12th Jan 2009 07:00
Hellenic Carriers Limited
Fleet Deployment Update
Press Release 12 January 2009
M/V HELLENIC BREEZE TIME CHARTER EXTENDED FOR TWO YEARS AT US$24,000 PER DAY
Hellenic Carriers Limited, ("Hellenic" or the "Company") (AIM: HCL), an international provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, today announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Nestos Shipping Corporation ("Nestos") has extended the time charter for the M/V Hellenic Breeze, which would expire at the earliest on 28 April 2009, for a minimum period of two years at the gross rate of US$24,000 per day as of 1 January, 2009.
Additionally, Nestos has the option to terminate the charter from 1 June 2010 with prior notice of 50 days to the charterers.
The M/V Hellenic Breeze is a 69,601 dwt Panamax built in 1993 at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Yard in Japan and was time chartered in May 2008 for a period of 11 to 13 months to Rizzo Bottiglirieri De Carlini Spa at a gross rate of US$71,000 per day.
Fotini Karamanlis, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "The extension of the Hellenic Breeze time charter, which would otherwise expire by the end of April 2009, for a period of two years at a rate which far exceeds the prevailing spot and period rates, reinforces the cash flow capacity of Nestos and the liquidity of the Company. The reduction in charter income until end April is, we believe, a small price to pay for this future stability. Furthermore, the option for early termination of the contract (as of June 2010) provides flexibility allowing Nestos to benefit from any market upswing at that time."
The deployment of the Hellenic managed fleet is as follows:
|
Vessel |
Type |
Year Built |
Yard |
Carrying Capacity (dwt) |
Charter Type |
T/C Expiration Date (1) |
Daily Charter Rate US$ (Gross) |
|
M/V Hellenic Breeze |
Panamax |
1993 |
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, Japan |
69,601 |
T/C |
01/01/2011 |
24,000 |
|
M/V Hellenic Sky |
Panamax |
1994 |
Sasebo Heavy Industries, Japan |
68,591 |
Trading spot |
||
|
M/V Hellenic Sea |
Panamax |
1991 |
Jiangnan Shipyard, China |
65,434 |
T/C |
31/03/2009 |
37,500 |
|
M/V Hellenic Horizon |
Handymax |
1995 |
Halla Engineering & Heavy Industries, Korea |
44,809 |
T/C |
19/07/2010 |
45,000 |
|
M/V Konstantinos D |
Supramax |
2000 |
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Japan |
50,326 |
T/C |
27/03/2010 |
56,250 on average |
|
M/V Hellenic Wind |
Panamax |
1997 |
Tsuneishi, Shipbuidling, Japan |
74,000 |
T/C |
14/05/2011 |
54,000 |
END
For further information please contact:
Hellenic Carriers Limited
Fotini Karamanlis, Chief Executive Officer
E-mail: [email protected] +30 210 455 8900
Jefferies International Limited
Anne Dovigen +44 20 7029 8000
Schuyler Evans
Capital Link
Ramnique Grewal +1 212 661 7566 (New York)
Annie Evangeli +44 20 3206 1320 (London)
E-mail: [email protected]
Further Information - Notes to Editors
About Hellenic Carriers Limited
Hellenic Carriers Limited manages through Hellenic Shipmanagement Corp. a fleet of dry bulk vessels that transport iron ore, coal, grain, steel products, cement, alumina, and other dry bulk cargoes worldwide. Currently the fleet consists of six vessels, comprising four Panamaxes, one Supramax and one Handymax with an aggregate carrying capacity of 372,761 dwt.
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