Cplp News

New York-listed shipowner Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP) has closed the umbrella agreement from November 2023, moving forward with the $3.1 billion acquisition of 11 newbuild LNG carrier vessels.CPLP entered into umbrella agreement with Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. and Capital GP on November 13, providing for the acquisition of 11 newbuild liquefied LNG carriers.Upon the closing of the umbrella agreement on Thursday, CPLP entered into 11 share purchase agreements to acquire 100% of the equity interests in each vessel-owning company.Each Vessel will have a capacity of 174…

Capital Product Partners (CPLP), a Greek shipping company engaged in the seaborne transportation, has agreed to acquire three 10,000 TEU sister container ships for USD 162.6 million from Capital Maritime & Trading Corp.The ships, M/V Athos, the M/V Aristomenis and the M/V Athenian, were built in 2011 at Samsung Heavy Industries S. Korea.The vessels are under long-term time charters with Hapag-Lloyd which will expire in April 2024, said a press note from the shipping company.The gross charter rate for each vessel currently amounts to $27,000 per day, increasing to $28,000 per day for the M/V Aristomenis from October 2020, and from July 2021 onwards for the M/V Athos and the M/V Athenian.

Capital Product Partners (CPLP), a Greek shipping company engaged in the seaborne transportation of a wide range of cargoes, including dry cargo and containerized goods, said that it is planning to install exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubber) in six more vessels.Jerry Kalogiratos, Chief Executive Officer of our General Partner, said: “We are pleased to have concluded the first scrubber retrofit on the M/V Agamemnon and to see the vessel subsequently deliver under its new long-term charter until 2024. The scrubber retrofit combined with passing of the special survey of the vessel and the associated off hire, as well as certain additional…

Greek shipping company Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP) announced that its vessel, M/V ‘Agamemnon’ commenced new long-term time charter with Mediterranean Shipping Company Co. S.A.The 108,892 dwt / 8,266 TEU container carrier Agamemnon was built in built 2007 in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., South Korea, said a press note from the shipping company engaged in the seaborne transportation of a wide range of cargoes, including dry cargo and containerized goods.The vessel is successfully completed the installation of a SOx scrubber system and ballast water treatment system and passing of its special survey.The charter is set to expire at the earliest in February 2024.CPLP currently owns 11 vessels…

Greek shipping company Capital Product Partners (CPLP) has completed its merger of crude and product tanker business with businesses owned by tanker owner and operator DSS Holdings.A new company named Diamond S Shipping Inc has been formed which could be the third largest publicly traded MR and product fleet in the world, and one of the world’s largest public mixed product and crude fleet operators.Common stock of Diamond S Shipping  has begun regular-way trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, March 28.CPLP further announced that it has completed its 1-for-7 reverse unit split. CPLP common units will continue to trade on a split-adjusted basis on NASDAQ under the same ticker symbol “CPLP”.Jerry Kalogiratos…

Fred. Olsen Ocean (FOO) has entered into an agreement to acquire a 50% ownership in United Wind Logistics GmbH (UWL) through the contribution of new equity in the amount of EUR 12 million.The ownership split in UWL will be FOO 50.0 %, United Shipping Group GmbH 37.5 % and CPLP Holding GmbH 12.5 %, said a press note from the wholly owned by Bonheur ASA.UWL is a Hamburg (Germany) based company offering services within marine transportation of various offshore wind turbine components, such as blades, nacelles and towers from nearby manufacturing sites to pre-assembly ports closer to offshore wind farm sites.The operations of UWL are presently performed with chartered tonnage.

Late 2018 saw the tanker market bubble upwards through late November, with daily vessel hires moving in the direction of, though not yet reaching levels not seen since late 2014-2015, when oil prices were in freefall and inventories building to the brim. A few pundits have suggested that we are seeing a “mini 2014” where lowered oil prices are coaxing another inventory build which would drive tanker capacity utilization, and per diem freight inflows, higher. The oil market has changed over four years…

Greek shipping company Capital Product Partners has agreed to spin off its crude and product tanker business and merge it with the tanker businesses owned by DSS Holdings.The $1.65 billion transaction involving 68 tankers is expected to create the third largest publicly traded MR and product fleet in the world, and one of the world’s largest public mixed product and crude fleet operatorsThe new company, to be called Diamond S Shipping Inc., will be a market leader in the crude and product tanker markets, benefitting from a balanced and large-scale portfolio of vessels, strong management leadership and a cost-efficient commercial platform.DSS…

Portugal’s Blue Atlantic has released new plans for an 800 meter quay to berth two Panamax vessels showcasing its maritime trade potential. The 96-hectare site for sale in one of Europe’s leading maritime industrial zones is being primed for maritime, ports and logistics investors targeting the Iberian Peninsula and mainland Europe. Blue Atlantic project lead Fernando Fernandes said it offers one of the fastest and most efficient routes in and out of Europe, bypassing the congested Mediterranean.

Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPP) an international diversified shipping company, says it has secured time charter employment for the M/T ‘Avax’, M/T ‘Agisilaos’ and M/T ‘Alkiviadis’. M/T ‘Alkiviadis’ (36,760 dwt, IMO II/III Chemical/ Product Tanker built 2006 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea) was employed with CSSA S.A., a fully owned subsidiary of Total S.A., for one year (+/‐ 30 days) at a gross daily rate of $14,125. CSSA S.A. has the option to extend the charter for an additional year (+/‐ 30 days) at $15,125 gross per day. Previously the vessel was employed under a time charter to Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. (‘CMTC’) at a gross rate of $14,250 per day. The new charter commenced in September 2014. This marks the opening of a new time charter relationship of CPLP with CSSA S.A.

Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP) announced the appointment of Petros Christodoulou as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. His appointment will be effective beginning September 1, 2014. Christodoulou will succeed Ioannis Lazaridis, who has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer since the Partnership’s formation in January 2007 and as Chief Financial Officer of Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. (Capital Maritime), since 2004. Lazaridis will remain a member of the Board of Directors. The appointment of Christodoulou was approved by the Partnership’s Board of Directors.

Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP) has  announced the chartering of the M/T Avax to BP Shipping. The M/T Avax (47,834 dwt, IMO II/III Chemical Product Tanker built 2007 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea) was chartered in October 2013 to BP Shipping for a minimum charter term of one year (+/- 30 days). BP Shipping has the option to extend the charter for an additional 12 months at a gross day rate of $15,600 per day. The vessel had been under charter with Capital Maritime & Trading Corp., CPLP's sponsor, as of April 2013 for 12 months (+/- 30 days) at a gross daily charter rate of $14,750. The vessel's actual earnings under the new charter are $14…

Capital Product Partners L.P. (the "Partnership" or CPLP) (NASDAQ: CPLP) has reached a conditional agreement with Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (OSG) and certain of OSG's subsidiaries regarding the long term bareboat charters of three of its product tanker vessels. On November 14, 2012, OSG made a voluntary filing for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, and it is currently subject to bankruptcy proceedings. CPLP had three IMO II/III Chemical/Product tankers (M/T Alexandros II, M/T Aristotelis II and M/T Aris II, all built in 2008 by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.) with long term bareboat charters to subsidiaries of OSG.

Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP) attribute fourth quarter 2012 net loss to a US$43.2-million impairment charge. CPLP an international owner of modern tanker, dry bulk and container vessels has released its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012. The Partnership's net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2012, was $35.0 million, including an impairment charge of $43.2 million, which is a non cash item, representing the difference between the carrying values and the fair market values of the M/T ‘Alexander the Great’ and the M/T ‘Achilleas’ on the date they were sold by CPLP to Capital Maritime in exchange for M/V ‘Archimidis’ and the M/V ‘Agamemnon' on 22, December 2012.

Capital Product Partners L.P. (Nasdaq: CPLP) announced the extension of the charters of both the M/T Agamemnon II and the M/T Ayrton II to BP Shipping. The M/T Agamemnon II (2008 STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., 51,238 dwt) was fixed to BP  Shipping at a daily charter rate of $14,000 net for 12 months (+/- 1 month) and the charter is subject  to a profit sharing arrangement which allows each party to share, at a 50/50 percentage, additional  revenues earned for breaching the Institute Warranty Limits. The new charter rate will commence  upon redelivery from the vessel's current charter, expected at the end of January 2012, with earliest  expected redelivery at the end of December 2012.

Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP) secured long term fixed rate time charter employment with profit share arrangements for its remaining spot VLCC, the M/T Achilleas. In particular, the M/T Achilleas (297,863 dwt, built 2010 Universal Shipbuilding Corp.) has secured employment with the Partnership's sponsor, Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. ('CMTC') for a maximum charter term of up to 3 years. It will be earning a gross daily charter rate of $28,000 per day plus 50/50 profit share on actual earnings settled every 6 months for the first 12 months of its time charter to CMTC. CMTC has the option to extend the time charter employment for a second year at $34,000 per day and for a third year at $38,000 per day with the same profit share arrangements.

Crude Carriers Corp. acquisition of Crude by Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP) in a unit-for-share transaction with Crude shareholders receiving 1.56 CPLP common units for each Crude share. (iii) the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of Crude common stock held by unaffiliated shareholders who are not affiliates of either Crude or CPLP, voting separately. According to the final tally of shares voted, approximately 8,447,729 shares of Crude common stock and 2,105,263 shares of Crude Class B stock voted for the approval of the proposal to adopt the merger agreement, representing approximately 60.8 percent and 100 percent, respectively, of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote.

Crude Carriers Corp. (NYSE: CRU), today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2011. The Company reported a net loss for the quarter of $7.5 million or $0.48 per share, which compares with a $0.37 net income per share from the second quarter of 2010. The Company’s reported net loss for the quarter includes $1.7 million in general and administrative expenses related to the definitive merger agreement with CPLP and the proxy statement on Form F-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Revenues for the second quarter 2011 amounted to $9.8 million, which is lower compared to the $20.7 million in the second quarter of 2010. The Company’s drop in revenues reflects primarily the weaker crude tanker spot market, when compared to a year ago.

* Declared a cash dividend of $0.25 per share for the first quarter of 2011. * Reported first quarter net loss of $0.5 million or $0.03 per share (“EPS”). * Earned average Time Charter Equivalent (“TCE”) of $30,050 per day for the two Very Large Crude Carriers (“VLCCs”) and $18,536 per day for the three Suezmaxes in the Company’s fleet. * Announced on May 5, 2011 that Crude Carriers Corp. entered into a definitive agreement to  merge with Capital Product Partners L.P. (“CPLP”). Crude Carriers Corp.

CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P. ATHENS, GREECE, May 5, 2011 -Capital Product Partners L.P. (the "Partnership") (NASDAQ: CPLP), an international owner of modern double-hull tankers, today announces two important transactions, an increase in the investment of our Sponsor, Capital Maritime and Trading Corp. (“Capital Maritime”) in the Partnership and releases its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. The Partnership is pleased to announce that on May 5, 2011 it entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Crude Carriers Corp. in a unit for share transaction.

ATHENS, Greece, March 8, 2011 -- Capital Product Partners L.P. (the "Partnership") (Nasdaq: CPLP), an international owner of modern double-hull tankers, today announced the successful chartering of the M/T Axios to Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras). The M/T Axios (2007 Build, Hyundai Mipo 47,823 DWT, Ice Class 1A) was fixed at a gross daily charter rate of $13,500 to Petrobras for 12 months (+/- 30 days). The charter commenced on March 4th 2011, and the earliest expected redelivery is February 2012. The vessel was previously fixed with Capital Maritime & Trading Corp, our Sponsor, for a period of 12 months, which terminated on March 2nd 2011. Mr.

Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP) announced that it had chartered the M/T Akeraios with BP Shipping Limited for a period of 12 months (+/- 30 days). The charter commenced today, June 15, 2010. The M/T Akeraios (2007 Hyundai Mipo 47,000dwt ICE Class 1A) was fixed at a net daily charter rate of $12,500 with BP Shipping Limited, and is subject to a profit sharing arrangement, which allows each party to share, at a 50/50 percentage, additional revenues earned for breaching the International Warranty Limits (IWL). Ioannis Lazaridis, Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer of Capital Product Partners' general partner, said, "We are very happy to further extend our successful relationship with BP Shipping, with 8 of our 19 vessels currently under charter with the oil major.

Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP) announced that it had reached agreement with Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. to recharter the M/T Arionas for a period of 12 months (+/- 30 days) from the expected expiration of its current charter in June 2010. The M/T Arionas (2006, MR product tanker, Hyundai MIPO Dockyard, 37,000dwt ICE Class 1A) was fixed at a gross rate of $12,000 per day ($11,850 net) with a subsidiary of Capital Maritime & Trading Corp., the Partnership's Sponsor. The charter is subject to a profit sharing arrangement which allows each party to share, at a 50/50 percentage, additional revenues earned for breaching the International Warranty Limits.