Ocean Carriers Case Report Executive Summary Ocean Carriers is evaluating a proposed lease for a ship over three years starting in 2003. Currently‚ Ocean Carriers does not have any ships that are available to meet this customer demand. This report will assist VP of Finance Mary Lynn to make a decision on whether or not to commission a new carrier and how long to hold on to this asset. Based off a financial analysis using the data Ocean Carriers has provided‚ the final recommendation is that
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Ocean Carriers Case Study Submitted by Fozia Abid Maryam Noor Nadia Farooq Umar Farooq Hamza Tariq Muhammad Mohsin Lahore School of Economics Ocean Carriers Report The fragmented shipping industry is one of the most essential industries for continuous globalization and growth; industry prospects are surprisingly stable in contrast to the normal logistics businesses that are highly cyclical. The factors that drive average daily hire rates are the age of vessels‚ market condition‚
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Introduction Ocean Carriers Inc. is a shipping company specializing in the operation of capsizes bulk dry carriers. In January 2001‚ the vice president of finance for Ocean Carriers was evaluating a contract proposal. In the proposed contract‚ Ocean Carriers would lease one ship to a client for a three year time frame. The customer would begin utilizing the ship in 2003. In 2001‚ Ocean Carriers did not have a ship that would meet the needs of this customer‚ and thus was considering purchasing a
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Stefano 1672146 Case Study: Ocean Carriers Corporate Finance Class 16 Group Name: Soul Analysts Ltd Executive summary Ocean Carriers is contemplating the opportunity of stipulating a 3-year leasing contract that would require commissioning the construction of a new vessel. In the short term applied hire rates are decreasing‚ just as they should be on the recovery side starting 2003. While signing a new client and therefore expanding the business‚ the aforementioned investment
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and Valuation Case Analysis Ocean Carriers March 23‚ 2011 Executive Summary Industry Overview Capesize dry bulk carriers provide shipping services worldwide. Due to their size‚ Capesize carriers must sail around Cape Horn in order to travel between the Atlantic and Pacifica Oceans – the ships are too large to utilize the Panama Canal. In January 2001‚ there were 553 capesize vessels in service throughout the world. Demand for dry bulk carriers is determined by the world economy
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for the world economy‚trends in world trade and potential contracts; however‚ an estimated time of service should be assigned in order to predict future cash flows. Summary of facts In January 2001‚ Mary Linn‚ vice president of Finance for Ocean Carriers‚ had to decide whether to accept an offered leasing contract for the duration of three years. In the event of acceptance of the above-mentioned contract‚ the profits of the company would depend on the agreed hire rates‚ operating costs‚ ship depreciation
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Case Study: ‘Ocean Carriers’ By: Alyssa Linder Wenliang Zhang Xhangoli‚ Eva 1. Daily spot hire rates are determined according to supply and demand of the shipping capacity. According to the article‚ the supply of ships available equals the number of ships currently in the fleet plus any new ships added‚ minus any scrapings and sinking. According to Exhibit 2‚ there are a limited number of ships older than 24 years which are likely to be scraped. For those ships under the age group
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November 9‚ 2004 Mary Linn Vice President of Finance Ocean Carriers Re: 180‚000 DWT Vessel Proposal Dear Mary: Our analysis of the proposal for the construction of a new 180‚000 DWT vessel has brought us to the conclusion that the project should not be undertaken. Our recommendation and decision is based on a discounted cash flow analysis of expected future cash flows from the vessel that produced a net loss for the project of $7‚201‚639. Included in this recommendation are a number
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