Performance Shipping Inc. Secures Sale and Leaseback Agreement for Second Newbuild LR2 Aframax Tanker
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Performance Shipping (NASDAQ: PSHG) has secured a sale and leaseback agreement for its second newbuild LR2 Aframax tanker. The bareboat financing amounts to $45.39 million for a vessel with a contract price of $64.85 million. The agreement includes a 10-year bareboat charter with monthly installments of $211,500 plus variable rate at SOFR plus 2.1%, and a $20 million balloon payment. The vessel, expected for delivery in Q1 2026, has been pre-chartered to Clearlake Shipping for 5 years at $31,000 per day, with extension options. The daily cashflow breakeven is estimated at $24,390.
Positive
- Secured $45.39M financing at 70% of vessel's contract price
- Pre-chartered vessel for 5 years at $31,000/day, well above breakeven rate of $24,390/day
- Competitive financing terms with SOFR + 2.1% interest rate
Negative
- $20M balloon payment due at end of lease term
News Market Reaction – PSHG
In the trading session that priced this news, PSHG gained 0.49%, reflecting a mild positive market reaction.
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ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG) (“we” or the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a sale and leaseback agreement with an unaffiliated third party for a previously announced newbuild LR2 Aframax tanker vessel (the “Vessel”). As announced on December 20, 2023, this vessel is one of two newbuilding LNG-ready, scrubber-fitted LR2 product/crude oil tanker vessels of approximately 114,000 dwt expected to be delivered to the Company in the first quarter of 2026.
The bareboat financing amount totals approximately US
As previously announced on March 12, 2024, the Vessel has been chartered to Clearlake Shipping Pte Ltd. for a period of five years, upon delivery of the Vessel, at a rate of US
Andreas Michalopoulos, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, stated:
“This sale and leaseback agreement showcases our ability to secure attractive funding for our newbuilding program, by expanding our partnerships with reputable leasing companies in Asia. We consider our financing strategy to be conservative, with the bareboat financing amount of US
About the Company
Performance Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of tanker vessels. The Company employs its fleet on spot voyages, through pool arrangements, and on time charters.
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