Navig8 Chemical Tankers Inc. Takes Delivery of Its First Newbuilding 25,000 DWT Stainless Steel Chemical Tanker From Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
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(firmenpresse) - LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwired) -- 06/27/16 -- Navig8 Chemical Tankers Inc. (the "") (OSLO-OTC: CHEMS), an international shipping company focused on the transportation of chemicals, today announced that it has taken delivery of the Navig8 Sirius, a 25,000 DWT stainless steel chemical tanker, from Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co., Ltd ("").
The Navig8 Sirius is the first of six vessels contracted at Kitanihon to be delivered to the Company and is the first vessel to be delivered under the secured loan facility with Credit Suisse AG announced on June 22, 2016.
The Navig8 Sirius will be entered into and operated in Navig8 Group''s Stainless8 commercial pool.
Navig8 Chemical Tankers Inc. was established in 2013 as a joint venture between the Navig8 Group and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management L.P. to capitalize on significant structural changes in the petrochemical industry and the continuing development of long-haul chemical trades. Its best-in-class newbuilding fleet is comprised exclusively of large, fuel-efficient vessels with modern eco-designs to take greatest advantage of these shifts. The fully delivered fleet will feature a complementary mix of primarily Interline-coated and stainless steel vessels that are capable of servicing the full range of conventional and specialized chemicals cargoes.
The Company has taken delivery of 22 chemical carriers to date and anticipates full delivery of its fleet by mid-2017. The Company''s fleet is contracted to operate in various chemical tanker pools managed by the Navig8 Group, the world''s largest independent pool and commercial management company.
The Company is listed on the Norwegian OTC market under the symbol CHEMS.
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Important factors that, in the Company''s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in this press release include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions including fluctuations in charter hire rates and vessel values, changes in demand in the chemicals market as a result of changes in OPEC''s petroleum production levels and worldwide oil consumption and storage, changes in the Company''s operating expenses including bunker prices, dry- docking and insurance costs, 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, and other important factors described from time to time in the reports filed by the Company on the Norwegian OTC trading support system.
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Nicolas Busch
Chief Executive Officer
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Rose & Company
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Datum: 27.06.2016 - 06:30 Uhr
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