Charter Contracts

Diana Shipping Announces Time Charter Contract for MV Thetis

Diana Shipping Inc. has entered into a time charter contract with China National Chartering Corp., or Sinochart, Beijing for one of its Panamax dry bulk carriers, the Thetis, at a gross rate of $60,250 per day for a minimum 11 to a maximum 13 month period. This employment is anticipated to generate approximately US$19.9 million of gross revenues for the minimum scheduled period of the charter. The charter is expected to commence in early October, 2007.

IOS Announce Charter Contracts

P/R International Offshore Services ANS (IOS), which is a 50/50 joint venture between Farstad Shipping ASA and P&O Australia, has contracted two anchor handling support vessels at the Simek AS yard in Norway. Delivery of the vessels will take place in March and July 2003. The vessels are a new type of UT 712 of 12,240 bhp with DP and a double drum 370 tonne winch for employment in international markets. IOS has also entered into a two year time charter with Phillips in Australia for the

Exmar Terminates Time Charters

EXMAR has signed an agreement to terminate the time charter contracts of the three 10,500 m³ Ethylene carriers (Polar Discovery, Polar Belgica and Polar Endurance) both with Eitzen, as Charterers, and the Japanese Owners. This transaction will generate a profit of about USD 11 million and the completion will take place prior to the end of October 2006. Half

Diana Shipping Announces Time Charter Contract for MV Oceanis

Diana Shipping Inc. has entered into a time charter contract with Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd., Seoul, for one of its Panamax dry bulk carriers, the Oceanis, at a gross rate of $40,000 per day for a minimum 22 to a maximum 25 month period. This employment is anticipated to generate approximately $26.5m of gross revenues for the minimum scheduled period of the charter. The charter is expected to commence in mid-September, 2007.

Euronav NV Implements Tanklog Transaction

Euronav NV completed the first tranche of the implementation of the Tanklog transaction. Five newbuilding contracts and two bareboat time charter contracts were novated to Euronav in exchange for a cash payment and a capital increase by means of a contribution in kind by which a total of 1,534,310 new shares were issued to companies related to Tanklog Shipholdings Ltd. The new shares will be listed on Euronext as from June 30, 2005

Stelmar Announces Time Charter Contract

Stelmar Shipping Ltd. announced that it has renewed the Rimar, a 1998 double hull product tanker, on a six-month time charter contract for $13,500 per day. Peter R. Goodfellow, Chief Executive Officer and President commented, "In 2002, we have signed or renewed profitable time contracts for all seven tankers that have come off contract. We have also been able to sign new profitable time charter contracts for another two tankers that had been operating in the spot market

Stelmar Announces Charters For Newbuildings

Stelmar Shipping Ltd. has announced that it has signed two year time charter contracts for two double-hull Panamax newbuildings expected to be delivered in late 2003 and early 2004. The two Panamax tankers, which were signed at profitable rates, are part of the Stelmar's 2003 and 2004 newbuilding program for five Panamax tankers. The newbuilding program will make Stelmar the largest owner of modern Panamax tankers and position the Company for future growth in 2004 and 2005

Ezra Holdings Wins $262.7m Charter Contract

Ezra Holdings was awarded a 4-year contract from an oil major to charter its Floating Production, Storage and Offloading, or FPSO facility. The charter contract comes with an extension option of up to 3 years which, when exercised. Ezra is an integrated offshore support and marine services provider listed on the Singapore Exchange. Ezra's oil tanker M.T. Kitty Knutsen will be converted into the FPSO at a yard in Dubai.

Scorpio Tankers Takes Delivery of Three Product Tankers

Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) announced that it took delivery of three product tankers that the company previously agreed to acquire. Two of the tankers are LR1 ice class-1A sister ships, STI Harmony (73,919 dwt) and STI Heritage (73,919 dwt). The third vessel delivered is a Handymax ice class-1B ship, STI Conqueror (40,158 dwt). STI Harmony and STI Heritage have existing time charter contracts of $25,500 per day, per ship, plus 50% profit sharing over the base rate

Euroseas Time Charter Renewals for Two Containerships

Euroseas Ltd., (NASDAQ:ESEA) an owner and operator of drybulk carriers and container vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for dry bulk and containerized cargoes, announced today that two subsidiaries of the Company has entered into time charter agreement for the following vessels: M/V Ninos, a 1,169 teu, 1990 built feeder containership, has been extended for about 1 year at a gross daily rate of $11,200. The new rate will apply from the 1st of June 2011