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Castor Maritime Inc. Announces the Sale of the M/V Ariana A for a Price of $16.5 Million
LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Dec. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Castor Maritime Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRM), (“Castor” or the “Company”), a diversified global shipping company,
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[{"type":"text","content":"LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Dec. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Castor Maritime Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRM), (“Castor” or the “Company”), a diversified global shipping company, announces that on November 13, 2024, it entered, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, into an agreement with an unaffiliated third party for the sale of the M/V Ariana A, a 2005-built 2,700 TEU containership vessel, for a price of $16.5 million. The vessel is expected to be delivered to its new owner during the first quarter of 2025. The Company expects to record during the first quarter of 2025 a net loss of approximately $3.3 million from the sale of the M/V Ariana A, excluding any transaction-related costs. About Castor Maritime Inc. Castor Maritime Inc. is an international provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of oceangoing cargo vessels. Castor owns a fleet of 13 vessels, with an aggregate capacity of 0.9 million dwt, consisting of four Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, five Panamax dry bulk vessels, one Ultramax dry bulk vessel, two 2,700 TEU containership vessels, including the M/V Ariana A, and one 1,850 TEU containership vessel. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.castormaritime.com. Information on our website does not constitute a part of this press release. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. We are including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “project”, “plan”, “potential”, “will”, “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 ...