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Maritime Financing

Flexible Capital for Inland Marine Operators

Overcome the Challenges of Strategic Capital Deployment for CapEx

  • Traditional bank lending constraints and extended approval times (now 127 days vs. 45 days) delay critical fleet modernization and regulatory compliance investments.
  • Seasonal cash flow volatility and commodity-driven revenue cycles strain financial resources, making it difficult to balance ongoing operations with essential vessel upgrades and emissions retrofits.
  • Uncertainty around total regulatory compliance costs and asset-liability mismatches can lead to hesitation or stalled fleet investment decisions.
  • Rigid financing terms from traditional lenders don’t align with the unique 25-30 year asset lifecycles and seasonal utilization patterns of inland waterway operations.

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2025 Strategic Capital Deployment in Inland Waterways: A CFO's Guide to Navigating the New Financial Landscape

Why Explore Marine Asset Funding With First National Capital?

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Deep Maritime Industry Expertise and Experience

Our financing specialists understand the unique challenges of Maritime industry intricacies and unique CapEx needs.

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Tailored Capital Solutions with Unmatched Flexibility

From phased implementation financing to value-based structures, we create solutions that align with your specific capex funding needs.

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Solutions Designed to Maximize New Tax Benefits

Advanced integration of OBBB benefits with lease and loan structures, maximizing first-year cash benefits

Flexible Terms

  • Transaction sizes from $500M to $100MM+
  • Terms from 24 to 180 months depending on assets financed
  • Amortizations up to 20+ years
  • No Covenants
  • Flexible collateral requirements
  • Risk-based pricing yielding competitive rates for strong and challenged-credit

Finance Structures

  • Sale Leaseback
  • Loans & Capital Leases
  • Project Finance
  • Seasonal, Step-Up & Skip Payments

Done Deal.

It all starts with a conversation.

We listen. We apply real technology lending expertise. We solve problems. And we get deals done.  Let’s do this.