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Costamare reveals York JV boxship order

Athens: In releasing its first quarter results, Greece’s Costamare revealed it has teamed up with York Capital for an 11,000 teu newbuild which has been ordered at Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction yard in Subic Bay in the Philippines. The ship, which Costamare has a 49% stake in, will be delivered in December next year.

Costamare notched up a net profit of $26.3m in the first quarter.

“Our joint venture with York has been progressing quite well and since inception we have done deals of $1.1bn. All investments have been performing well and we are currently in discussions with our partner regarding the extension of the investment period,” Gregory Zikos, the CFO of Costamare commented in a statement.

“Regarding the market, there is a positive momentum; charter rates have been rising, the number of idle fleet is below 2% and activity remains high. We have no ships laid up, while the ships coming out of charter this year provide an upside based on today’s market conditions,” Zikos added.

Holly Birkett

Holly is Splash's Online Editor and correspondent for the UK and Mediterranean. She has been a maritime journalist since 2010, and has written for and edited several trade publications. She is currently studying for membership of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. In 2013, Holly won the Seahorse Club's Social Media Journalist of the Year award. She is currently based in London.
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