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Profitable Sale of a Container Vessel

3rd Jan 2012 07:00

RNS Number : 8390U
Goldenport Holdings Inc
03 January 2012
 

Goldenport Holdings Inc.

Athens, 3 January 2012

 

Profitable Sale of a Container Vessel

 

Goldenport Holdings Inc. ("Goldenport" or "the Company"), (LSE: GPRT) the international shipping company that owns and operates a fleet of container and dry bulk vessels announces that it has concluded the sale of the sub-panamax container vessel 'Grand Vision', to the unaffiliated third party "Gunehr Shipping Limited" of Charlestown, Nevis, for a cash consideration of US$ 6.2 million. The vessel was delivered to the new owners on 30 December 2011.

 

Goldenport expects to realize a book profit of US$ 0.4 million, after accounting for brokerage commission, book value and the unamortized balance of dry-docking.

 

The vessel was initially acquired in 2010 and following successful trade with one of our major customers was profitably sold, despite challenging market conditions. This was a cash accretive disposal, strengthening further the Company's balance sheet.

 

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Goldenport Holdings Inc.:

 

Christos Varsos, Chief Financial Officer +30 210 8910500

John Dragnis, Commercial Director +30 210 8910500

 

Investor Relations Coordinators:

 

Capital Link:

Eleni Theodoropoulou - London +44 203 206 1322

Nicolas Bornozis - New York +1 212 661 7566

 

E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

Further Information:

 

Overview of Goldenport

 

Goldenport is an international shipping company that owns and operates a fleet of container and dry bulk vessels that transport cargo worldwide. Goldenport is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker GPRT.

 

Website: www.goldenportholdings.com or www.goldenport.biz

 

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
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