Goldenport Holdings Inc.
Athens, 20 July 2012
TRADING UPDATE
Goldenport Holdings Inc. ("Goldenport" or
"the Company"), (LSE: GPRT) the international
shipping company that owns and operates a fleet of
container and dry bulk vessels announces
today the update on the trading of its fleet as of 19 July
2012.
Operational Fleet Forward Coverage:
The percentage of available days of the fleet already
fixed under contracts as of 19 July 2012 assuming the
earliestcharter expiration is as
follows:
|
|
2012(1)
|
2013(1)
|
|
Total Fleet
|
74% (62%)
|
12% (11%)
|
|
Containers
|
87% (72%)
|
10% (7%)
|
|
Bulk Carriers
|
62% (53%)
|
15% (14%)
|
(1) Percentage of available days of the
fleet fixed under contract as reported on 18 May 2012,
being the date of the previous trading update, is given in
brackets
CEO Statement:
John Dragnis, Chief Executive Officer of the Company
commented:
"Our Company is in a robust financial condition
with good levels of liquidity, and moderate leverage, which
are critical competitive advantages in today's
challenging marketplace.
We continue to maintain relatively strong forward
employment for our fleet with 87% and 62% of 2012 available
days covered for the container and the dry cargo fleet
respectively, thus ensuring clear visibility on
our cash flow but given the weak trading we are restricting
new charters to shorter durations than we have in the
past.
We have taken advantage of high scrap values to
reinforce liquidity for a continuation of our fleet renewal
program with all three vessels disposed of in 2012 being
scrapped at a price above $400 per ton.
We remain confident on the future growth prospect of
the Company, even in today's difficult trading
environment, and we closely monitor all potential
investment opportunities with our two ultimate goals of
safeguarding the Company's financial position and
enhancing shareholder value.
Fleet Employment Update:
New charters arranged since the last update on 18
May, are as follows:
|
Operational fleet
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vessel
|
Type
|
Capacity
|
Built
|
Rate (US$) per day
|
Earliest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expiration (1)
|
|
Dry Bulk
|
|
DWT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vasos
|
Capesize
|
152,065
|
1990
|
9,000
|
Oct-12
|
|
D Skalkeas
|
Post Panamax
|
93,000
|
2011
|
11,500 + 350,000 Ballast Bonus
|
Sep-12
|
|
Marie Paule
|
Supramax
|
53,800
|
2009
|
8,100
|
Aug-12
|
|
Pisti
|
Supramax
|
57,000
|
2011
|
9,800
|
Sep-12
|
|
Sofia
|
Supramax
|
57,000
|
2011
|
9,500
|
Oct-12
|
|
Golden Trader
|
Handymax
|
48,170
|
1994
|
7,500
|
Aug-12
|
|
(1)Represents earliest day on
which the charterer may redeliver the vessel
|
|
Vessel
|
Type
|
Capacity
|
Built
|
Rate (US$) per day
|
Earliest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expiration (1)
|
|
Containers
|
|
TEU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MSC Accra
|
Sub Panamax
|
1,889
|
1985
|
14,200
|
Aug-12
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,800
|
Dec-12
|
|
Erato
|
Sub Panamax
|
2,500
|
2011
|
7,750
|
Jan-13
|
|
MSC Anafi
|
Sub Panamax
|
2,420
|
1994
|
6,100
|
Apr-13
|
INTERIM RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT
The Company's Interim Results for the six months
ended 30 June 2012 are expected to be announced on Friday
31 August 2012.
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For further information, please contact
Goldenport Holdings Inc.:
John Dragnis, Chief Executive
Officer +30
210 8910500
Konstantinos Kampanaros, Interim Chief Financial
Officer
+30 210 8910500
Investor Relations Coordinators:
Capital Link:
Eleni Theodoropoulou -
London +44
203 206 1320
Nicolas Bornozis - New
York
+1 212 661 7566
E-mail:
goldenport@capitallink.com
info@goldenport.biz
Further Information:
Overview of Goldenport
Goldenport is an international shipping company that
owns and operates a fleet of container and dry bulk vessels
that transport cargo worldwide. Goldenport is listed on the
London Stock Exchange under the ticker GPRT.
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