Capital Product Partners Announces New Charters
International diversified shipping company Capital Product Partners L.P. announced that it has secured time charter employment for the M/T Aias and M/T Arionas.
The M/T Aias (150,393 dwt, Crude Oil Carrier, built 2008, Universal Shipyard, Japan) will be employed with Repsol Trading S.A. (Repsol) for three years (+/- 30 days) at a gross daily rate of $26,500. Previously the vessel was employed under a time charter to Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. (CMTC) at a gross rate of $24,000 per day. The new charter will commence in February 2015 and marks the opening of a new time charter relationship for the Partnership with Repsol.
The M/T Arionas (36,725 dwt, Ice Class 1A IMO II/III Chemical/ Product Tanker, built 2006, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea) entered into a new time charter with our sponsor, CMTC, for 14 months (+/- 30 days) at a gross daily rate of $15,000. The charter commenced in December 2014. Previously the vessel was employed under a time charter to CMTC at a gross rate of $14,250 per day.
As a result of the above employments, the partnership’s total weighted average remaining charter duration is 8.3 years.