Navios Partners Takes Over Navios Acquisition
Dry bulk shipowner Navios Maritime Partners L.P. and tanker shipowner Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. will merge to create the largest U.S. publicly-listed shipping company. Together, the combined company will own and operate more than 140 vessels aggregating approximately 15 million deadweight tons operating in three segments through 15 different vessel types and serving more than 10 end markets.The deal, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021 subject to customary closing conditions, will see Navios Acquisition merge with a subsidiary of Navios Partners and become a wholly owned subsidiary of Navios Partners. The…
Navios Group Forms Navios Europe
The Navios Group, composed of Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NM), Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp.(NNA) and Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NMM), announced the formation of Navios Europe Inc. as the next step in concluding the letter of intent signed with HSH Nordbank AG in April of 2013. Navios Europe, which will initially acquire five product tankers and five container vessels from debtors of HSH, will be owned 47.5% by Navios Holdings, 47.5% by Navios Acquisition and 5% by Navios Partners. It is anticipated that funding requirements will be satisfied in the same percentages. In August 2013, Navios Europe arranged technical and commercial management for five out of the 10 vessels.
Greek J/V to Acquire HSH Debtors' Fleet
Navios Maritime Holdings & Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. in J/V sign LOI to buy 10 ships from debtors of HSH Nordbank. The new Joint Venture company, named Navios JV, has executed a binding letter of intent to acquire ten vessels, composed of five product tankers and five container vessels with an average age of 5.5 years from debtors of HSH Nordbank AG. Angeliki Frangou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Navios Holdings and Navios Acquisition stated, "Working closely with HSH over the past year, we devised a program whereby vessels can be removed from insolvency and placed into a stable situation. In so doing, we are leveraging Navios' economies of scale and superior technical and commercial management to everyone's betterment.
Greece's Navios to Buy 5 Product Tankships
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. to acquire 5 MR2 Product Tankers wth options for two more. The company which owns and operates tanker vessels, announce that it agreed to acquire five MR2 product tankers for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $143.8 million. • Two of the vessels are 2007-built MR2 product tankers of about 51,000 dwt each with expected delivery in June 2013. The purchase price for each vessel is approximately $23.2 million. • One of the vessels is a newbuilding MR2 Eco Type product tanker of 50,000 dwt for approximately $34.3 million. The vessel is expected to be delivered in Q3 2013. • Two of the vessels are newbuilding MR2 Eco Type product tankers of 51,200 dwt each, with estimated deliveries in Q3 and Q4 2014, respectively.
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. Acquires Two New Builds
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: NNA), an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced that the company has entered into an agreement to acquire two 75,000 DWT LR1 product tankers scheduled for delivery in Q4 2011 from a South Korean shipyard. The effective acquisition price for the two vessels is $82.8 million or $41.4 million per vessel, giving effect to the preferred stock. Angeliki Frangou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Navios Acquisition stated, "We purchased these vessels at attractive prices. This deal demonstrates the strength of our relationships and our belief in the product tanker sector. Frangou continued, "We continue to look to grow the fleet.
Navios Appoints George Malanga to Board
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NM), a global, vertically integrated seaborne shipping and logistics company, announced the appointment of George Malanga to its Board of Directors. George Malanga is currently serving as the Chief Credit Officer of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Malanga holds a bachelor degree in Business Administration from Rutgers College and an MBA in Finance from New York University. Navios Holdings has also announced that Rex Harrington, who has been a director of Navios Holdings' since October 2005, has resigned so that he can join the board of Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:NNA.U).
