Considerable capex investments has been made in 2018, and we expect further such investments will be  required in the years to come by both existing and new tonnage owners to meet the new environmental requirements enforced on the shipping industry. This challenge can only be solved if we work closely with existing and coming long-term tonnage partners to ensure all vessels contracted comply with present and future rules and regulations.

2018 was another challenging year in all segments where Ultrabulk is active, but also a year of opportunities and expanding our fleet.  

Ultrabulk continued to pursue its planned fleet development programme. In 2018, Ultrabulk took delivery of four new vessels to our fleet, mainly as physical tonnage hedge against the company’s forward cargo commitments. Deliveries were a combination of owned and long-term chartered vessels and included Handysize, Supramax and Panamax vessels. Additionally, seven newbuildings are scheduled to be added to our core fleet by the end of 2020.

Ultrabulk has successfully been reducing our carbon footprint by primarily utilizing vessels built by the best shipbuilders. For future tonnage needs, Ultrabulk will continue the improvement of designs of the next generation of vessels by retaining focus on a stringent due diligence process with our close partners in the shipbuilding industry. This partnership with the shipyards will allow Ultrabulk to continue reducing CO2 emission and to be in the forefront of new technologies.

Diversified mix including:

• Chartered tonnage

• Owned tonnage

• Joint venture/co-owned vessels

• Handysize, Supramax, Panamax and Kamsarmax vessels

»Longstanding and sound support by our close partners and associates has enabled us to establish a diversified long term core fleet. We believe in our partnerships and are confident they will contribute to the further sustainable development of the Ultrabulk fleet, our partners continued growth and to the mutual benefit of all our industrial partners«
 

Henrik Sleimann Petersen, Executive Vice President, Head of Ship Holding 

Supramax

45,000-65,000 dwt

Up to 60 vessels

MPP

Up to 25,000 dwt

Up to 10 vessels