DHT Holdings, Inc. secures one-year time charter for DHT Taiga
DHT (NYSE:DHT) entered a one-year time charter for the VLCC DHT Taiga at $94,000 per day.
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Rhea-AI Summary
DHT (NYSE:DHT) entered a one-year time charter for the VLCC DHT Taiga at $94,000 per day. The vessel, built in 2012, is scheduled to commence the contract in March 2026 and the charter counterparty is described as a global energy company.
This secures near-term employment for DHT Taiga and provides a defined cash rate for the one-year period commencing March 2026.
Positive
- One-year time charter secured at $94,000/day
- Charter concluded with a global energy company
Negative
- Charter term limited to one year, offering short-term coverage
- Vessel age: built 2012, indicating an older asset
Details
News Market Reaction – DHT
On Feb 20, the first trading day after this news, DHT closed 3.32% above the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Feb 20 session.
Key Figures
- Charter rate
- $94,000 per day
- One-year time charter for VLCC DHT Taiga
- Charter term
- One year
- Duration of DHT Taiga time charter
- Vessel build year
- 2012
- Construction year of VLCC DHT Taiga
- Charter start
- March 2026
- Expected commencement of DHT Taiga charter
Historical Context
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One-year time charter for VLCC DHT Opal at $90,000 per day.
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Fourth quarter 2025 financial results publication and disclosures.
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Sale of debt-free VLCC DHT Bauhinia with expected $34.2M gain.
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Announcement of timing for Q4 2025 results and conference call.
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Update on Q4 2025 TCE earnings, booked days, and charter extension.
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Key Terms
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DHT Holdings, Inc. secures one-year time charter for DHT Taiga
HAMILTON, BERMUDA, February 19, 2026 – DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) (“DHT” or the “Company”) today announced it has entered into a one-year time charter agreement at
About DHT Holdings, Inc.
DHT is an independent crude oil tanker company. Our fleet trades internationally and consists of crude oil tankers in the VLCC segment. We operate through our integrated management companies in Monaco, Norway, Singapore, and India. You may recognize us by our renowned business approach as an experienced organization with focus on first rate operations and customer service; our quality ships; our prudent capital structure that promotes staying power through the business cycles; our fleet employment with a combination of market exposure and fixed income contracts; our disciplined capital allocation strategy through cash dividends, investments in vessels, debt prepayments and share buybacks; and our transparent corporate structure maintaining a high level of integrity and corporate governance. For further information please visit www.dhtankers.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to the Company that are based on beliefs of the Company’s management as well as assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions and beliefs about future events. When used in this document, words such as “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “forecast,” “plan,” “potential,” “will,” “may,” “should” and “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent the Company’s estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release and are not intended to give any assurance as to future results. For a detailed discussion of the risk factors that might cause future results to differ, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the SEC on March 20, 2025.
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release might not occur, and the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
Contact:
Laila C. Halvorsen, CFO
Phone: +1 441 295 1422 and +47 984 39 935
E-mail: lch@dhtankers.com
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