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| Chinese continued stimulus measures and stocking should assist iron ore demand which recorded record imports in 2023 of 1.16 billion tons |
| As previously mentioned, both crude and product rates remain strong across the board due to healthy supply and demand fundamentals, minimal fleet growth, and shifting trading patterns |
| Product tankers are also aided by healthy refinery margins that discounted Russian crude exported to the Indian Ocean and the Far East, returning to the Atlantic as clean product |
| Combination of below average global inventories, growth in oil demand, longer, new longer trading routes for both crude and products as well as one of the lowest order books in three decades and the IML 2023 regulations should provide for healthy tanker earnings going forward |
| Should the current environment remain, we would expect trade to remain strong for 2024 |
| We have a very strong Q1 that we haven't seen for a long time |
| Definitely, the additional round-the-cape and additional strengths of containers that you need has positively affected that sector |
| Going forward, supply and demand fundamentals remain intact and normally seasonally stronger Q2 the historical low order book, continuing canal restrictions and tightening GHG emissions regulations remain positive factors, which are reflected in the period and FFA market |
| In addition, as you can see from vessel's value, the diversity of our fleet has allowed the steel value of our fleet to improve by about 3% from 2022 |
| With a stable and performing fleet, our financial metrics have improved |
| Year-over-year, revenue is up 8% and adjusted EBITDA is up by 12% |
| In terms of sector performance, both tankers and containers enjoyed improved rates compared to the same period last year |
| However, a slight improvement in trade flow followed by rerouting of vessels away from the Red Sea and around the Cape of Good Hope for increased ton of miles which propelled SCFI levels back above the previously mentioned pre-pandemic levels |
| As we've seen the disruptions which have contributed to the better market and also, we've seen economies that are the top 10 economies are doing pretty well even with some weaknesses |
| This is an improvement of 15% over year-end 2022 |
| I am pleased with the results of the fourth quarter and full year of 2023 |
| We have strong corporate governance and clear code of ethics while our board is composed by majority independent directors |
| One of the things we have to realize is that this kind of a market we are having, we have a strong market in shipping that is driven from disruption and inefficiencies, Red Sea, Panama Canal, conflicts and good economies |
| Strong Atlantic exports of iron ore, bauxite and grain in Q4 led both the BDI and CAPE rates to peak on December 4th at 3,346 points and $54,584 respectively |
| Adjusted net income for Q4 2023 increased to $133 million 18% higher compared to Q4 2022 and 61% higher compared to Q3 2023 |
| After a seasonally low Q3, all sector rates increased in Q4 on the back of higher global demand and increasing refinery throughput led by China and India |
| Obviously, the 38% LTV is obviously much stronger than where it was |
| Excluding these amounts, adjusted EBITDA for Q4 2023 increased to $227 million 13% higher compared to the same period last year and almost 31% higher compared to Q3 2023 |
| It is part of our strategy to reduce our carbon footprint by modernizing our fleet, benefiting from new technologies and eco-vessels with greener characteristics |
| We gave -- we have about 176 vessels, and we have done in 2023, even though we sold 17 vessels, keeping the average age the same, increasing our revenue to about $1.3 billion, creating an adjusted EBITDA of almost $750 million and net cash of $300 million, almost $300 million |
| So this is something that we are concentrating and we are maximizing the opportunity |
| Adjusted net income for 2023 increased by 11% to $383 million compared to $430 million last year |
| In spite of economic uncertainties and the crisis in the Ukraine and Red Sea, the IEA projects a 1.2 million barrels per day increase in world oil demand for 2024 to 103 million barrels per day |
| We will have on the second half, we will have the opportunity to know better |
| Consequently, a typically seasonally slow Q1 has been surprisingly strong in 2024 |
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| Downward pressure from reduced trade and increasing deliveries for most of 2023 board SCFI levels back down to pre-pandemic levels |
| In concluding, the container sector review, supply and demand fundamentals remain challenged due to economic and geopolitical uncertainties in an elevated order book |
| This decline can be partially attributed to owners' hesitance to order expensive, long-lived assets in light of macroeconomic uncertainty and engine technology concerns due to CO2 restrictions as forced since the beginning of the year |
| The current order looks standard 8.5% of the fleet, one of the lowest since the mid-1990s |
| The current record low order book is only 2.6% of the fleet or only 23 vessels, one of the lowest in 30 years |
| With regard to the Suez Canal, the Red Sea disruptions have caused a rerouting of ships via the Cape of Good Hope, increasing costs and ton miles |
| Additionally, seaborne crude and clean trading patterns, which were initially diverted to longer haul routes due to Russian sanctions, have once again been rerouted by the above-mentioned Red Sea disruptions |
| Moving to the earnings highlights on slide 12, total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 decreased to $327 million compared to $371 million for the same period in 2022 on the back of 6% less available days and 5% lower combined time charter equivalent rate |
| In contrast, our dry-fleet TCE rate was 36% lower compared to the same period last year at 40,422 per day |
| Most recently, we have seen traffic in the Suez Canal reduced by over 50% |
| Obviously, a lot of uncertainty ahead given the order book |
| These even longer haul routes continue to increase ton miles, putting pressure on both costs and rates |
| The first eight months of 2024 rates in all sectors remain muted as record Chinese imports were mitigated by unwinding congestion |
| Regional conflict initially in Ukraine and Russia and later in the Middle East introduced uncertainty and inefficiency in transportation |
| This disruption is compounded by a drought limiting traffic in the Panama Canal |
| The current product tanker order book is 12.7% of the fleet, one of the lowest on record and is approximately equal to 14.6% of the fleet, which is 20 years of age or older |
| have slowed, easy port takeaway, bottlenecks and port congestion, but inventories may be affected by the longer ton miles due to previously mentioned trade disruptions |
| In contracts, our container and tank at PCE rates were approximately 11% lower compared to the same period last year at 30,356 and 27,562 per day, respectively |
| While there are pockets of weakness, the economies of most of the top 10 economies are growing |
| This should continue to put pressure on rates for some time |
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