Euroseas Announces New Charter and Sale Deals
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ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 19, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, has announced a new time charter contract for its 2,556 teu feeder containership, M/V EM Corfu, built in 2001. The new charter is for a minimum period of 12 to a maximum period of 14 months, at the charterer’s option, at a gross daily rate of $62,500. The new charter is expected to commence in mid-December 2026, following the completion of the vessel’s scheduled dry-dock.
The company also announced that it has agreed to sell M/V EM Corfu’s sister vessel, M/V Evridiki G, a 2,556 teu vessel also built in 2001, for approximately $26 million. The vessel is expected to be delivered to her new owners, an unaffiliated third party, upon completion of her current charter, at the end of October.
After the sale of M/V Evridiki G, the Company will have a fleet of 20 vessels, including 14 Feeder containerships and 6 Intermediate containerships with a cargo capacity of 58,588 teu. After the delivery of four intermediate and eight feeder containership newbuildings between 2027 and 2029, Euroseas’ fleet will consist of 32 vessels with a total carrying capacity of 94,840 teu.
Euroseas Ltd., formed on May 5, 2005 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to consolidate the ship owning interests of the Pittas family of Athens, Greece, which has been in the shipping business over the past 150 years, trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker ESEA. Euroseas operates in the container carrier market. Euroseas' operations are managed by Eurobulk Ltd., an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified affiliated ship management company, which is responsible for the day-to-day commercial and technical management and operations of the vessels. Euroseas employs its vessels on spot and period charters and through pool arrangements.