目前管理运行32艘船的希腊船东DryShips已经完成了其第七艘船上的洗涤塔和压载水处理系统（BWTS）的进坞安装。DryShips计划投资高达1亿美元安装洗涤塔和压载水处理系统（BWTS）。
DryShips透露它已与金融机构和出口信贷机构达成协议，将融资借款3640万美元，以部分资助安装洗涤塔装置。
截至2019年9月17日，DryShips的已花费总费用约为2610万美元，非租期为300天。
正筹备更大规模、更高规格的”2019第三届船用洗涤塔和压载水系统上海峰会”、船用洗涤塔18项国际奖将在上海评选和发布的国际船舶海工网了解到。
“对于2019年和2020年全年的余额，我们预计将继续执行升级其他船舶的计划，我们预计将产生大约843个非租用天数，估计总成本为6580万美元，”该公司表示。
DryShips今年第二季度的业绩披露了与公司船队未来进展。该公司报告2019年第二季度的净亏损为1,270万美元，而去年同期的净收入为320万美元。如上所述，结果受到船舶干船坞成本和船舶损伤的影响。
此外，2019年第二季度的收入从2018年第二季度的4260万美元降至4050万美元。
在今年8月，DryShips 签订了协议和合并计划，将由SPII控股。根据合并交易，DryShips将合并为SPII Holdings的子公司，该公司由DryShips的董事长兼首席执行官George Economou控制。Economou将以每股5.25美元的现金购买DryShips的流通股。
2019年10月9日，雅典将召开特别会议，要求公司股东考虑批准合并的提案。此外，合并还需要满足或放弃其他惯例成交条件。根据DryShips的预测，合并预计将在今年第四季度完成。
继六月收购商用油轮池Heidmar后，DryShips目前管理运行32只船，包括散货船，油轮和海上支援船船队。
在成功举办了首届船用洗涤塔和压载水上海国际论坛及第二届国际船用脱硫洗涤塔上海国际峰会的基础上，更大规模、更高规格的“2019第三届船用洗涤塔和压载水系统上海国际峰会“和同期举办的“2019年第二届LNG动力船和LNG技术装备上海国际峰会" 、“第六届2019年船舶新技术与投资上海国际峰会”，这些峰会正在积极筹备，定于2019年12月1-2日将在上海市中心继续举办 。预计将有超过300多位来自来自中国、英国、美国、加拿大、德国、丹麦、挪威、瑞典、日本、法国、荷兰、芬兰、新加坡、马来西亚、韩国等国的船东、船厂、洗涤塔厂商、压载水厂商、配套厂家、设计和投资单位等报名参加，将汇聚上海，在12月3-6日的上海国际海事展前2天，交流、探讨和分享全球海事新规下船舶脱硫洗涤塔、LNG动力船、低硫油、LNG技术和压载水系统等的机会、挑战、合作等。
DryShips: Scrubbers, BWTSs Installed Onboard 7 Vessels
DryShips has completed the dry-docking and installation of ballast water treatment systems (BWTSs) and scrubbers on seven of its vessels, the Greek ship owner and operator informed.
This is in line with the company’s plan to future proof its fleet, estimated to be worth up to USD 100 million and announced in May this year.
As of September 17, 2019, DryShips incurred about USD 26.1 million of total costs and 300 off-hire days.
“For the balance of 2019 and the full year 2020, we expect to continue to execute our plan to upgrade additional vessels and we expect to incur approximately 843 off-hire days for a total estimated cost of USD 65.8 million,” the company said.
What is more, DryShips revealed it has entered into agreements with financial institutions and export credit agencies to borrow up to USD 36.4 million to partly finance scrubber installations. The loans have not yet been drawn, the company added.
The developments related to the future proofing of the company’s fleet were disclosed in DryShips’ results for the second quarter of this year. The company reported a net loss of USD 12.7 million in Q2 2019, against a net income of USD 3.2 million seen in the corresponding period a year earlier. As explained, the results were impacted by vessel dry-docking costs and vessel impairments.
Additionally, revenues dropped to USD 40.5 million in Q2 2019 from USD 42.6 million posted in Q2 2018.
In August this year, DryShips entered into an agreement and plan of merger with SPII Holdings. Under the merger deal, DryShips is to be merged into a subsidiary of SPII Holdings, a company controlled by DryShips’ chairman and CEO, George Economou. Economou would buy DryShips’ outstanding shares for USD 5.25 per share in cash.
On October 9, 2019, a special meeting will be held in Athens where the company’s shareholders would be asked to consider the proposal to authorize and approve the merger. In addition, the merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of other customary closing conditions.
According to DryShips, the merger is expected to be closed in the fourth quarter of this year.
Following the acquisition of commercial tanker pool operator Heidmar in June, DryShips operates a fleet of 32 vessels comprising bulkers, tankers and offshore support vessels.
