{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"96280","rtpr_id":"nGNX5jNzQx","ticker":"NAT","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["NAT"],"title":"Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NYSE: NAT) – An optimistic summer message from NAT","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-07-23T10:20:51.295Z","article_body":"Thursday, July 23, 2026\n\nTo our shareholders and other friends,\n\nThe market for our ships is exceptionally good, and we believe it will\ncontinue at least for a year or two.\n\nWe have seen geopolitical affairs in the past, but the magnitude of present\nevents related to the global energy picture is unprecedented. \n\nAs always there are so-called “experts” and analysts, making a living from\nout of having opinions about what is going to happen next. Many of them have\nbeen wrong for some time, and some of them have been wrong all the time. These\nexperts don’t own ships and they don’t trade oil. We, in Nordic American,\nput our money where our mouth is.\n\nImportant points for Nordic American Tankers now:\n\n1)   There is a scarcity of ships and rates for our one-million-barrel\nsuezmaxes stay very high. We expect this to continue at least for a year or\ntwo.\n\n2)   The situation for NAT is the same whether the Hormuz Strait is open or\nnot.\n\n3)   Three NAT ships were trapped in the Arabian Gulf since February 28,\n2026.\n\n4)   We succeeded in getting the three ships from out of the Arabian Gulf\nand they are now trading worldwide.\n\n5)   One of our ships encountered attacks in the Black Sea a few days ago.\nFortunately, the crew was safe and the ship only suffered minor damage. The\nvessel is now out of the Black Sea area.\n\n6)   There is no insurance issues of importance related to our unwilling\nstay in the Arabian Gulf or the Black Sea. We do not trade our ships in the\nRed Sea.\n\n7)   Over the last five years our ships have loaded/discharged in 68\ncountries.\n\n8)   More than 50% of the NAT business is with the largest oil companies in\nthe world. Our experience with Major Oil is excellent.\n\n9)   The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.\n\nAll the best!\n\nFor further information on Nordic American Tankers. Please see our web page\nwww.nat.bm\n\n  \n\nSincerely,\n\nHerbjorn Hansson\nFounder, Chairman & CEO\n\nNordic American Tankers Ltd.                                 \n                      www.nat.bm\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nContacts:       \n\nBjørn Giæver, CFO                                       \n                     \nNordic American Tankers Ltd                                 \n           \nTel: +1 888 755 8391                                  \n\nAlexander Kihle, Finance Manager\nNordic American Tankers Ltd\nTel: +47 91 724 171    \n\n \n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/c309ccca-b9ee-464a-b578-74cca48e59de)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX5jNzQx","title":"Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NYSE: NAT) – An optimistic summer message from NAT","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"NAT","created":"2026-07-23T10:20:51.295Z","tickers":["NAT"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Thursday, July 23, 2026\n\nTo our shareholders and other friends,\n\nThe market for our ships is exceptionally good, and we believe it will\ncontinue at least for a year or two.\n\nWe have seen geopolitical affairs in the past, but the magnitude of present\nevents related to the global energy picture is unprecedented. \n\nAs always there are so-called “experts” and analysts, making a living from\nout of having opinions about what is going to happen next. Many of them have\nbeen wrong for some time, and some of them have been wrong all the time. These\nexperts don’t own ships and they don’t trade oil. We, in Nordic American,\nput our money where our mouth is.\n\nImportant points for Nordic American Tankers now:\n\n1)   There is a scarcity of ships and rates for our one-million-barrel\nsuezmaxes stay very high. We expect this to continue at least for a year or\ntwo.\n\n2)   The situation for NAT is the same whether the Hormuz Strait is open or\nnot.\n\n3)   Three NAT ships were trapped in the Arabian Gulf since February 28,\n2026.\n\n4)   We succeeded in getting the three ships from out of the Arabian Gulf\nand they are now trading worldwide.\n\n5)   One of our ships encountered attacks in the Black Sea a few days ago.\nFortunately, the crew was safe and the ship only suffered minor damage. The\nvessel is now out of the Black Sea area.\n\n6)   There is no insurance issues of importance related to our unwilling\nstay in the Arabian Gulf or the Black Sea. We do not trade our ships in the\nRed Sea.\n\n7)   Over the last five years our ships have loaded/discharged in 68\ncountries.\n\n8)   More than 50% of the NAT business is with the largest oil companies in\nthe world. Our experience with Major Oil is excellent.\n\n9)   The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.\n\nAll the best!\n\nFor further information on Nordic American Tankers. Please see our web page\nwww.nat.bm\n\n  \n\nSincerely,\n\nHerbjorn Hansson\nFounder, Chairman & CEO\n\nNordic American Tankers Ltd.                                 \n                      www.nat.bm\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nContacts:       \n\nBjørn Giæver, CFO                                       \n                     \nNordic American Tankers Ltd                                 \n           \nTel: +1 888 755 8391                                  \n\nAlexander Kihle, Finance Manager\nNordic American Tankers Ltd\nTel: +47 91 724 171    \n\n \n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/c309ccca-b9ee-464a-b578-74cca48e59de)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-07-23T10:20:51.338132314Z","server_sent_at_ms":1784802051338},"received_at":"2026-07-23T10:20:51.393Z","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/23/3331962/0/en/Nordic-American-Tankers-Ltd-NYSE-NAT-An-optimistic-summer-message-from-NAT.html"},"analysis":{"id":"85321","press_release_id":"96280","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Marine","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":["One ship encountered attacks in the Black Sea","Three ships were trapped in the Arabian Gulf for approximately five months"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Management reported that the market for Suezmax vessels is exceptionally good due to a scarcity of ships, with high rates expected to persist for at least one to two years.\n\nOperational issues have been resolved, as three ships trapped in the Arabian Gulf since late February have been released and are trading worldwide, while a ship attacked in the Black Sea sustained only minor damage with no crew injuries.\n\nThe company noted that over 50% of its business is with the world's largest oil companies and that its fleet has loaded or discharged in 68 countries over the past five years.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"CEO cites tight Suezmax market and strong rates as fleet navigates geopolitical risks."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"ships_released":3,"trapped_since_date":"February 28, 2026","countries_served_5y":68,"major_oil_customer_pct":">50%","suezmax_capacity_barrels":1000000}},"quotedText":"The market for our ships is exceptionally good, and we believe it will continue at least for a year or two.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Herbjorn Hansson","role":"Founder, Chairman & CEO"},{"name":"Bjørn Giæver","role":"CFO"},{"name":"Alexander Kihle","role":"Finance Manager"}],"products":["suezmaxes"],"companies":[{"name":"Nordic American Tankers Ltd","ticker":"NAT"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"CEO letter expressing strong optimism regarding Suezmax market rates and scarcity, while confirming the resolution of fleet operational issues in the Arabian Gulf and Black Sea. 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