I have no clue on this, Moosie. . .but that last paragraph is a lesson in global economics and world politics all by itself.
Sea Launch Co. is a limited duration corporation formed in the Cayman Islands, with offices in Oslo, Norway and Seattle, Wash., and a U.S. Home Port facility in Long Beach, Calif. The company is owned by Boeing Commercial Space Co. of Seattle, Wash. (40%); RSC-Energia of Moscow, Russia (25%); Kvaerner Maritime a.s of Oslo, Norway (20%); and KB Yuzhnoye/PO Yuzhmash of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine (15%). Financing for the venture is being provided by these companies, and through debt financing arranged by Chase and Chemical Bank, New York, NY, U.S.A., with the participation of the World Bank. |