Frontline Deposited Cash to Regain Loan Covenant Compliance

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Monday, 04 May 2009

Frontline Ltd., the world's largest supertanker operator, was asked by lenders to deposit cash to comply with the terms of a loan amid a decline in ship prices. The company paid $3.8 million into a restricted bank account in March to "regain compliance" with a $180 million credit line, Hamilton, Bermuda-based Frontline said in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Rental income from leasing a supertanker has slumped 91 percent since July as a global recession curbed demand for oil. The price of second-hand supertankers plunged 46 percent from a record $162 million last year, according to data from the London-based Baltic Exchange.
Source: Alaric Nightingale, Bloomberg