Pacific Basin Shipping Limited · HKEX:2343

Pacific Basin Shipping — CLSA Access Day HK 2009

30 slides from Pacific Basin Shipping's conference presentation, Jun 24, 2009

  1. Slide 1: CLSA Access Day – HK

    Stock Code: 2343 CLSA Access Day – HK 24 June 2009 15 Jun 2009

  2. Slide 2: Pacific Basin Overview

    Pacific Basin Overview X World’s leading dry bulk owner/operator of modern handysize vessels and a top 10 handymax operator, principally operating in the Asia Pacific region X Operating over 100 ships directly serving major industrial customers X Carrying the dry bulk commodities required for Asia’s

  3. Slide 3: Q109 Highlight

    Q109 Highlight g g X The dry bulk freight market improved to an unexpected degree during the first quarter of 2009 due to strong revival in demand and a much smaller than expected increase in the supply of ships Demand Supply XLower commodity prices XSoaring scrapping of older vessels XRe stocking o

  4. Slide 4: Strategy

    Strategy gy X Following 2008 strategic reorganisation: Handysize and Handymax Towage Roll on Roll off dry bulk businesses X Scale down non-core activities in China ports and maritime services X Strategic capital commitments fully funded; >75% of future capex in Towage and RoRo assets X Continue to b

  5. Slide 5: Business Development

    Business Development p PB Towage Roll on Roll off XOperates modern tugs in X6 newbuildings will deliver in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, 2009 to 2011 including 2 W.Australia, Auckland and the purchase options with total Arabian Gulf. consideration of US$510m Other Operations & Business XProvide harbo

  6. Slide 6: Roll On Roll Off (RoRo)

    Roll On Roll Off (RoRo) ( ) X 4 newbuildings and 2 purchase option vessels (3,600-3,800 lane metres) set to deliver from 2009 to 2011 X Used for transportation of wheeled cargoes (mostly trucks) which are loaded over a ramp X Proven design, environmental friendly, and suitable for the common short s

  7. Slide 7: Fleet Profile

    Fleet Profile Fl t numbers Fleet b as att 9 J June 2009 Total core 121 ships Dry Bulk Fleet (excluding short term) – 83 Towage – 32 Short Term Chartered 1 – 24 Average Fleet Age: 6.8 years Tugs: 25 Barge: 6 Handysize: 66 Handymax: 15 Newbuildings 7 Owned 6 N b ildi Newbuilding 2 Newbuilding 1 Bunker

  8. Slide 8: Diversified Cargo

    Diversified Cargo g Total Handysize and Handymax Cargo Volume Mix Q1 2009 Log & Forestry Products 7% Fertilisers 12% Steel & Scrap p 8% 6.7 Other Bulks* 6% Alumina 8% Million Cement & Tonnes Salt 5% Cement Clinker 6% Grains & Coal /Coke 7% Agriculture Products 11% Sugar 9% Ore 11% Concentrates 6% Pe

  9. Slide 9: Market Information

    Market Information The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) The Baltic Handysize Index (BHSI) 12 Jun 2009 12 Jun 2009 $US/day y US$ 11,342 11 342 (net) 12000 3 583 3,583 48,000 10000 42,000 36,000 8000 30,000 6000 24,000 4000 18,000 12,000 2000 6,000 0 0 Jan-04 Jan-05 Jan-06 Jan-07 Jan-08 Jan-09 Jun-06 Dec-06 Jun

  10. Slide 10: Tonnage Demand Contracting

    Tonnage g Demand Contracting g Changes in Tonnage Demand % change YOY 15 13 0% 13.0% Significant Si ifi t decrease d in i 4Q 10.7% demand due to financial 9.4% 10 5.6% crisis, lack of trade credit, 3.9% 5 recession and slowdown -10.0% in economic growth 0 globally -5 5 Long term, the -10 industriali

  11. Slide 11: Fleet Development

    Fleet Development Fleet Development 2007 - 2008 Million Dwt 36 8% 8% Increased scrapping of 32 7% 6.7% 7% existing old vessels 28 6.6% 7.0 6.5% 6.7% 7.3% 6% reduced the fleet afloat 0.1 6.2% 24 5% 20 4% 16 3% 12 24.7 23.4 4.0 Some 8.5mil dwt of 2% 8 01 0.1 1.2 1.7 y bulk vessels Dry 1% 4 6.0 6.0 5.4

  12. Slide 12: Orderbook

    Orderbook Type of Vessels Orderbook as % of Existing Fleet (dwt) Dry Bulk * 70.6% Few new orders Ave. Age placed Capesize p 100K + 103% 11.6 Panamax 60-100K 52% 12.1 Handymax 35K-60K Bank constraints 67% 15.4 limit desire and ability y to order Handysize 25,000- 34,999 42% 17.4 Source: Clarksons May

  13. Slide 13: Slow Pace of Deliveries

    Slow Pace of Deliveries 2008-2009 Dry Bulk Fleet Delivery Mil Dwt 32 2008 Orderbook In 2008,, Orderbook: 30.4mil * 28 23% Reduction VS 2008 Actual Deliveries 24 Actual delivery:23.4mil 20 An apparent large 16 shortfall 2009 scheduled Orderbook: 12 71.3 mil dwt ^ 8 4 Year to date deliveries 2008 and

  14. Slide 14: Handysize Age Profile

    Handysize y Age g Profile Orderbook Existing Fleet 25,000-34,999dwt (42%) Total handysize 25,000- 34,999 dwt fleet : 485 vessels (15.4mil dwt) Dwt ('000) 1 257 Vessels (37 1,257 (37.0 0 mil dwt) Orderbook 7,000 18% Delivered 6,000 16% ≥ 30+Years 30+ years 5 000 5,000 16% 12% 4,000 25-29 years 0-15 y

  15. Slide 15: Dry Bulk Carrier Sale & Purchase Market

    Dry Bulk Carrier Sale & Purchase Market 2nd-hand five year old handysize vessel price (25K-35K dwt) Clarksons has stopped publishing handysize Last Update from Clarkson: (indeed any dry bulk US$ mil US$ 44 m (3 Oct 08) carrier) vessel values 55 50 Market turbulence has 45 affected secondhand 40 vess

  16. Slide 16: Balance Sheet

    Balance Sheet 31 Dec 08 31 Dec 07 US$mil $ Net book value of fixed assets 1 794.6 755.9 Gross borrowings 847.8 660.2 Cash 1,023.7 649.5 Net cash / (borrowings) 175.9 (10.7) Shareholder's Shareholder s equity 1 218 7 1,218.7 867 6 867.6 Net cash (borrowings) / Fixed assets 21.8% (1.4)% Net cash (borr

  17. Slide 17: Daily Vessel Costs - Handysize

    Daily y Vessel Costs - Handysize y As at 31 Dec 08 Owned Chartered US$/d US$/day Blended US$13,210 (2007: US$10,240) $16,820 530 15,000 Opex $12,850 Depreciation 12,500 620 Finance cost $9,410 Direct Overhead 10,000 $8,640 Charter-hire 1 160 1,160 1,080 7,500 +33% 1,660 12,230 16,290 1,720 5,000 2,6

  18. Slide 18: Lower Future Charter Expenses

    Lower Future Charter Expenses p 2 adjustment items: One-off O ff early l termination t i ti Provision P i i for f onerous payments US$41.8 million charter contracts for new lower cost charters US$53.9 million PB Handysize PB Handymax Operating leases Operating leases US$/day Before After Days Before

  19. Slide 19: Borrowings and Capex

    Borrowings g and Capex p After the 8 Jun 2009 Announcement US$ mil 350 324 Funded from US$1,024 million cash, 300 new loans, and 250 250 242 future operating cashflows 200 150 91 100 71 57 69 44 33 45 50 34 32 32 18 16 20 8 14 15 17 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016-2018 Capex (US$563mil) B

  20. Slide 20: Capex and Combined Value by Vessel Types

    Capex and Combined Value by Vessel Types After the 8 Jun 2009 Announcement A Combined View of Vessels Commitments Vessel Carrying Values and Commitments US$ mil il US$ mil il Total US$563 mil Total US$1,392 mil 350 737 750 300 130 250 242 600 250 78 533 25 4 200 450 139 216 150 529 403 300 100 71 26

  21. Slide 21: Earnings Coverage

    Earnings Coverage Earnings coverage as at 22 April 2008 Revenue Day Handysize Handymax ^ 25,000 22,770 days 21,800 days Fi d Fixed Unfixed 20,000 2010 Cover: Handysize: 39% 15,000 Handymax:165% 10,000 US$29,250 US$15,430 5,690 days 3 610 days 3,610 5,000 100% 78% US$44,870 US$31,310 100% 121% 0 2008

  22. Slide 22: Counterparty Risk Management

    Counterparty p y Risk Management g Customer XDiversified customer base (over 200 customers) & ~100 different commodities carried X95%-100% of contracted dry bulk freight is payable upon completion of loading XFixing long term contracts with large, often blue chip commodity companies with a successfu

  23. Slide 23: Outlook

    Outlook X Focus on three core segments of dry bulk, towage, and RoRo X Solid balance sheet as at 31 December 2008– US$176 million net cash, and shareholders’ equity of US$1 US$1.2 2 billion X 78% of 2009 handysize days covered at almost US$15,500 per day. 2009 total combined cover is 86% X Unchanged

  24. Slide 24: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer This presentation contains certain forward looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of Pacific Basin and certain plans and objectives of the management of Pacific Basin. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks,

  25. Slide 25: Appendix - 2008 Financial Highlights

    Appendix pp - 2008 Financial Highlights g g 2008 2007 TCE Earnings (US$m) 909.4 909 4 700.5 700 5 Vessel disposal gains 149.8 137.4 Reported net profit 409.1 472.1 One-off One off termination payments 41.8 - Provision for onerous charter contracts 53.9 - Net mark-to-market expenses for equity invest

  26. Slide 26: Appendix - Measures Taken in 2008

    Appendix pp - Measures Taken in 2008 We are well positioned to weather the shipping and economic crisis and strengthen the Group: Adjusted Profit US$547m US$472m US$138m XWe have taken charges of US$138m for: Adjustment X One-off One off advance charter hire payments (US$42m) 409 X Provision for cha

  27. Slide 27: Appendix - Results – Handysize Freight & Charter-hire

    Appendix - Results – Handysize Freight & Charter Charter-hire hire Drivers of the results 1H08 2H08 2008 2007 % Change Revenue days (days) 11,540 11,230 22,770 20,100 +13% TCE earnings i (US$/day)) 32,460 (US$/d 32 460 25 950 25,950 29 250 29,250 23 200 23,200 +26% Owned + chartered cost (US$/day) 1

  28. Slide 28: Appendix - Results – Handymax Freight & Charter-hire

    Appendix - Results – Handymax Freight & Charter Charter-hire hire Drivers of the results 1H08 2H08 2008 2007 % Change Revenue days (days) 2,900 2,790 5,690 4,870 +17% TCE earnings i (US$/d (US$/day)) 46 100 43,590 46,100 43 590 44 870 44,870 30 040 30,040 +49% Owned + chartered cost (US$/day) 32,940

  29. Slide 29: Appendix – Impact of Financial Instruments

    Appendix – Impact of Financial Instruments Year ended 31 December US$ mil Realised Unrealised 2008 2007 Net Gains / (Losses) Interest rate swap contracts (0.8) (5.9) (6.7) (1.4) Bunker swap contracts 11.8 (59.0) (47.2) 35.4 Forward freight agreements 5.2 71.8 77.0 (51.9) 16 2 16.2 69 6.9 23 1 23.1 (

  30. Slide 30: Appendix - Cashflow

    Appendix - Cashflow US$ mil 2008 2007 Operating cash inflows 459 1 459.1 314 0 314.0 Investing cash (out) / inflows (244.5) 102.0 - Vessels & other fixed assets related payments (378.1) (259.4) - Sales of vessels 313 5 313.5 365 9 365.9 - Jointly controlled entities related payments (84.7) (1.5) - P

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