Bidding Announcement of MV “AMC XIAMEN”- 大数跨境

广州航运交易公司

2024-04-07

Commissioned by our entrusting party, Guangzhou Shipping Exchange Co., Ltd. (GSE) and Guangzhou Hang Qing Bao Auction Co., Ltd. determines to organize an online bidding for a container vessel named “AMC XIAMEN”. The announcement is stated as follows.

I. Description

Vessel Name	AMC XIAMEN	Type	container ship
IMO No.	8590702	Flag	PANAMA
Class	ICS	Deadweight	8273.40MT
Capacity	540TEU(Hold/226Teu,Deck/hatch cover/314Teu)	GT/NT	6147/3289
LOA/Breadth/Depth	119.8/18.0/8.0m	Summer Draught	6.06m
Main Engine	GN8320ZC2B,1set	ME Power	2500KW
Ballast Eco-speed/consumption	abt. 9kn/7T/D	Laden Eco-speed/consumption	abt.10kn/7.6T/D
Time/Place of Built	2006.11.7 ZHEJIANG LINHAI CITY JIANGHAI SHIPBUILDING CO.LTD	Special Survey	2024.9.7
Current Status	On voyage.

Starting Price:USD 1,600,000.00;

Auction Deposit: USD 160,000.00 or RMB 1,000,000,00；
Increment：≥USD 10,000.00.

All the static information about the ships are for reference only,bidders can make inspections for the ship at the prescribed location within the announcement period.

II. Qualifications and Registration of Bidders
Any corporation outside The People's Republic of China with full capacity for civil conduct and lawfully existing may participate in this bidding.
Interested bidders shall visit https://www.gse020.com/#/ to register a member account and become a qualified bidder. The following documents are required to upload in the process of applying for a bidding:

1. Voucher of deposit payment from the paying bank.
2. Identity documents of the bidder: scanned copies of Certificate of Incorporation, Business Profile, passport copy of Director, Power of Attorney and specimen signatures are needed.
3. ID documents, Power of Attorney and other files approved by GSE and the Entrusting Party are needed for a broker commissioned to participate.
4. All time stated in this announcement are Beijing time.

Deadline for online bidding registration: 12:00 , 18 April , 2024.

A qualified bidder refers to a bidder finishing the following steps and be fully aware of, accepting and complying with the contents of this announcement and the measures for the implementation of the bidding of GSE:

a)Finish registration of member account

b)Pass the identity audit

c)Remit the deposit and upload the payment voucher

d)Deposit received by escrow account of GSE

e)Pass the bidding registration audit

f)Get a bidding number

Until the deadline for online bidding,if there is no intention to register with the bidder, the online bidding will not be auctioned.

III. Auction Deposit
Bidders shall remit the Auction Deposit of $160,000.00 or ￥1,000,000.00 to GSE, and the fund should be received by the following accounts before 12:00 on April 18, 2024. In principle,the name of the deposit payer should be consistent with the bidder’s name and final buyer’s name. Any bidder remitted Auction Deposit shall be deemed to be fully aware of and accepting all the known and unknown defects of the ship.

USD Account:
BENE’s Name：Guangzhou Shipping Exchange Co., Ltd.

BENE’s Address :R701, Nansha International Talent Port Building, No.167, Haibin Avenue, Nansha District, Guangzhou China.

BENE’s Account No：662678070674

Bank Name：BANK OF CHINA GUANGDONG PILOT FREE TRADE ZONE NANSHA BRANCH

Bank Address: ROOM 101&201, MINGZHU 1ST AVENUE , HENGLI TOWN, NANSHA DISTRICT, GUANGZHOU, GUANGDONG, CHINA

SWIFT CODE：BKCHCNBJ400
Note: Deposit of MV AMC XIAMEN.

Any bidders failed to remit the Auction Deposit as required will be deemed as invalid bidders. The bid winner is called the“Buyer”. The Auction Deposit paid by the Buyer will be automatically converted into a performance security after the Memorandum of Agreement(MOA) is duly signed. Unsuccessful bidders’ Auction Deposits will be refunded in full amount free of interest within five working days upon the Buyer’s winning the bidding. In the event that the transaction between the Buyer and the Seller is suspended or terminated and disputes arises, GSE shall hold the Auction Deposits until it is paid in accordance with a settlement agreement between the parties, or a final enforceable court judgment, or an arbitration award.

IV. Bidding Time and Rules

The whole bidding process is consisted of a fixed time bidding and the extension time bidding. The fixed time bidding:14:00 to 15:00, 18 April, 2024，the extension time bidding begins from 15:00. The last valid bidder shall be the “Purchaser”. The termination of this bidding come in to force when no bidder bids before the countdown runs out.

This online bidding is organized at

https://www.gse020.com/#/boatbidding by GSE. The first bid shall not be lower than the starting price, the increment of this bidding is USD10,000. The countdown shall automatically restart from 4 minutes when a bidder bids in the extension time bidding stage. At the end of countdown, the latest bidder who offers the highest price shall become the Purchaser.

The server time of https://www.gse020.com/#/boatbidding is deemed as the official time of this bidding. GSE and the Entrusting Party assume no responsibility when reasons lead to the failure of bidders participating in the bidding due to personal time inconsistency, terminal device or network failure.

GSE and the Entrusting Party assume no responsibility when website abnomaly and suspension of bidding occurs due to force majeure or (and) the cause of third party. GSE will release a supplement announcement for the suspension of bidding. A new bidding announcement will be released after the website service comes back up.

V.After the end of the bidding, the Buyer must sign the Letter of Affirmation of Bidding by Email on the day when the result of bidding is generated, the signature and stamp has to be in line with the specimen signatures submitted. After signing the Letter of Affirmation, the Buyer must contact with the Seller and sign the MOA within 1 month. The MOA will be announced in the supplementary announcement and comply with the provisions of this announcement. In principle, no other modifications will be made except to necessary supplement information between the buyer and seller. In case of the Buyer refusing to sign the Letter of Affirmation of Bidding and (or) the Memorandum of Agreement shall be deemed as the behavior of default, the Buyer must compensate for the loss, assume legal liability and the Auction Deposit will not be refunded. GSE has the right to reorganize the bidding. In the case of re-bidding, the original Buyer shall pay the commission for the first bidding. Should the price of a re-bidding be lower than the price of the original bidding price, the original Buyer shall pay for the balance.

VI. Commission
The Buyer shall pay the commission of this bidding at 1.5% of the purchase price ,the payment must be remitted to GSE in full within five working days after signing the MOA .
VII. The Payment
After signing the Memorandum of Agreement, the Buyer shall pay the full transaction price in accordance with the terms of the MOA. Overdue payment will be deemed as default. The Buyer shall not be entitled to demand the refund of the Auction Deposit.

VIII. Ship Delivery and Acceptance

The delivery time of the subject ship shall be no earlier than April 25, 2024, and no later than June 5, 2024. Seller’s decided to deliver the ship at the Chinese anchorage. The Buyer shall pay the full transaction amount and other related charges to the escrow account before signing the Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance (PODA).

IX.The Seller will issue commercial invoices of the vessel and the bunker ROB.All taxes and fees arising from the transfer shall be borne by the Buyer .

X.The remaining fuel is not included in this bidding. The amount of fuel shall be jointly made on-site measurement by the Seller and the Buyer on the day of delivery. The settlement price of ROB is subject to the invoice price of the latest bunkering of this ship. The Buyer shall remit the value of remaining fuel in full amount to the Seller's designated account on the delivery day.

XI.All expenses and custodial responsibility related to the ship is for the Seller before the signing of PODA. After signing this PODA, all the expenses, custodial responsibility and risks of the ship will be borne by the Buyer .

XII. Disclaimer

Delivery status:"as is, where is" by time of delivery.

All description, video and pictures provided about the ship is for reference only, GSE and Hang Qing Bao Auction Co.,Ltd. does not constitute any guarantee for the ship.

The Entrusting Party sells vessel on the basis of “as is, where is” at the time of delivery basis. A bidder remits Auction Deposit to GSE is deemed as fully understood all the circumstances of the ship, including but not limited to certificates, status and all known and unknown defects of the ship. Bidders shall not be entitled to demur to the quality and defects of the ship with any reason.

Obstructing other bidders from bidding, manipulating or monopolize the bidding price and collusion of bidders are prohibited. Once discovered, the bidder will be disqualified, investigated, and affixed legal liabilities.

GSE Hang Qing Bao Auction Co., Ltd., the Entrusting Party and the Winning Bidder may negotiate matters not mentioned herein.

This announcement is described in both Chinese and English. If any discrepancy occurs between the two languages, the Chinese version shall prevail.

XIII.Delivery

InspectionPlace: during the time of the ship berth at the port.

Delivery Location:Seller’s decided to deliver the ship at the Chinese anchorage.

XIV. Contact

Mr.Zhou:+86 15918795024,zry@gse020.com

Ms.Cai:+86 18802003831,caixiaoyan@gse020.com;

Here by notice.