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| This strong production trend bolsters two key aspects for us, competitive prices for American LPG and ethane and increased throughput at various U.S |
| The outlook for the weather forecast is looking bright, but not as bright as the outlook for Navigator Gas |
| The good progress in expanding our mortgage Point terminal joint venture as well as our investment into Azane is some of the best |
| The time charter levels currently being discussed and extended and negotiated are higher than those presented on this page, indicating strong market fundamentals for LPG, petrochemicals and ammonia |
| This efficient transit process has facilitated a reliable and economical delivery service of both ethane and ethylene to our customers in the Asia Pacific region |
| An important factor in our better operating result was fleet utilization running above 93% in Q3, comparing to just 85% same period last year |
| So we are very pleased and would like to hold on to it |
| We remain strongly committed to growing Navigators business |
| This is up a strong 29% compared to the same period last year |
| So it has tremendous value for our shipping business |
| I'm really pleased to be with you today, taking part in the story of Navigator and building on all the great work done up to this point |
| And I'm pleased to say that the third quarter of 2023 has continued that momentum with some very positive results |
| I think overall, you should be left with the impression here that we are relatively confident around the supply-demand outlook, and we think that the utilization is going to remain robust as you've seen in recent quarters |
| Time charter equivalent rates or TCE was strong at $26,278 in the third quarter, as Mads said, up from $22,022 in the third quarter last year |
| It gives us much better opportunity to commercially manage our ships and understanding what the customers are doing and how the flows are materializing |
| This utilization is better than the 89% we reported last quarter and better than the 84.9% we reported this time last year |
| Although we have seen the overall TCE rate fall just a little compared to last quarter, this has been more than offset by the better utilization, leaving us with higher operating revenues than last quarter and a strong result overall |
| So it's good holding, and we see some very clear commercial synergies also for our shipping business in being part of the bigger part of the value chain than just the shipping part |
| Following all of this, this quarter, we're reporting a record adjusted EBITDA of $72.2 million, the fourth quarter in a row that adjusted EBITDA has increased |
| Our balance sheet is in its best shape ever, with leverage and cash allowing us to return capital and grow our business at the same time |
| The midterm outlook for our gas tanker business is robust with a limited number of handysize vessels on order, and with continued strong natural gas liquids production growth, not least in Houston |
| Additionally, which is important to keep in mind, a high-oil-price environment further enhances the attractiveness of U.S |
| The strong cash balance will be used for capital redistribution, the ethylene terminal expansion and for projects and investments that can enhance shareholder returns |
| You started this year off very strong with 96% utilization, and it fell to 89% in 2Q and bounced up to 93% this quarter, so nicely done |
| Our joint venture, Ethylene Export Terminal, and our fleet both benefit from this reality |
| This low level relative to charter rates recalling TCE for the third quarter was $26,278, enables us to generate positive EBITDA throughout the shipping cycle |
| We are delivering a growing and consistent amount of revenues and earnings |
| natural gas liquids production continues to grow, surpassing the 200 million barrels per day production milestones reached in August |
| Adjusted EBITDA hit a new record $72 million for Q3, advanced improvement over last year's $42 million and higher than the results for the same quarter -- or the recent quarters this year |
| And it's a robust market |
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| This uptick is likely as larger ethane carriers face challenges in fulfilling their take-or-pay contracts at the 3x ethane export terminals in the U.S |
| In recent news, you have seen that a number of Panama Canal transits are being reduced due to the lack of rainfall in Panama |
| However, current challenges with the Panama Canal locks causing disruptions in transit numbers are likely to temporarily shift more volumes towards Europe due to the shorter distance |
| Additionally, vessels able to transit will likely face severe delays being queued behind prioritized container ships, LNG carriers and cruise ships |
| I'm curious why you're expecting a little bit of a dip or at least not -- well, I guess, a little bit of a dip in the fourth quarter in that utilization numbers that just sort of to be determined and may be conservatism? Mads Peter Zacho I think here that I don't think that we're guiding that there will be a dip as such |
| Because conceptually, it is very difficult to think about paying more for a ship that is half the size than a bigger ship |
| You were at -- was over 93% in the third quarter on the utilization number, which is, as you said, normally a little bit softer period as it relates to utilization |
| Despite these changes, our third quarter performance remains largely unaffected as shown on Page 18 |
| I mean the Panama Canal will -- by reducing capacity by 50% will obviously have an impact on the shipping trade lanes |
| The volumes were good, the contribution was a little bit lower than it was in the second quarter |
| I think we're guiding that in the 90% neighborhood that probably includes 93% or so, is very difficult to forecast with a high level of precision whether it's going to be 90% or 92% or 93% |
| What dollars and cents that translates into for the handysize, that's a more difficult question because we do ethylene, we do ethane, we do ammonia, we do easy petrochemicals in addition to LPG |
| And sometimes having a little bit of a downtime is not a bad thing |
| Second, to facilitate the profitable arbitrage of ethylene to Asian markets, midstream companies and upstream producers may need to manage their profit margins to allow the trade to continue at full tilt |
| Even those granted canal transit might not be able to travel fully laden due to the reduced draft limitations as shown on Page 17 |
| ethane to ethylene production and exports as the alternative substitute oil to ethylene becomes more costly |
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