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Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG) is a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels. The company states that it provides shipping transportation services through a fleet that includes Aframax, LR2 and Suezmax tankers, employed on spot voyages, through pool arrangements and on time-charter contracts. This news page aggregates company press releases and other coverage related to Performance Shipping’s operations, fleet developments and capital markets activity.
Readers can find news about fleet expansion and renewal, such as the naming and delivery of newbuild LR2 product/crude oil tankers like M/T P. MASSPORT, M/T P. TOKYO and M/T P. MARSEILLE, as well as the acquisition and delivery of 2019-built Suezmax tankers M/T P. BEL AIR and M/T P. BEVERLY HILLS. The company’s announcements describe these vessels as part of its strategy to expand and renew its tanker fleet.
News items also cover charter employment for specific vessels, including multi-year time-charter contracts with counterparties such as Clearlake Shipping Pte Ltd, Repsol Trading S.A., SeaRiver Maritime (a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corporation) and Pakistan National Shipping Corporation. These updates often discuss charter durations and daily rates, and how they affect the company’s secured revenue backlog and charter coverage.
In addition, the news feed includes financial results for reported periods, where Performance Shipping presents revenue, net income, time charter equivalent rates, fleet utilization and other operating data. Other releases address financing transactions, such as Nordic bond issuances and tap issues, and corporate matters like annual general meetings and ESG reporting. Investors and observers can use this page to review the company’s own descriptions of market conditions, fleet deployment and corporate developments over time.
Performance Shipping (NASDAQ: PSHG) entered a sale and leaseback for its LR1 newbuilding, M/T P. San Francisco, due for delivery in early 2027. The bareboat financing totals US$37.8 million with a ten-year bareboat charter and 120 monthly installments equal to US$5,451 per day.
The agreement carries an implied rate of Term SOFR + 2.00%, a balloon payment of ~US$18.1 million at final installment, and continuous repurchase options after year two. The vessel has a four-year charter to Mercuria at US$23,750/day, above a stated cashflow breakeven of US$22,200/day.
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Performance Shipping (NASDAQ: PSHG) signed two shipbuilding contracts for 158,000 DWT Suezmax tankers at $81.5 million per vessel, with deliveries expected in October 2028 and May 2029. Payment milestones include a 15% refund-guarantee deposit, three 10% milestone payments, and 55% at delivery.
The vessels will be Tier III, scrubber-fitted, fuel-efficient and intended to expand the company’s Suezmax exposure and long-term commercial competitiveness.
Performance Shipping (NASDAQ: PSHG) signed a Memorandum of Agreement to sell its oldest vessel, the 2009-built 105,071 dwt Aframax M/T P. Sophia, for a gross price of US$35.65 million.
Delivery is expected in mid-2026, the vessel remains on a US$43,000/day charter through ~late May 2026, and the ship currently serves as collateral for the Company’s outstanding Nordic bond with net proceeds applied under the bond terms. The Company acquired the vessel in Q3 2022 for US$27,577,320, implying an approximate gain of US$8 million.
Performance Shipping (NASDAQ: PSHG) announced a three-year time charter with PBF Holding Company LLC (subsidiary of PBF Energy, NYSE: PBF) for the M/T P. Monterey, a 105,525 dwt Aframax tanker built in 2011. The gross charter rate is US$31,000 per day for a period of three years +/- 30 days at the charterer’s option. The charter is expected to commence in mid-February and is projected to generate approximately US$33 million of gross revenue for the minimum charter duration. Management said the deal raises the company’s fleetwide aggregate backlog to a record ~US$349 million as of January 1, 2026 and improves cash flow visibility through staggered medium- and long-term employment.
Performance Shipping (NASDAQ: PSHG) announced the naming and delivery of the M/T P. Marseille, the third 114,000 DWT LNG-ready Tier III LR2 vessel built at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding.
The vessel, previously Hull H1597, was handed over on Jan 14, 2026, and commenced operations under a five-year time charter (with options for a sixth and seventh year) to Clearlake Shipping Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Gunvor Group, at a base rate plus profit-sharing. This completes the company’s three-LR2 newbuilding program; one LR1 chemical/product tanker remains scheduled for delivery in early 2027.
Performance Shipping (NASDAQ: PSHG) announced a successful placement of a USD 50 million tap issue in its outstanding senior secured bond due July 17, 2029 (ISIN NO0013607028) at a fixed coupon of 9.875% per annum, payable semi-annually.
The tap was priced at 103.00% of par following a reverse inquiry and is expected to close on January 26, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. After the tap, total outstanding under the Bonds is USD 150 million. Net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. The bonds are being offered to qualified institutional buyers in the U.S. under Rule 144A and to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S and will not be registered under the Securities Act.
Performance Shipping (NASDAQ: PSHG) announced delivery of the M/T P. Beverly Hills, a 2019-built Suezmax tanker of 157,286 dwt purchased under an agreement signed in October 2025.
This vessel is the second of two 2019-built Suezmax tankers delivered to the company, completing the Suezmax acquisition and bringing the fleet to a total of twelve (12) tanker vessels, including two newbuilds under construction and ten vessels currently operating. The delivered vessel has immediate employment with Repsol Trading S.A., which the company said provides strong cash-flow visibility from inception and supports the fleet's commercial competitiveness and eco-design efficiency.
Performance Shipping (NASDAQ: PSHG) announced delivery of the M/T P. Bel Air, a 2019-built Suezmax tanker of 157,286 dwt purchased in October 2025.
The vessel is the first of two 2019-built Suezmaxes to be delivered, with the sister ship expected by the end of December 2025. Following this delivery the company’s fleet totals twelve (12) tankers (including two newbuilds), with nine currently operating.
The M/T P. Bel Air will immediately commence a three-year time charter with Repsol Trading S.A. at a rate of US$36,500 per day, a commercial commitment that the company says enhances earnings visibility and expands its eco-design Suezmax capacity.
Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG) announced that a previously disclosed potential forward sale of the 2009-built Aframax tanker M/T P. Sophia will not materialize.
As of Dec. 5, 2025, the buyer that held an exclusivity right to bid on converting the vessel into an FPSO informed the company the vessel was not selected for the proposed offshore project, causing the forward sale and exclusivity agreement to automatically lapse. The company stated no sale will be completed under those terms and that the M/T P. Sophia will continue to operate in the company fleet.