Pedhoulas News

Dry bulk shipping company Safe Bulkers announced on Monday that it has entered into an agreement to sell one of the older vessels in its fleet to an undisclosed buyer for $15.84 million.The vessel is the 2006 Japanese-built Kamsarmax Pedhoulas Trader. Its forward delivery date is expected within December 2022.Dr. Loukas Barmparis, president of Safe Bulkers, said, “We continued to sell older tonnage as we take delivery of our newbuild IMO Phase three vessels, improving the fleet environmental performance and increasing our competitiveness in the new more stringent regulatory environment.’’

Dr bulk shipping company Safe Bulkers announced Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of Pedhoulas Fighter, a 2012 Chinese-built Kamsarmax class bulk carrier at gross sale price of $23.7 million and forward delivery date within the fourth quarter of 2021.Including this agreement and the previously announced agreements, the company has sold seven vessels, acquired four second-hand vessels and ordered eight Japanese newbuild vessels with deliveries starting from the second quarter of 2022 through the first quarter of 2024.Dr.

Monaco-headquartered provider of marine drybulk transportation services Safe Bulkers reported a net loss for the second quarter, contrary to the market’s expectations for profit.The net revenue at USD 45.5 million for Q2 was hurt by a 3% decline from the second quarter of 2018. For the second quarter, Safe Bulkers reported an adjusted loss of $0.01 per share, compared to earnings of $0.02 per share in the same period of last year.Dr. Loukas Barmparis, President of the Company, said: “In the first half of 2019 the charter market was weak. Since then the Baltic exchange Dry Index has risen to an average of 1,904 for the 3rd quarter to date and as a consequence we are now entering into charters at much higher rates.

Safe Bulkers, in its Q1 financial results annoucements said that with the latest addition of Pedhoulas Rose, its fleet has increased to 38 dry bulk vessels. In January 2017, the company took delivery of Pedhoulas Rose (Hull No. 1146), a 82,000 dwt, newbuild Kamsarmax class vessel. Also in January, Safe Bulkers took delivery of Hull No. 1551, a 81,600 dwt, newbuild Kamsarmax class vessel which was subsequently sold to chief executive officer and chairman, Polys Hajioannou. As of May 12, 2017, Safe Bulkers' operational fleet was comprised of 38 dry bulk vessels with an average age of 6.9 years and an aggregate carrying capacity of 3.4 million dwt.

Vessel sales for October2016 (as of November 1) as prepared by Shipping Intelligence, Inc., New York.

Safe Bulkers, Inc., an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today its unaudited financial results for the three and twelve month period ended December 31, 2012. The Company’s Board of Directors also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share for the fourth quarter of 2012. Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2012 increased by 8% to $46.4 million from $42.9 million, during the same period in 2011. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2012 increased by 36% to $32.2 million from $23.6 million, during the same period in 2011. Adjusted net income1 for the fourth quarter of 2012 decreased by 15% to $20.5 million from $24.0 million, during the same period in 2011.

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SB), announced that it has agreed to terminate the existing charter of the Kamsarmax-class vessel Pedhoulas Merchant. The charter was contractually due to expire in November 2010. Following this agreement, the vessel is expected to be redelivered between February and March 2010. In exchange for the early redelivery of the vessel, the charterer has agreed to pay the company cash compensation between $5.1m and $6.5m, depending on the vessel's actual redelivery date. Following redelivery the vessel will be available for employment. Polys Hajioannou, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company, said: "During 2009, we have entered into similar early termination agreements with proper compensation, which strengthen our cash position.

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced its unaudited financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009. Net revenue for the third quarter of 2009 decreased by 31% to $36.9 million from $53.4 million during the same period in 2008. The company operated 13.2 vessels on average during the third quarter of 2009, earning a Time Charter Equivalent ("TCE")(1) rate of $30,113, compared to 11 vessels and a TCE rate of $52,724 during the third quarter of 2008. The decrease in the TCE rate resulted mainly from lower period time charter rates contracted during the second quarter of 2009 or during previous periods.