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56 ships.
$933 million.
Fleet exit.
Taylor Maritime is selling its last owned bulker. The next dry-bulk rally will belong to somebody else.
The sale desk
Deal ledgerWhy sell ships that still earn $13,450 a day?
The asset-price mismatchSecondhand market
Buyers were still paying prices management considered elevated relative to earnings. Taylor Maritime chose the visible resale value over more years of uncertain charter cash flow.
Forward charter market
More geared-bulker deliveries, soft expected trade growth, future drydock expense and older hulls create risk on both daily earnings and eventual resale price.
The $15.1M final agreed price is known. The vessel's value after five more years is not.
Deduct daily operating costs, non-earning days, drydock, management and capital charges before comparing a hold.
Unexpectedly high freight and stable resale values would reward retained ownership. The simulator below shows the crossover.
How a fleet became cash
Five turning pointsLondon IPO provides publicly traded exposure to geared dry-bulk ships.
Grindrod investment expands the fleet and the debt-reduction task.
Vessel disposals begin to convert secondhand valuations into cash.
Bank debt repaid; sale-and-leaseback obligations remain.
Managed realisation adopted in March; final owned-ship sale agreed in October.
The remaining balance sheet
30 September 2026 / USD$218.4M completed through July 2026; a further $45M redemption announced for October 26, with cash payment expected in November. This amount is neither the gross fleet sale price nor a measure of cumulative investment profit.
One vessel remains on charter under a sale-and-leaseback agreement with a purchase option expiring in April 2027. Selling the last owned ship does not erase that obligation.
The money trail
Different denominators| Measure | Reported value | Measurement date | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vessel disposals | $917.7M | 2023 to Oct 2026 | Gross consideration for 55 disposals, not net gains |
| Final owned ship | $15.1M | Agreed Oct 23 | Gross sale price, completion targeted December |
| Fleet-average TCE | $13,450/day | Q3 2026 | Net-of-voyage-expense charter earnings before vessel OPEX |
| Adjusted EBITDA | −$1.8M | Q3 2026 | Group operating measure excluding vessel disposal gains |
| Reported NAV | $73.8M | Sep 30, 2026 | Assets less liabilities for remaining company |
| Capital redemptions | $263.4M | 2026, four announced | Completed and announced shareholder capital returns |
| Disposal pricing | 3.5% below FMV | First 55 disposals | Average discount to company's assessed vessel fair-market values |
The final-ship test
Illustrative single-vessel caseSELL NOW / HOLD 5 YEARS
What daily earnings and 2031 resale price justify rejecting a $15.1M offer? Change the assumptions, then click any square in the sensitivity map to test that combination.
Where the decision flips
Hold minus net sale, in USD millions. Positive cells favor holding; negative cells favor selling. Click a cell to load its TCE and year-five resale combination.
| Year | TCE receipts | Vessel OPEX | Overhead / reserves | Survey | Net operating cash | Net resale | Discounted inflow |
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