{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"146466","rtpr_id":"nGNX15nS4n-20260917","ticker":"ICON","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["ICON"],"title":"Icon Energy Corp. Provides Commercial Update","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-17T13:00:01.711Z","article_body":"ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Icon Energy Corp.\n(“Icon” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ICON), an international shipping\ncompany providing worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk\ncargoes via its fleet of oceangoing vessels, provides a commercial update.\n\nFleet\n\nIcon generates revenue by chartering its vessels to regional and international\ndry bulk operators, commodity traders and end users, primarily on time\ncharters (“TC”) (either index-linked or fixed rate) or voyage charters,\ndepending on market conditions, available opportunities, and other strategic\nand tactical considerations. As of the date hereof, Icon’s fleet comprised\nof the following dry bulk vessels:\n\n                                                            Charter expiration                                 \n Vessel name    Vessel type    Charter type                 Earliest                      Latest               \n Alfa           Panamax        Fixed rate TC (()(1)())      December 2026                 Evergreen (()(2)())  \n Bravo          Kamsarmax      Index-linked TC              Evergreen (()(2)())           Evergreen (()(2)())  \n Charlie        Ultramax       Index-linked TC (()(3)())    August 2027                   December 2027        \n                                                                                                               \n\nIcon’s vessels currently employed on index-linked time charters, earn hire\nat floating rates linked to the Baltic Panamax Index and the Baltic Supramax\nIndex. This strategy enables Icon to maintain high fleet utilization while\npreserving exposure to market upside.\n\nIcon also has the option to convert each floating hire rate to a fixed rate,\nat a time and for a period of its choosing, thereby locking in forward\nearnings. As of the date hereof, Icon has exercised this option for the M/V\nAlfa, whose floating, index-linked, hire rate was converted to a fixed rate of\n$18,000 per day for the seven-month period from June to December 2026. The M/V\nBravo and the M/V Charlie continue to earn hire at index-linked rates,\nresulting in a charter portfolio that blends fixed and floating rate exposure\nto provide cash flow visibility and upside potential.\n\nUnder all contracts, fuel costs are borne by the charterers, keeping Icon\ninsulated from the direct impact of oil price volatility on its cost base,\nwhich is particularly relevant in light of recent swings in oil markets.\n\nAs of the date hereof, the Minimum Contracted Revenue expected to be\nrecognized by Icon from these contracts is estimated at approximately $11\nmillion.\n\n___________________________\n(()(1)()) Index-linked daily hire rate converted to a fixed rate of $18,000\nfrom June to December 2026\n(()(2)()) The charter continues indefinitely, subject to 3 months’\ntermination notice by either party\n(()(3)()) In addition to the daily hire rate, Icon is also entitled to receive\npart of the fuel cost savings to be realized by the charterer through the use\nof the vessel’s scrubber\n\nCo-Investment Strategy\n\nIcon complements its core dry bulk business through selective co-investments\nin adjacent maritime opportunities alongside experienced industry partners. As\nof the date hereof, Icon has made the following co-investments under this\nstrategy:\n\n Sector           Vessel description                                                            Charter type                                                                                   Charter expiration           Investment type       \n Containership    2,000 TEU geared container feeder with high reefer capacity, built in 2008    Fixed rate TC to an investment-grade liner operator at a fixed hire rate of $26,500 per day    June 2028 at the earliest    4.6% equity interest  \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  \n\nIcon expects future co-investments under this framework, if any, to be pursued\nopportunistically and with disciplined sizing as passive, non-controlling\npositions, seeking to enhance returns while preserving Icon’s operational\nfocus. In addition, this strategy is expected to expand market intelligence,\nbroaden Icon’s network, and provide access to the expertise, insights and\nperspectives of other skilled investors and operators. It is also expected to\ndeepen Icon’s understanding of adjacent maritime sectors and reveal\npotential areas for future strategic expansion.\n\nEarnings update\n\nThe gross hire rate across Icon’s fleet in the third quarter of 2026 is\nexpected to average approximately $19,000 per vessel per day, a 23% increase\nfrom approximately $15,500 in the same quarter last year.\n\nAdditionally, the fleet has achieved 100% Vessel Utilization during the\nquarter so far. With all vessel drydockings completed between December 2025\nand June 2026, no further scheduled downtime or related capital expenditures\nare anticipated until the second quarter of 2029. This positions the fleet to\ncapitalize on the prevailing strength in the dry bulk market and to generate\nrevenue on an uninterrupted basis for the remainder of the year and beyond.\n\nMarket Commentary\n\nWhile global attention remains largely focused on the conflict between the\nUnited States and Iran, the developments in the Strait of Hormuz, and their\nimpact on the oil tanker markets, the dry bulk market has continued to gain\nmomentum and has remained firm through the current point in the third quarter\nof 2026, led by broad-based gains in the larger vessel segments and extending\ninto the smaller sizes.\n\nThe Baltic Dry Index climbed to its highest level since December 2023,\npropelled by resilient commodity flows and strong demand across key trade\nroutes. Robust iron ore shipments from Brazil to China and surging bauxite\nexports from West Africa underpinned the momentum, and near record corn\nexports from Argentina helped offset disrupted Ukrainian supplies.\n\nLooking ahead, volatility is expected to remain elevated amid persistent\nglobal geopolitical uncertainty. Nevertheless, the near-term outlook is\nsupported by the fourth quarter’s historically strong seasonal market\nperformance, and the medium-to-long-term fundamentals remain constructive as\nindustry research points to a secular tightening of supply-demand dynamics,\ndriven by evolving trade flows and stable commodity demand that are expected\nto outpace fleet growth.\n\nKey Performance Indicators used in this Press Release\n\nMinimum Contracted Revenue. Minimum Contracted Revenue is estimated by\nreference to the contracted period and hire rate, net of charterers’\ncommissions but before brokerage and commercial management commissions and\nassuming no unforeseen off-hire days. For index-linked contracts, minimum\ncontracted revenue is estimated by reference to the average of the relevant\nindex during the 15 days preceding the calculation date.\n\nOwnership Days. Ownership Days are the total days we owned our vessels (or\nright-of-use asset under finance lease) during the relevant period. We use\nthis to measure the size of our fleet over a period. Vessels in which the\nCompany holds non-controlling interests are not included in this calculation.\n\nAvailable Days. Available Days are the Ownership Days, less any days during\nwhich our vessels were unable to be used for their intended purpose as a\nresult of scheduled maintenance, upgrades, modifications, drydockings, special\nor intermediate surveys, or changes in ownership logistics, including\npositioning for and repositioning from such events. We use this to measure the\nnumber of days in a period during which our vessels should be capable of\ngenerating revenues.\n\nOperating Days. Operating Days are the Available Days, less any days during\nwhich our vessels were unable to be used for their intended purpose as a\nresult of unforeseen events and circumstances. We use this to measure the\nnumber of days in a period during which our vessels actually generated\nrevenues.\n\nVessel Utilization. Vessel Utilization is the ratio of Operating Days to\nAvailable Days, measuring the days during which our vessels actually generated\nrevenues as a percentage of the days during which our vessels should be\ncapable of generating revenues.\n\nAbout Icon Energy Corp.\n\nIcon is an international shipping company that provides worldwide seaborne\ntransportation services for dry bulk cargoes via its fleet of oceangoing\nvessels. Icon maintains its principal executive office in Athens, Greece, and\nits common shares trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol\n“ICON.”\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements\n\nThis communication contains “forward-looking statements made pursuant to the\nsafe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of\n1995.” Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,\nstatements regarding our or our management’s expectations, hopes, beliefs,\nintentions, or strategies regarding the future such as vessel employment or\ncharter types or co-investments, amongst other things, and are therefore\nstatements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future\nevents or conditions, or that include words such as “anticipate,”\n“believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,”\n“intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,”\n“potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and\nsimilar expressions that are other than statements of historical fact, but the\nabsence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.\nThese forward-looking statements are based upon various assumptions, many of\nwhich are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without\nlimitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends, data\ncontained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although\nthe Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because\nthese assumptions are inherently subject to significant risks, uncertainties\nand contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond\nour control, the Company cannot provide assurance that it will achieve or\naccomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. The Company’s actual\nresults could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking\nstatements for many reasons, including as described in the Company’s filings\nwith the SEC. As a result, you are cautioned not to unduly rely on any\nforward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this\ncommunication. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially\nfrom those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, among other\nthings, the Company’s future operating or financial results; the Company’s\nliquidity, including its ability to service any indebtedness; changes in\nshipping industry trends, including charter rates, vessel values and factors\naffecting vessel supply and demand; future, pending or recent acquisitions and\ndispositions, business strategy, areas of possible expansion or contraction,\nand expected capital spending or operating expenses; risks associated with\noperations; broader market impacts arising from war (or threatened war) or\ninternational hostilities; risks associated with pandemics; and other factors\nlisted from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC. For more\ndiscussion of the risks that could impact forward-looking statements, you are\nencouraged to review the discussion under the title “Risk Factors” in the\nCompany’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and other factors and risks\nlisted from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Except to\nthe extent required by law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligations or\nundertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any\nforward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the\nCompany’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events,\nconditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.\n\nContact Information\n\nIcon Energy Corp.\nDennis Psachos\nChief Financial Officer\n+30 211 88 81 300\nir@icon-nrg.com \nwww.icon-nrg.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/1c40f0f0-feb9-462a-8803-626a3b27baa0)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX15nS4n-20260917","title":"Icon Energy Corp. Provides Commercial Update","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"ICON","created":"2026-09-17T13:00:01.711Z","tickers":["ICON"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Icon Energy Corp.\n(“Icon” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ICON), an international shipping\ncompany providing worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk\ncargoes via its fleet of oceangoing vessels, provides a commercial update.\n\nFleet\n\nIcon generates revenue by chartering its vessels to regional and international\ndry bulk operators, commodity traders and end users, primarily on time\ncharters (“TC”) (either index-linked or fixed rate) or voyage charters,\ndepending on market conditions, available opportunities, and other strategic\nand tactical considerations. As of the date hereof, Icon’s fleet comprised\nof the following dry bulk vessels:\n\n                                                            Charter expiration                                 \n Vessel name    Vessel type    Charter type                 Earliest                      Latest               \n Alfa           Panamax        Fixed rate TC (()(1)())      December 2026                 Evergreen (()(2)())  \n Bravo          Kamsarmax      Index-linked TC              Evergreen (()(2)())           Evergreen (()(2)())  \n Charlie        Ultramax       Index-linked TC (()(3)())    August 2027                   December 2027        \n                                                                                                               \n\nIcon’s vessels currently employed on index-linked time charters, earn hire\nat floating rates linked to the Baltic Panamax Index and the Baltic Supramax\nIndex. This strategy enables Icon to maintain high fleet utilization while\npreserving exposure to market upside.\n\nIcon also has the option to convert each floating hire rate to a fixed rate,\nat a time and for a period of its choosing, thereby locking in forward\nearnings. As of the date hereof, Icon has exercised this option for the M/V\nAlfa, whose floating, index-linked, hire rate was converted to a fixed rate of\n$18,000 per day for the seven-month period from June to December 2026. The M/V\nBravo and the M/V Charlie continue to earn hire at index-linked rates,\nresulting in a charter portfolio that blends fixed and floating rate exposure\nto provide cash flow visibility and upside potential.\n\nUnder all contracts, fuel costs are borne by the charterers, keeping Icon\ninsulated from the direct impact of oil price volatility on its cost base,\nwhich is particularly relevant in light of recent swings in oil markets.\n\nAs of the date hereof, the Minimum Contracted Revenue expected to be\nrecognized by Icon from these contracts is estimated at approximately $11\nmillion.\n\n___________________________\n(()(1)()) Index-linked daily hire rate converted to a fixed rate of $18,000\nfrom June to December 2026\n(()(2)()) The charter continues indefinitely, subject to 3 months’\ntermination notice by either party\n(()(3)()) In addition to the daily hire rate, Icon is also entitled to receive\npart of the fuel cost savings to be realized by the charterer through the use\nof the vessel’s scrubber\n\nCo-Investment Strategy\n\nIcon complements its core dry bulk business through selective co-investments\nin adjacent maritime opportunities alongside experienced industry partners. As\nof the date hereof, Icon has made the following co-investments under this\nstrategy:\n\n Sector           Vessel description                                                            Charter type                                                                                   Charter expiration           Investment type       \n Containership    2,000 TEU geared container feeder with high reefer capacity, built in 2008    Fixed rate TC to an investment-grade liner operator at a fixed hire rate of $26,500 per day    June 2028 at the earliest    4.6% equity interest  \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  \n\nIcon expects future co-investments under this framework, if any, to be pursued\nopportunistically and with disciplined sizing as passive, non-controlling\npositions, seeking to enhance returns while preserving Icon’s operational\nfocus. In addition, this strategy is expected to expand market intelligence,\nbroaden Icon’s network, and provide access to the expertise, insights and\nperspectives of other skilled investors and operators. It is also expected to\ndeepen Icon’s understanding of adjacent maritime sectors and reveal\npotential areas for future strategic expansion.\n\nEarnings update\n\nThe gross hire rate across Icon’s fleet in the third quarter of 2026 is\nexpected to average approximately $19,000 per vessel per day, a 23% increase\nfrom approximately $15,500 in the same quarter last year.\n\nAdditionally, the fleet has achieved 100% Vessel Utilization during the\nquarter so far. With all vessel drydockings completed between December 2025\nand June 2026, no further scheduled downtime or related capital expenditures\nare anticipated until the second quarter of 2029. This positions the fleet to\ncapitalize on the prevailing strength in the dry bulk market and to generate\nrevenue on an uninterrupted basis for the remainder of the year and beyond.\n\nMarket Commentary\n\nWhile global attention remains largely focused on the conflict between the\nUnited States and Iran, the developments in the Strait of Hormuz, and their\nimpact on the oil tanker markets, the dry bulk market has continued to gain\nmomentum and has remained firm through the current point in the third quarter\nof 2026, led by broad-based gains in the larger vessel segments and extending\ninto the smaller sizes.\n\nThe Baltic Dry Index climbed to its highest level since December 2023,\npropelled by resilient commodity flows and strong demand across key trade\nroutes. Robust iron ore shipments from Brazil to China and surging bauxite\nexports from West Africa underpinned the momentum, and near record corn\nexports from Argentina helped offset disrupted Ukrainian supplies.\n\nLooking ahead, volatility is expected to remain elevated amid persistent\nglobal geopolitical uncertainty. Nevertheless, the near-term outlook is\nsupported by the fourth quarter’s historically strong seasonal market\nperformance, and the medium-to-long-term fundamentals remain constructive as\nindustry research points to a secular tightening of supply-demand dynamics,\ndriven by evolving trade flows and stable commodity demand that are expected\nto outpace fleet growth.\n\nKey Performance Indicators used in this Press Release\n\nMinimum Contracted Revenue. Minimum Contracted Revenue is estimated by\nreference to the contracted period and hire rate, net of charterers’\ncommissions but before brokerage and commercial management commissions and\nassuming no unforeseen off-hire days. For index-linked contracts, minimum\ncontracted revenue is estimated by reference to the average of the relevant\nindex during the 15 days preceding the calculation date.\n\nOwnership Days. Ownership Days are the total days we owned our vessels (or\nright-of-use asset under finance lease) during the relevant period. We use\nthis to measure the size of our fleet over a period. Vessels in which the\nCompany holds non-controlling interests are not included in this calculation.\n\nAvailable Days. Available Days are the Ownership Days, less any days during\nwhich our vessels were unable to be used for their intended purpose as a\nresult of scheduled maintenance, upgrades, modifications, drydockings, special\nor intermediate surveys, or changes in ownership logistics, including\npositioning for and repositioning from such events. We use this to measure the\nnumber of days in a period during which our vessels should be capable of\ngenerating revenues.\n\nOperating Days. Operating Days are the Available Days, less any days during\nwhich our vessels were unable to be used for their intended purpose as a\nresult of unforeseen events and circumstances. We use this to measure the\nnumber of days in a period during which our vessels actually generated\nrevenues.\n\nVessel Utilization. Vessel Utilization is the ratio of Operating Days to\nAvailable Days, measuring the days during which our vessels actually generated\nrevenues as a percentage of the days during which our vessels should be\ncapable of generating revenues.\n\nAbout Icon Energy Corp.\n\nIcon is an international shipping company that provides worldwide seaborne\ntransportation services for dry bulk cargoes via its fleet of oceangoing\nvessels. Icon maintains its principal executive office in Athens, Greece, and\nits common shares trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol\n“ICON.”\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements\n\nThis communication contains “forward-looking statements made pursuant to the\nsafe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of\n1995.” Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,\nstatements regarding our or our management’s expectations, hopes, beliefs,\nintentions, or strategies regarding the future such as vessel employment or\ncharter types or co-investments, amongst other things, and are therefore\nstatements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future\nevents or conditions, or that include words such as “anticipate,”\n“believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,”\n“intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,”\n“potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and\nsimilar expressions that are other than statements of historical fact, but the\nabsence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.\nThese forward-looking statements are based upon various assumptions, many of\nwhich are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without\nlimitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends, data\ncontained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although\nthe Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because\nthese assumptions are inherently subject to significant risks, uncertainties\nand contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond\nour control, the Company cannot provide assurance that it will achieve or\naccomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. The Company’s actual\nresults could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking\nstatements for many reasons, including as described in the Company’s filings\nwith the SEC. As a result, you are cautioned not to unduly rely on any\nforward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this\ncommunication. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially\nfrom those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, among other\nthings, the Company’s future operating or financial results; the Company’s\nliquidity, including its ability to service any indebtedness; changes in\nshipping industry trends, including charter rates, vessel values and factors\naffecting vessel supply and demand; future, pending or recent acquisitions and\ndispositions, business strategy, areas of possible expansion or contraction,\nand expected capital spending or operating expenses; risks associated with\noperations; broader market impacts arising from war (or threatened war) or\ninternational hostilities; risks associated with pandemics; and other factors\nlisted from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC. For more\ndiscussion of the risks that could impact forward-looking statements, you are\nencouraged to review the discussion under the title “Risk Factors” in the\nCompany’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and other factors and risks\nlisted from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Except to\nthe extent required by law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligations or\nundertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any\nforward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the\nCompany’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events,\nconditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.\n\nContact Information\n\nIcon Energy Corp.\nDennis Psachos\nChief Financial Officer\n+30 211 88 81 300\nir@icon-nrg.com \nwww.icon-nrg.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/1c40f0f0-feb9-462a-8803-626a3b27baa0)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-17T13:00:02.502482395Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789650002502},"received_at":"2026-09-17T13:00:02.559Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"135299","press_release_id":"146466","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Marine Transportation","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":["fleet concentration: only three vessels, so any single off-hire event materially hits revenue","two of three charters earn index-linked floating rates, exposing earnings to a dry bulk rate reversal from current cycle highs","Bravo charter is evergreen and cancellable by the charterer on three months' notice","Baltic Dry Index at highest level since December 2023 raises cyclical-peak risk embedded in the outlook"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Icon Energy expects Q3 2026 gross hire across its three-vessel dry bulk fleet to average roughly $19,000 per vessel per day, a 23% increase from about $15,500 in the same quarter last year, with 100% vessel utilization achieved so far this quarter.\n\nMinimum Contracted Revenue from the current charter book is estimated at approximately $11 million. The M/V Alfa is fixed at $18,000 per day through December 2026, while the M/V Bravo and M/V Charlie earn index-linked hire, blending cash flow visibility with market upside.\n\nWith all drydockings completed between December 2025 and June 2026, Icon expects no scheduled downtime or related capex until Q2 2029, positioning the fleet for a dry bulk market where the Baltic Dry Index has climbed to its highest level since December 2023.\n\nIcon also disclosed a 4.6% equity co-investment in a 2,000 TEU geared container feeder chartered to an investment-grade liner operator at a fixed $26,500 per day, expiring June 2028 at the earliest.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Micro-cap dry bulk owner's Q3 hire rates up 23% YoY with full utilization and an uninterrupted earnings runway into seasonally strong Q4."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"fleet_size":3,"hire_rate_yoy":"23%","alfa_fixed_hire":"$18,000/day (June-December 2026)","vessel_utilization":"100%","coinvestment_fixed_hire":"$26,500/day","baltic_dry_index_context":"highest level since December 2023","next_scheduled_drydocking":"Q2 2029","minimum_contracted_revenue":11000000,"coinvestment_equity_interest":"4.6%","q3_2025_avg_gross_hire_per_day":15500,"q3_2026_avg_gross_hire_per_day":19000}},"quotedText":"the fleet has achieved 100% Vessel Utilization during the quarter so far","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Dennis Psachos","role":"Chief Financial Officer"}],"products":["M/V Alfa (Panamax)","M/V Bravo (Kamsarmax)","M/V Charlie (Ultramax)","2,000 TEU geared container feeder (co-investment)"],"companies":[{"name":"Icon Energy Corp.","ticker":"ICON","relationship":"filer"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$11 million","context":"estimated Minimum Contracted Revenue from current charter contracts"},{"amount":"$19,000 per vessel per day","context":"expected average Q3 2026 gross hire rate across the fleet"},{"amount":"$15,500","context":"average Q3 2025 gross hire rate (prior-year comparison)"},{"amount":"$18,000 per day","context":"fixed hire rate locked for M/V Alfa, June-December 2026"},{"amount":"$26,500 per day","context":"fixed hire rate on co-invested containership chartered to an investment-grade liner operator"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"Issuer-authored commercial update with concrete revenue-relevant data: expected Q3 gross hire up 23% YoY to ~$19,000/day, 100% utilization, ~$11M minimum contracted revenue, and no drydocking until Q2 2029. 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