PIRAEUS, Greece, Dec. 17, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- FreeSeas Inc. (Nasdaq:FREE) (Nasdaq:FREEW) (Nasdaq:FREEZ) ("FreeSeas" or "the Company"), a provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk cargoes, announced today that the Free Destiny, a 1982-built, 25,240 dwt Handysize vessel, has completed its charter at $28,000 per day and has been delivered to its new charterers for a 10-day spot voyage at $32,500 per day for repositioning purposes. Upon completion of this trip, the vessel has already been fixed for a subsequent 35-day time-charter at $35,000 per day.
Mr. Ion Varouxakis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FreeSeas, stated, "These new charters illustrate the strength of the shipping market and our ability to employ our vessels at attractive rates. We are well on track to execute our strategy to expand our fleet and to pay a dividend beginning in February 2008, as previously announced."
About FreeSeas Inc.
FreeSeas Inc. is a Marshall Islands corporation with principal offices in Piraeus, Greece. FreeSeas is engaged in the transportation of dry bulk cargoes through the ownership and operation of dry bulk carriers. Currently, it has a fleet of four Handysize vessels and one Handymax vessel. FreeSeas' common stock and warrants trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbols FREE, FREEW and FREEZ, respectively. Risks and uncertainties are described in reports filed by FreeSeas Inc. with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be obtained free of charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. For more information about FreeSeas Inc., please go to our corporate website, www.freeseas.gr.
Forward-Looking Statements
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