Costamare Inc. yesterday reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter (“Q2 2022”) and six-months ended June 30, 2022. I. RECORD PROFITABILITY IN A SECOND QUARTER SINCE NYSE LISTING Q2 2022 Net Income available to common stockholders of $114.1 million ($0.92 per share) vs $82.8 million ($0.67 per share) in Q2 2021. Q2 2022 Adjusted Net Income available to common stockholders1 of $118.6 million ($0.95 per share) vs $58.3 million ($0.47 per share) in Q2 2021. Q2 2022 liquidity of $854.1 million2 vs $564.6 million in Q2 2021. II. CLOSING ...

Highlights • Rechartered the Methane Rita Andrea, a steam turbine propulsion (“Steam”) LNG carrier, with an energy major for one year and signed a new multi-month time charter agreement for the GasLog Seattle, a tri-fuel diesel electric (“TFDE”) LNG carrier, with a major trading house • Entered into an agreement to sell, subject to customary and other closing conditions, the Steam LNG carrier Methane Shirley Elisabeth, to an unrelated third party for approximately $54.0 million, with the sale expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2022, while pursuing ...

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today reported net income of $35.6 million and net income attributed to common stockholders of $34.2 million for the second quarter of 2022. This compares to net income of $2.8 million and net income attributed to common stockholders of $1.4 million for the second quarter of 2021. Earnings per share for the second quarter of 2022 was $0.44 basic and $0.42 diluted, compared to earnings per share of $0.02 basic and diluted ...

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the world’s largest cruise industry trade association, welcomes the completion of sustainability destination assessments in the popular Greek cruise destinations of Corfu and Heraklion. The project, co-funded by CLIA in partnership with the two municipalities and port authorities, was conducted by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), using the GSTC Destination Criteria. The assessments will help the cities to identify key risks and set the foundation for an action plan for sustainable tourism. “I want to congratulate the cities of Corfu and Heraklion for this ...

Navios Maritime Partners L.P., an international owner and operator of dry cargo and tanker vessels, reported its financial results for the second quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2022. Angeliki Frangou, Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Navios Partners stated, “We are pleased to report our results for the second quarter of 2022 in which we recorded $280.7 million of revenue and $118.2 million of net income. Net income amounts to $3.84 per common unit for the quarter and $6.62 for the first six months of 2022.” Angeliki ...

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. an international owner and operator of dry cargo and tanker vessels, agreed to acquire a 36-vessel drybulk fleet for a gross purchase price of $835.0 million, including the assumption of $441.6 million of bank liabilities, bareboat obligations and finance leasing obligations, subject to debt and working capital adjustments (the “Transaction”), from Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (“Navios Holdings”) (NYSE:NM). The 36-vessel drybulk fleet consists of 26 owned vessels and 10 chartered-in vessels (all with purchase options) with a total capacity of 3.9 million dwt and an average ...

Ship owners have kept on contracting newbuildings and secondhand vessels, opting for larger tonnage. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “things in the newbuilding market continued on a relatively fair mode for yet another week, given the modest number of fresh projects being pushed forward. In the separate sectors and specifically in the dry bulk one, we saw activity being skewed towards the bigger size segments. Given the recent trends from the side of freight earnings though, this may as well have come as a slight ...

NEDA Maritime Agency has entrusted DNV assessing the effect of low friction paint on the reference speed for the purpose of EEXI at the aframax tanker M/T SUVRETTA. The 109,250MT M/T SUVRETTA, registered with Greek flag, recently became the first vessel to have the coating impact included in the EEXI assessment and approval. Initially the model test report of M/T SUVRETTA has been assessed if the criteria setup by DNV are fulfilled while the paint supplier, International Paint, has provided a ΔCF (reduction of the frictional resistance coefficients), valid for ...

Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) (the “Company” or “Dorian LPG”), today updated its financial and operational outlook for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The Company plans to issue a press release on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 prior to the market open, announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Outlook for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2022 The following unaudited financial data for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, is preliminary and based on information available to the Company at this time. The financial data has ...

Low recycling prices for vintage tonnage are expected to hinder any increase in the number of units sold over the next few weeks. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Clarkson Platou Hellas said that “we are trying to establish from where a concession will appear, the Sellers or the Buyers! On the outside we do not envisage many units to come for recycling for the next month at least and therefore it would need the actual recyclers to increase their rates to tempt any Owner contemplating a recycling sale. However, ...

The dry bulk market could be entering a more bearish period in the coming weeks. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “it is without question that the dry bulk sector has been on a gloomy path these past few months or so, with the main benchmark freight figures being under pressure and losing considerable ground. On the other hand, even during a booming market regime, it is still normal to expect to see time intervals in which the market corrects. The important question to answer is ...

Posidonia Exhibitions S.A., the organisers of the most prestigious shipping exhibition, released their Event Sustainability Report for this year’s, 27th Posidonia, which was not only the biggest but also the most sustainable, environmentally and socially, in the 50-year history of the event. Next to breaking all previous records in exhibition space, number of visitors and publicity, with 1,964 exhibitors from 88 countries and territories, 24 national pavilions, 28,892 visitors from 103 countries and a total of 40,950 participants including exhibitors, visitors and media representatives, Posidonia 2022 set even higher sustainability ...

The tanker market is expected to keep on growing over the course of the coming years, until we hit the so called peak oil demand, after which it should be a constant state of decline. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “the current spike in global oil prices and a tight supply situation has put the issue of peak oil demand back into focus. Those who thought the Covid-19 demand destruction of 2020 would permanently dent world oil demand were quickly proven wrong as shown by the ...

Capital Product Partners L.P., an international owner of ocean-going vessels, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, CPLP Shipping Holdings PLC, has successfully priced its previously announced offering of €100 million of unsecured bonds (the “Bonds”) in Greece. The Bonds will be guaranteed by CPLP. The Bonds will mature in 2029 and will have a coupon of 4.40%, payable semi-annually. The offering is subject to customary closing conditions, and settlement is expected to occur on July 26, 2022. The trading of the Bonds on the Athens Exchange is expected to ...

The global seaborne coal market has grown yet again, over the course of the first half of 2022, following the significant rise of 2021. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “following a disastrous 2020, with the world hit by lockdowns and recession pretty much everywhere, global seaborne coal trade managed to rebound to some extent in 2021. In the full 12 months of 2021, global seaborne coal exports increased by +4.5% y-o-y to 1149 mln tonnes, from 1099 mln tonnes in 2020, according to vessels tracking ...