014 – $340,000,000) was undrawn. One of the Term Loans has a revolving loan component and this component has been included in the Revolvers.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company entered into five term loan facilities for a total of $702,700,000 to finance three 10000 TEU, four 4250 TEU and four 14000 TEU containerships.  During the year, the Company terminated a portion of a term loan facility to finance one 14000 TEU containership.  As a result, $97,500,000 is no longer available.  Each loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin.  At December 31, 2015, $366,577,000 was drawn under these facilities.

The Term Loans mature between December 11, 2016 and July 6, 2025.

Based on the Term Loans outstanding at December 31, 2015, the minimum repayments for the balances outstanding are as follows:

 

2016

 

$

188,557

 

2017

 

 

178,682

 

2018

 

 

221,427

 

2019

 

 

373,893

 

2020

 

 

301,669

 

Thereafter

 

 

720,874

 

 

 

$

1,985,102

 

 

For certain of our Term Loans with a total principal outstanding of $1,881,270,000 interest is calculated as one month, three month or six month LIBOR plus a margin per annum, depending on the interest period selected by the Company. At December 31, 2015, the one month, three month and six month LIBOR was 0.3%, 0.5% and 0.5%, respectively (2014 – 0.2%, 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively) and the margins ranged between 0.4% and 4.8% (2014 – 0.4% and 4.8%).

For certain of our Term Loans with a total principal outstanding of $103,832,000, interest is calculated based on the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) plus 0.7% per annum.

The weighted average rate of interest, including the margin, was 3.0% at December 31, 2015 (2014 – 2.8%). Interest payments are made in monthly, quarterly or semi-annual payments.

The Company is subject to commitment fees ranging between 0.7% and 0.8% calculated on the undrawn amounts under the various facilities.

The Term Loan payments are made in quarterly or semi-annual payments commencing three, six or thirty-six months after delivery of the associated newbuilding containership or utilization date. For one of our Term Loans with a total principal outstanding of $90,000,000, payment is due on the first and third anniversary of the drawdown date.

 

(c)

Senior unsecured notes:

On April 3, 2014, the Company issued 13,800,000 senior unsecured notes (“the Notes”) at a price of $25.00 per note for gross proceeds of $345,000,000. A portion of the Notes were used to repay a $125,000,000 term loan credit facility. The Notes mature on April 30, 2019 and bear interest at a rate of 6.375% per annum, payable quarterly.