OceanPal Inc. (NASDAQ: OP) (the “Company”), a global shipping
company specializing in the ownership of vessels, today announced
that it has appointed Vasiliki Plousaki as the Company’s new Chief
Financial Officer, and appointed Margarita Veniou as the Company’s
Secretary in addition to her current position of Chief Corporate
Development & Governance Officer, effective as of April 25,
2023. In their new roles, Ms. Plousaki and Ms. Veniou succeed
Ioannis Zafirakis, who is resigning from his positions as the
Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, President and Secretary,
offices he has held since November 2021. Mr. Zafirakis will
continue to serve as a Class III director of the Company.
Ms. Plousaki has served as the Chief Accounting
Officer of the Company since June 2021, during which time she has
been responsible for all financial reporting requirements.
Ms. Veniou has served as Chief Corporate
Development and Governance Officer of the Company since November
2021 and has been responsible for the implementation and
supervision of general corporate matters, including the development
of the Company’s strategic plans.
Time Charter Contract
The Company also announced that, through a
separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time
charter contract with Pacbulk Shipping Pte. Ltd., for one of its
Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v Salt Lake City. The gross
charter rate is US$15,400 per day minus a 5% commission paid to
third parties, for a period of minimum sixty (60) days up to
maximum July 29, 2023. The charter commenced yesterday. The m/v
Salt Lake City was previously chartered to Richland Bulk Pte. Ltd.,
at a gross charter rate of US$5,100 per day, minus a 5% commission
paid to third parties.
The “Salt Lake City” is a 171,810 dwt Capesize
dry bulk vessel built in 2005.
The employment of “Salt Lake City” is
anticipated to generate approximately US$924,000 of gross revenue
for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter.
OceanPal Inc.’s fleet currently consists of 5
dry bulk vessels (2 Capesize and 3 Panamax). A table describing the
current OceanPal Inc. fleet can be found on the Company’s website,
www.oceanpal.com. Information contained on the Company’s website
does not constitute a part of this press release.
About the Company
OceanPal Inc. is a global provider of shipping
transportation services through its ownership of vessels. The
Company’s vessels currently transport a range of dry bulk cargoes,
including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other
materials along worldwide shipping routes and it is expected that
the Company’s vessels will be primarily employed on short term time
and voyage charters following the completion of their current
employments.
Forward Looking Statements
Matters discussed in this press release may
constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for
forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to
provide prospective information about their business.
Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans,
objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and
underlying assumptions and other statements.
The Company desires to take advantage of the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in
connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe,”
“anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,”
“potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “pending” and similar
expressions identify forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this press
release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are
based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without
limitation, Company management’s examination of historical
operating trends, data contained in the Company’s records and other
data available from third parties. Although the Company believes
that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these
assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and
contingencies that are difficult or impossible to predict and are
beyond the Company’s control, the Company cannot assure you that it
will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or
projections.
In addition to these important factors, other
important factors that, in the Company’s view, could cause actual
results to differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements include the severity, magnitude and
duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, including impacts of the
pandemic and of businesses’ and governments’ responses to the
pandemic on our operations, personnel, and on the demand for
seaborne transportation of bulk products; the strength of world
economies and currencies, general market conditions, including
fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand
for dry bulk shipping capacity, changes in the Company’s operating
expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs,
the market for the Company’s vessels, availability of financing and
refinancing, 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, including risks associated with the
continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and related
sanctions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents
or political events, vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hires
and other factors. Please see the Company’s filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion
of these and other risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes
no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or
to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
Corporate Contact:
Margarita Veniou
Chief Corporate Development & Governance
Officer and Secretary
Telephone: +30-210-9485-360
Email: mveniou@oceanpal.com
Website: www.oceanpal.com
Twitter: @OceanPal_Inc
Investor and Media Relations:
Edward Nebb
Comm-Counsellors, LLC
Telephone: + 1-203-972-8350
Email: enebb@optonline.net
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