Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation announces charter for MR2 tanker vessel
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced today that it has chartered out a newbuilding MR2 product tanker expected to be delivered during the second quarter of 2013, said in a press release.
The MR2 product tanker Nave Capella has been chartered out to a high-quality counterparty for one year at a rate of $13,825 net per day. The charterer has been granted an option for an additional year at a rate of $14,813 net per day.
The vessel is expected to generate a total EBITDA of approximately $2.7 million (assuming operating expense approximating current operating costs and 360 revenue days per year).
Navios Acquisition has contracted 91.1% and 56.4% of its available days on a charter-out basis for 2013 and 2014, respectively. The average charter-out period of Navios Acquisition's fleet is 2.9 years.
Navios Acquisition is an owner and operator of tanker vessels focusing in the transportation of petroleum products (clean and dirty) and bulk liquid chemicals. For more information about Navios Acquisition, please visit our website: www.navios-acquisition.com.