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Interest-bearing loans and borrowings (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
Schedule of financial liabilities activity by maturity
(in thousands of USD)Bank loansOther notesLease liabilitiesOther borrowingsTotal
More than 5 years221,304 — 41 — 221,345 
Between 1 and 5 years1,042,938 197,556 5,783 71,011 1,317,288 
More than 1 year1,264,242 197,556 5,824 71,011 1,538,633 
Less than 1 year68,941 — 22,855 65,851 157,647 
At January 1, 20231,333,183 197,556 28,679 136,862 1,696,280 
New loans2,124,850 — 2,312 569,277 2,696,439 
Scheduled repayments(72,644)— (21,311)(544,856)(638,811)
Early repayments (2,861,080)— — — (2,861,080)
Remeasurement
— — 27,158 — 27,158 
Other changes4,050 4,396 — (346)8,100 
Translation differences— — 18 2,609 2,627 
Balance at December 31, 2023528,359 201,952 36,856 163,546 930,713 
More than 5 years30,203 — 206 52,337 82,746 
Between 1 and 5 years332,032 198,219 3,157 18,911 552,319 
More than 1 year362,235 198,219 3,363 71,248 635,065 
Less than 1 year166,124 3,733 33,493 92,298 295,648 
Balance at December 31, 2023528,359 201,952 36,856 163,546 930,713 
 Bank loansOther notesLease liabilitiesOther borrowingsTotal
More than 5 years30,203 — 206 52,337 82,746 
Between 1 and 5 years332,032 198,219 3,157 18,911 552,319 
More than 1 year362,235 198,219 3,363 71,248 635,065 
Less than 1 year166,124 3,733 33,493 92,298 295,648 
At January 1, 2024528,359 201,952 36,856 163,546 930,713 
New loans1,971,542 — 332 750,983 2,722,857 
Scheduled repayments(177,638)— (33,604)(377,540)(588,782)
Early repayments (999,690)— — — (999,690)
Acquisitions through business combinations (Note 26)
332,529 — 1,500 234,491 568,520 
Other changes(1,429)668 (171)(4,057)(4,989)
Disposals through sale of subsidiary— — (1,137)— (1,137)
Translation differences(867)— (32)(4,338)(5,237)
Balance at December 31, 20241,652,806 202,620 3,744 763,085 2,622,255 
More than 5 years360,928 — 184 528,109 889,221 
Between 1 and 5 years1,089,941 198,887 1,267 139,252 1,429,347 
More than 1 year1,450,869 198,887 1,451 667,361 2,318,568 
Less than 1 year201,937 3,733 2,293 95,724 303,687 
Balance at December 31, 20241,652,806 202,620 3,744 763,085 2,622,255 
The following are the remaining contractual maturities of financial liabilities:
 Contractual cash flows December 31, 2023
(in thousands of USD)Carrying AmountTotalLess than 1 yearBetween 1 and 5 yearsMore than 5 years
Non derivative financial liabilities     
Bank loans and other notes (Note 17)730,311 837,126 217,328 587,681 32,117 
Other borrowings (Note 17)163,546 214,641 99,058 40,363 75,220 
Lease liabilities (Note 17)36,856 37,732 33,806 3,651 276 
Current trade and other payables * (Note 19)106,613 106,613 106,613 — — 
 1,037,326 1,196,112 456,805 631,694 107,613 
Derivative financial liabilities
Interest rate swaps (Note 19)146 (9)(876)797 70 
 146 (9)(876)797 70 
 Contractual cash flows December 31, 2024
 Carrying AmountTotalLess than 1 yearBetween 1 and 5 yearsMore than 5 years
Non derivative financial liabilities     
Bank loans and other notes (Note 17)1,855,426 2,429,845 313,873 1,603,373 512,598 
Other borrowings (Note 17)763,085 1,111,977 143,799 292,668 675,510 
Lease liabilities (Note 17)3,744 4,138 2,397 1,517 224 
Current trade and other payables * (Note 19)52,073 52,073 52,073 — — 
 2,674,328 3,598,033 512,143 1,897,558 1,188,332 
* Deferred income and VAT payables (included in other payables) (see Note 19), which are not financial liabilities, are not included.
Schedule of interest-bearing loans and borrowings
The terms and conditions of outstanding loans were as follows:
(in thousands of USD)December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
CurrNominal interest rateYear of mat.Facility sizeDrawnCarrying valueFacility sizeDrawnCarrying value
Unsecured Revolving loan 80M
EUR
SOFR + CAS + 1.45%
202683,112 27,500 27,505 88,400 — (66)
Secured FSO loan 161.1M
USD
SOFR + 2.15%
2030148,727 148,727 147,464 124,809 124,809 123,728 
Secured vessels loan Refi - Revolving loan 1,341M*
USD
SOFR + 2.30% - 2.90%
2028995,207 750,000 743,637 725,000 — (8,398)
Secured vessels loan Refi - Transition facility 375.0M
USD
SOFR + 2.30% - 2.90%
2025— — — 368,225 368,225 365,662 
Secured vessels loan Refi - Newbuild facility 190.0M
USD
SOFR + 2.30% - 2.90%
2028— — — 47,500 47,500 47,433 
Secured vessels loan 129.75M
USD
SOFR + 1.28% - 1.73%
203825,950 25,950 26,102    
Secured vessels Revolving loan 182.5M*
USD
SOFR + 2.20% - 2.80%
2029169,500 167,250 165,691    
Credit Line Belfius Windcat EUR 1.25M
EUR
SOFR + 1.83%
1,299 1,299 1,299 — — — 
Credit Line KBC Windcat EUR 1.25M
EUR
SOFR + 2.40%
1,299 1,299 1,299 — — — 
Loan BNPPF EUR 151.2M
EUR
Euribor + 1.00%
203886,925 86,925 87,510 — — — 
Loan CEXIM I 152M
USD
SOFR + 2.06%
203672,504 72,504 70,309 — — — 
Loan CEXIM II 280M
USD
SOFR + 2.06%
2035189,216 189,216 183,163 — — — 
Loan CEXIM III 224M
USD
SOFR + 2.06%
2038115,733 115,733 112,330 — — — 
Loan KBC/Belfius Windcat EUR 78M
EUR
Euribor + 3.25%
202749,426 43,921 43,623 — — — 
Loan SocGen EUR 154.7M
EUR
Euribor + 1.00%
Euribor + 0.90%
2037
2039
34,276 34,276 34,634 — — — 
Loan SocGen EUR 8.8M
EUR
Euribor + 1.10%
20338,228 8,228 8,240 — — — 
Loan KfW 41.8M
USD
SOFR + 2.00%
2033— — — — — — 
Total interest-bearing bank loans1,981,402 1,672,828 1,652,806 1,353,934 540,534 528,359 
* The total amount available under the revolving loan Facilities depends on the total value of the fleet of tankers securing the facility.
(in thousands of USD)December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
CurrNominal interest rateYear of mat.Facility sizeDrawnCarrying valueFacility sizeDrawnCarrying value
Unsecured notesUSD6.25%2026200,000 200,000 202,620 200,000 200,000 201,952 
Total other notes
200,000 200,000 202,620 200,000 200,000 201,952 
Schedule of future lease payments for leaseback agreement
The future lease payments for these leaseback agreements are as follows:
(in thousands of USD)December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Less than one year31,701 4,547 
Between one and five years141,251 19,130 
More than five years531,385 52,828 
Total future lease payables704,337 76,505 
The future lease payments for these leaseback agreements are as follows:
(in thousands of USD)December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Less than 1 year— 30,495 
Between 1 and 5 years— — 
Total future lease payments 30,495 
Schedule of reconciliation of liabilities and equity to cash flows arising from financing activities
Reconciliation of movements of liabilities to cash flows arising from financing activities
LiabilitiesEquity
Loans and borrowingsOther NotesOther borrowingsLease liabilitiesShare capital / premiumReservesTreasury sharesRetained earningsTotal
Balance at January 1, 20221,205,148 263,920 204,061 39,051 1,941,697 2,849 (164,104)180,140 3,672,762 
Changes from financing cash flows
Proceeds from loans and borrowings
1,038,450 — — — — — — — 1,038,450 
Proceeds from issue of other borrowings
— — 231,845 — — — — — 231,845 
Proceeds from transfer of treasury shares
— — — — — — 1,080 — 1,080 
Repayment of sale and leaseback agreement
— — (22,667)— — — — — (22,667)
Transaction costs related to loans and borrowings
(5,871)— — — — — — — (5,871)
Repayment of borrowings
(909,470)(67,200)— — — — — — (976,670)
Repayment of commercial paper
— — (279,314)— — — — — (279,314)
Repayment of lease liabilities
— — — (25,527)— — — — (25,527)
Dividend paid— — — — (24,213)— — — (24,213)
Total changes from financing cash flows123,109 (67,200)(70,136)(25,527)(24,213) 1,080  (62,887)
Other changes
Liability-related
Amortization of transaction costs
4,926 865 — — — — — — 5,791 
Amortization of above par issuance
— (57)— — — — — — (57)
Amortization of below par issuance
— 28 — — — — — — 28 
New leases
— — — 14,060 — — — — 14,060 
Interest expense (Note 6)— — 8,809 1,237 — — — — 10,046 
Translation differences
— — (5,873)(142)— — — — (6,015)
Total liability-related other changes4,926 836 2,936 15,155     23,853 
Total equity-related other changes (Note 15)     30,180  205,836 236,016 
Balance at December 31, 20221,333,183 197,556 136,861 28,679 1,917,484 33,029 (163,024)385,976 3,869,744 
LiabilitiesEquity
Loans and borrowingsOther NotesOther borrowingsLease liabilitiesShare capital / premiumReservesTreasury sharesRetained earningsTotal
Balance at January 1, 20231,333,183 197,556 136,861 28,679 1,917,484 33,029 (163,024)385,976 3,869,744 
Changes from financing cash flows
Proceeds from loans and borrowings (Note 17)2,124,850 — — — — — — — 2,124,850 
Proceeds from issue of other borrowings (Note 17)— — 569,277 — — — — — 569,277 
Proceeds from transfer of treasury shares (Note 15)
— — — — — — 5,429 — 5,429 
Repayment of sale and leaseback agreement (Note 17)— — (96,006)— — — — — (96,006)
Transaction costs related to loans and borrowings (Note 17)(13,761)— (769)— — — — — (14,530)
Repayment of borrowings (Note 17)(2,933,724)— — — — — — — (2,933,724)
Repayment of commercial paper (Note 17)— — (458,272)— — — — — (458,272)
Repayment of lease liabilities (Note 17)— — — (21,942)— — — — (21,942)
Dividend paid— — — — (211,807)— — (418,733)(630,540)
Total changes from financing cash flows(822,635) 14,230 (21,942)(211,807) 5,429 (418,733)(1,455,458)
Other changes
Liability-related
Amortization of transaction costs (Note 17)15,835 692 — — — — — 16,531 
Amortization of above par issuance (Note 17)— (57)— — — — — — (57)
Amortization of below par issuance (Note 17)— 28 — — — — — — 28 
New leases (Note 17)— — — 2,312 — — — — 2,312 
Remeasurement (Note 17)
— — — 27,158 — — — — 27,158 
Interest expense (Note 6)— — 9,423 631 — — — — 10,054 
Translation differences (Note 17)— — 2,609 18 — — — — 2,627 
Other
1,976 3,733 419 — — — — — 6,128 
Total liability-related other changes17,811 4,396 12,455 30,119     64,781 
Total equity-related other changes (Note 15)     (31,654) 840,673 809,019 
Balance at December 31, 2023528,359 201,952 163,546 36,856 1,705,677 1,375 (157,595)807,916 3,288,086 
LiabilitiesEquity
Loans and borrowingsOther NotesOther borrowingsLease liabilitiesShare capital / premiumReservesTreasury sharesRetained earningsTotal
Balance at January 1, 2024528,359 201,952 163,546 36,856 1,705,677 1,375 (157,595)807,916 3,288,086 
Changes from financing cash flows
Proceeds from loans and borrowings (Note 17)1,971,542 — — — — — — — 1,971,542 
Proceeds from issue of other borrowings (Note 17)— — 750,983 — — — — — 750,983 
Proceeds from transfer of treasury shares (Note 15)— — — — — — (126,913)— (126,913)
Repayment of sale and leaseback liability (Note 17)— — (54,299)— — — — — (54,299)
Transaction costs related to loans and borrowings (Note 17)(14,946)— (4,278)— — — — — (19,224)
Repayment of borrowings (Note 17)(1,177,328)— — — — — — — (1,177,328)
Repayment of commercial paper (Note 17)— — (357,171)— — — — — (357,171)
Repayment of lease liabilities (Note 17)— — — (33,879)— — — — (33,879)
Dividend paid— — — — (1,006,043)— — (120,640)(1,126,683)
Total changes from financing cash flows779,268  335,235 (33,879)(1,006,043) (126,913)(120,640)(172,972)
Other changes
Liability-related
Amortization of transaction costs (Note 17)8,260 697 306 — — — — — 9,263 
Amortization of above par issuance (Note 17)— (57)— — — — — — (57)
Amortization of below par issuance (Note 17)— 28 — — — — — — 28 
New leases (Note 17)— — — 332 — — — — 332 
Acquisitions through business combination (Note 17)
332,529 — 234,491 1,500 — — — — 568,520 
Disposals through sale of subsidiary— — — (1,137)— — — — (1,137)
Interest expense (Note 6)— — 33,930 275 — — — — 34,205 
Translation differences (Note 17)(867)— (4,338)(32)— — — — (5,237)
Other
5,257 — (85)(171)— — — — 5,001 
Total liability-related other changes345,179 668 264,304 767     610,918 
Total equity-related other changes (Note 15)     (1,275) 89,822 88,547 
Balance at December 31, 20241,652,806 202,620 763,085 3,744 699,634 100 (284,508)777,098 3,814,579