Scorpio Bulkers Inc. Announces the Sale of Ultramax Vessels
Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (NYSE: SALT) has agreed to sell two Ultramax bulk carriers, SBI Poseidon and SBI Apollo, for approximately $38.4 million. Delivery is anticipated in Q1 2021. This sale is part of a broader strategy where the company has sold seven vessels and has contracts for thirteen more. After completing these transactions, the fleet will consist of 34 vessels with a total carrying capacity of about 1.9 million dwt, including a new wind turbine installation vessel contract expected for 2023.
- Sale of two vessels for approximately $38.4 million enhances liquidity.
- Reduction of fleet size could lead to focused operational efficiency.
- Continued investment in wind turbine vessels indicates strategic diversification.
- Ongoing need to sell vessels may indicate financial distress or market pressure.
- Dependence on future sales and contracts raises uncertainty in revenue stability.
MONACO, Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (NYSE: SALT) (the “Company”) announced today that the Company has entered into an agreement with an unaffiliated third party to sell the SBI Poseidon and SBI Apollo, both Ultramax bulk carriers built in 2016, for approximately
About Scorpio Bulkers Inc.
Scorpio Bulkers Inc. is a provider of marine transportation of dry bulk commodities, and is investing in the next generation of wind turbine installation vessels. The Company has recently sold seven vessels and has contracted to sell thirteen additional vessels, one of which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020 and twelve of which are expected to close in the first half of 2021. Upon the completion of the announced vessel sales, Scorpio Bulkers Inc. will have an operating fleet of 34 vessels consisting of 29 wholly-owned or finance leased drybulk vessels (including 8 Kamsarmax vessels and 21 Ultramax vessels), and five time chartered-in Kamsarmax vessels. In addition to its dry bulk fleet, the Company has signed a letter of intent to enter into a shipbuilding contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Inc. to build a wind turbine installation vessel to be delivered in 2023, with options to build three further similar vessels. The Company’s owned and finance leased fleet will have a total carrying capacity of approximately 1.9 million dwt and all of the Company’s owned and finance leased vessels will have carrying capacities of greater than 60,000 dwt. Additional information about the Company is available on the Company’s website www.scorpiobulkers.com, which is not a part of this press release.
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The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, our management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.
In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the failure of counterparties to fully perform their contracts with us, the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for dry bulk vessel capacity, the length and severity of the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including its effects on demand for dry bulk products and the transportation thereof, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for our vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, counterparty performance, ability to obtain financing and the availability of capital resources (including for capital expenditures) and comply with covenants in such financing arrangements, planned capital expenditures, our ability to successfully identify, consummate, integrate and realize the expected benefits from acquisitions and changes to our business strategy, fluctuations in the value of our investments, 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, vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.
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