Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG), a global shipping company specializing in tanker vessels, has announced entering into time charter contracts for three newbuilding LR2 Aframax tanker vessels with Clearlake Shipping Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Gunvor Group. Each contract spans a firm period of five years with options to extend for an additional two years, subject to a 12-month advance declaration from the Charterer.
Delivery Scheduled
The vessels, which are LNG-ready and equipped with scrubbers, are expected to generate a gross charter rate of $31,000 per day per vessel during the initial five-year period. If the optional periods are exercised, the rate will be a base plus profit share. The anticipated commencement of employment is slated for the delivery of the vessels, which is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2025, the first quarter of 2026, and the second quarter of 2026.
Andreas Michalopoulos, CEO of Performance Shipping, expressed enthusiasm for the strategic relationship with Clearlake Shipping and the long-term fixed revenue these contracts are set to secure.
The firm-period contracts are projected to yield gross revenue of approximately $169.8 million, which represents about 88% of the combined construction costs of the vessels. This deal is expected to increase the company’s fixed revenue backlog to roughly $211.4 million, based on the minimum charter period.
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