Globus Maritime Limited, a dry bulk shipping company, announced that it has taken delivery of the M/V “Moon Globe,” a 2005-built Panamax dry bulk carrier it acquired for a purchase price of $31.4 million, which the Company had previously announced on May 3, 2011.
The M/V “Moon Globe” was built at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in China and has a carrying capacity of 74,432 DWT. Following delivery, the vessel will be chartered back to a Gleamray Maritime Inc. guaranteed nominee until June 2013 at a rate, net of commissions, of $18,000 per day.
Following this acquisition, the fleet of Globus comprises of six modern dry bulk carriers with a total carrying capacity of 394,096 DWT.
About Globus Maritime Limited
Globus is an integrated dry bulk shipping company that provides marine transportation services worldwide and presently owns, operates and manages a fleet of six dry bulk vessels that transport iron ore, coal, grain, steel products, cement, alumina and other dry bulk cargoes internationally. Globus’ subsidiaries own and operate six vessels with a total carrying capacity of 394,096 DWT. Globus has contracted to acquire another dry bulk vessel expected to be delivered during the third quarter of 2011.
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Source: GlobusMaritime, June 24, 2011.