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DryShips Announces Strategic Expansion Into the Gas Carrier Market
DryShips Inc., an international owner of drybulk carriers and offshore support vessels, announced today that, it has agreed to enter into a "zero cost" Option Agreement ("LPG Option Agreement") with companies controlled by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. George Economou, to purchase up to four high specifications Very Large Gas Carriers ("VLGC(s)") capable of carrying liquefied petroleum gas ("LPG") that are currently under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries (“HHI”). Each of the four VLGCs are going to be employed on long term charters to major oil companies and oil traders.

Under the terms of the LPG Option Agreement, the Company will have three months to exercise four separate options to purchase up to the four VLGCs at a price of $83.5 million per vessel. If the Company exercises all four of its options, the total purchase price of the VLGC fleet will be $334.0 million. The transaction has been approved by the independent directors of the Company based on third party broker valuations. The Company intends to finance any acquisition of the vessels by using cash on hand, its undrawn liquidity under the previously announced new Sifnos revolver and proceeds from its previously announced issuer managed equity transaction.

If acquired, the vessels will be managed by TMS Cardiff Gas, a company controlled by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. George Economou, on the same terms as the previously announced new TMS agreements. TMS Cardiff Gas has a strong track record in managing gas carriers including LNG vessels and is approved by all major oil and gas customers.

Mr. George Economou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer commented:

"We are very pleased to have concluded a deal that allows us great flexibility in immediately deploying our available liquidity. We believe in the long-term prospects of the gas carrier market. Having the option to acquire a fleet of four sister ships of very high specifications, ready for delivery in the near term and chartered to major industry players, provides us with a unique opportunity to enter this new segment in a solid footing that can be a stepping stone for further expansion . If the Company elects to exercise any of its options, each acquisition will be highly accretive to the Company’s earnings and will provide visible and stable cash flow at above market rates."

The Company is an owner of drybulk carriers and offshore support vessels that operate worldwide. The Company owns a fleet of 13 Panamax drybulk carriers with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 1.0 million tons, and 6 offshore supply vessels, comprising 2 platform supply and 4 oil spill recovery vessels.

The Company's common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market where it trades under the symbol "DRYS."
Source: DryShips Inc.

Posted On:6-Jan-2017



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Shipping will find new ways to ride out protracted downturn
The shipping industry will use a mixture of experience and innovation to navigate what is likely to be another volatile year for the industry in 2017.

Making predictions about the shipping industry is as volatile an undertaking as the business of shipping itself. Who, for example, predicted that the Baltic Exchange would be sold to Singapore? The same people, presumably, who foretold that Donald Trump would be elected president of the United States, that Britain would vote to leave the European Union, and that Leicester City would win the English Premier League. Yet it all happened in 2016.

Predicting shipping’s fortunes in 2017 is as precise a science as foretelling the English weather. But some things are at least more likely to happen than not. Oil prices should continue on an upward trend on the strength of the recent OPEC production cuts. Calls for higher levels of ship demolition will increase significantly, although not ship demolition itself. The cost of meeting regulatory requirements will become clearer as the industry and its financiers grapple with the financial consequences of having to burn lower-sulphur bunker fuel whilst ensuring that their ballast water management systems are fit-for-purpose.

In common with other industries, shipping will be waiting to see whether Brexit really does mean Brexit. Orders will be placed for new ships. If they are not, a number of shipyards will go to the wall. For many, freight rates will continue to struggle to reach the levels required to ensure commercial viability, while consolidation will remain the buzzword in the liner trades.

If operating costs do not increase, concern will spread about whether quality and safety are being sacrificed. Both traditional and innovative sources of funding will remain accessible to those with sound business plans. And cyber security will move nearer the top of shipping’s list of things to address.

Confidence in shipping increased steadily for most of 2016, underlining just how robust the industry can be in difficult times. The inherent volatility of the industry will continue throughout 2017, during which time shipping will resort to tried and trusted methods and to fresh innovation alike in an effort to keep its head above water. Shipping will find a way.

Things that will not happen in 2017 include another major fall in oil prices, and a big increase in hull insurance rates. Leicester City will not win the Premier League.
Source: Moore Stephens

Posted On:6-Jan-2017



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