Fleet Employment
The M/V Clipper Glory, a 30,570 dwt Handysize dry bulk carrier built in 2007, has entered into a time charter, for a period of about eleven to about thirteen months. The gross charter rate under the new agreement is $7,000 per day for the initial 60 days of the term and following this period the gross rate is linked to the adjusted Time Charter Average of the Baltic Handysize Index. The charter commenced at the end of June 2012.
As of the date of this release, the Company has secured employment for 84% of its ownership days for 2012 and 32% for 2013.
Impairment of vessel
The Company entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) in June 2012 for the sale of the vessel BET Fighter. The vessel had an additional ten years of estimated useful life prior to the sale. The reduction in BET Fighter's estimated useful life resulted in an impairment loss of $11.8 million.
Sale of the BET Scouter
On June 12, 2012 Seanergy sold the BET Scouter, a 172,173 DWT capesize vessel built in 1995. Gross proceeds amounted to $12.1 million and were used to repay debt outstanding under the Citibank syndicate facility. The sale resulted in a book loss of $13.2 million.
Drydocking and Maintenance
The scheduled survey for the Hamburg Max took place from May 11, 2012 to June 4, 2012 at a cost of approximately $0.5 million.
Subsequent Developments:
The Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer
Effective as of October 1, 2012, Stamatis Tsantanis will succeed Dale Ploughman as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Tsantanis has also been appointed to the Board of Directors. Mr. Ploughman will continue to serve as the Chairman of the Board and as a Director of the Company.
Stamatis Tsantanis brings more than 14 years of experience in shipping and finance and held senior management positions in prominent shipping companies. He served as Group Chief Financial Officer of Target Marine S.A. from September 2008, responsible for its corporate and financial strategy. Mr. Tsantanis previously served as the Chief Financial Officer and as a Director of TOP Ships Inc. from its initial public offering and listing on Nasdaq in 2004 until September 2008. Prior to that, he was an investment banker at Alpha Finance, a member of the Alpha Bank Group, with active role in a number of shipping corporate finance transactions. Mr. Tsantanis holds a Masters degree in Shipping Trade and Finance from the City University Business School in London, and a Bachelors degree in Shipping Economics from the University of Piraeus.
2012 Annual General Meeting
The Company announced on September 6th, 2012 the results of its annual meeting of its shareholders held on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at the Company's executive offices. At the meeting the following proposals were approved and adopted: 1) the election of Mr. George Tsimpis and Mr. Dimitris Anagnostopoulos, as Class C Directors to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and 2) the appointment of Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors Accountants S.A. as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2012 were approved and adopted.
Dry-docking Surveys
The scheduled survey of the Asian Grace commenced on August 22, 2012 and was completed on September 14, 2012. The total cost will be approximately $0.6 million.
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Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
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