Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NYSE: NAT) – An update on the employment of our Suezmax vessels
Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NAT) reported robust market momentum, securing spot contracts exceeding USD 50,000 daily, while maintaining operating costs at approximately USD 8,000 per day per ship. The company operates a significant portion of its fleet in the spot market, which is favorable amid rising rates and political uncertainty. The press release emphasizes that these developments could positively impact NAT's financial performance.
- Secured spot contracts above USD 50,000 daily.
- Operating costs are stable at USD 8,000 per day per ship.
- Strong market momentum noted amid political uncertainty.
- None.
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Market information:
We have informed you earlier that political uncertainty normally creates strong markets for our vessels. There is now a solid momentum in the market.
We are currently securing spot contracts for a month or longer at rates above USD 50,000 a day. Our operating costs are about USD 8,000 per day per ship.
NAT has a large part of the fleet operating in the spot market.
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Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.
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Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand in the tanker market, as a result of changes in OPEC’s petroleum production levels and worldwide oil consumption and storage, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for our vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessels breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other important factors described from time to time in the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the prospectus and related prospectus supplement, our Annual Report on Form 20-F, and our reports on Form 6-K.
Contacts:
Gary J. Wolfe
Seward & Kissel LLP
New York, USA
Tel: +1 212 574 1223
Bjørn Giæver, CFO
Nordic American Tankers Ltd
Tel: +1 888 755 8391 or +47 91 35 00 91
Herbjørn Hansson, Founder, Chairman & CEO
Nordic American Tankers Ltd
Tel: +1 866 805 9504
NAT is a Bermuda based company.
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