Costamare jointly acquires 3 box ships with York Capital Management
GREEK shipowner Costamare has acquired three containerships over the past three months through its joint venture with New York-based York Capital Management.
The vessels are 51 per cent owned by York Capital Management and 49 per cent owned by US-based Costamare Shipping Inc.
The two companies have acquired the 5,576 TEU, 2001-built Bremen Bridge for US$22.1 million (trading as Ensenada Express under Hapag-Lloyd charter), reports Alphaliner. Also acquired is the 1,645 TEU, 1998-built Hansa Caledonia for $4.75 million (trading as X-Press Padma under X-Press Feeders charter) and the 1,162 TEU, 1994-built Austria for $2.8 million that has been renamed Petalidi and is under CMA CGM charter.
The Ensenada Express that was bought from Shoei Kisen has been fixed to Hapag-Lloyd on a two-year charter at $19,000 per day. At the moment the ship is used on the trade between the Far East and Mexico on the carrier's AME 1 service.
The X-Press Padma bought from Hansa Treuhand has had its charter period by X-Press Feeders extended for two years at $7,900 a day. The vessel is currently deployed on the X-Press Straits-Bangladesh common feeder service.
The Petalidi that was sold by clients of Danz und Tietjens Schiffahrts KG has been fixed on a 12-month charter to CMA CGM at a daily rate of $6,300. The ship is expected to be deployed on a CMA CGM's West Africa feeder service.
GREEK shipowner Costamare has acquired three containerships over the past three months through its joint venture with New York-based York Capital Management.
The vessels are 51 per cent owned by York Capital Management and 49 per cent owned by US-based Costamare Shipping Inc.
The two companies have acquired the 5,576 TEU, 2001-built Bremen Bridge for US$22.1 million (trading as Ensenada Express under Hapag-Lloyd charter), reports Alphaliner. Also acquired is the 1,645 TEU, 1998-built Hansa Caledonia for $4.75 million (trading as X-Press Padma under X-Press Feeders charter) and the 1,162 TEU, 1994-built Austria for $2.8 million that has been renamed Petalidi and is under CMA CGM charter.
The Ensenada Express that was bought from Shoei Kisen has been fixed to Hapag-Lloyd on a two-year charter at $19,000 per day. At the moment the ship is used on the trade between the Far East and Mexico on the carrier's AME 1 service.
The X-Press Padma bought from Hansa Treuhand has had its charter period by X-Press Feeders extended for two years at $7,900 a day. The vessel is currently deployed on the X-Press Straits-Bangladesh common feeder service.
The Petalidi that was sold by clients of Danz und Tietjens Schiffahrts KG has been fixed on a 12-month charter to CMA CGM at a daily rate of $6,300. The ship is expected to be deployed on a CMA CGM's West Africa feeder service.