AEC carry Fertilizers for Messrs Vale from the U.S. Gulf to Brazil.

On the 14th of December 2011, AEC commenced loading 29,356 mts bulk granulated Sulphur (fertilizer grade) in the port of Beaumont, Texas, USA. The cargo was loaded under contract for Messrs Vale Fertilizantes S.A., Brazil and is being discharge in Santos, Brazil.

AEC goal is to become more active in the fertilizer trades but also to further develop the close relationship with Vale in other trades.

The performing vessel is the MV Clipper Tarpon, a 30,427 mt Deadweight Single Deck Bulk Carrier, Bahamas Flag, Built 2010 (Headowners: Clipper Shipping – T-Pool).

AEC takes 2011 built Box-Shaped / Double-hull Bulker of an innovative design on long term charter and concludes the vessel’s first AEC employment

Agricultural & Energy Carriers (AEC) has concluded a long term charter for the sophisticated designed Box-Shaped Bulker Carrier MV Four Diamond and is sending her on the first AEC employment carrying a full cargo of bulk wheat from the U.S. Gulf. The vessel is the second in the world of this new innovative design.

The vessel is briefly described as follows:

MV Four Diamond

Single Deck Double-Hull Box Shaped Bulk Carrier

34,053 Dwat on 9.85 m ssw (TPC 51.1)

Built 2011 / Cayman Islands Flag

Loa 180 m / Beam 30 m

4 x 30 mts Cranes

5 ho/ha

Grain cubic including hatch coamings:

1) 7,781.40

2) 9,488.00

3) 9,483.40

4) 9,483.80

5) 9,273.20

Total 45,509.80

Tanks Top Strength 22 mt per m2 in all holds

GRT/NRT (Int) 23,985/10,652

Australian Hold Ladders/CO2/ SOLAS/Smoke Detection/Electrical Holds Ventilation fitted

Speed/Consumption:

15 knots ballast on 25 mt IFO (380cst) M/E + 2 mt IFO Aux – No diesel at sea

14 knots laden on 27 mt IFO (380cst) M/E + 2 mt IFO Aux – No diesel at sea

Vessel may consume MDO while changing ballast, ballasting / deballasting, cleaning holds, entering and leaving ports / canals and maneuvering in confined / restricted waters.

Port consumption: Idle 3 mt IFO (380 cst) / Working 4.5 mt IFO (380cst)

All details ‘about’ and given in good faith.

AEC is providing first class service in the South American agriculture trade

On the 19th of August 2011 Agricultural & Energy Carriers (AEC) agreed to provide their services for the carriage of 30,000 mts corn from Paranagua, Brazil to Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. The Charterers Agri Commodity Trade Inc, Weston, FL – U.S.A had a need to load a minimum/maximum cargo quantity with a narrow spread of days for the arrival window in the loading port.

AEC was capable of meeting all of the Charterers needs and provided first class performance of the voyage utilizing the vessel MV CMB Boris, a 33,717 mt Deadweight Single Deck Bulk Carrier built at Samjin Shipbuilding Inc, Weihai, China in 2011 (Headowners: Bohandymar Ltd. – Bocimar).

The AEC staff and management is in procession of decades of experience with all of the South American trades, which resulted in a smooth and trouble-free performance of the this grain voyage to Venezuela. The voyage started on the 31st of August 2011 and ended on the 4th of October 2011.

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AEC – the first to have carried agriculture products in bulk to the port of Huasco, Chile

Agricultural & Energy Carriers (AEC) became the first company to have carried agriculture products in bulk to the port of Huasco, Chile. Drawing on its considerable technical resources and professional experience, AEC designed a complex stowage plan to transport four different grades of grains: Soybean Meal Pellets (6,174.39 mts), Sorghum (10,139 mts), Maize (14,613 mts) and Soybeans (2,400.3 mts).

In the beginning of September 2011 the grains were loaded at the River Plate port San Lorenzo, Argentina, at two terminals being El Transito and Quebracho. The total weight of the assembled cargo was 33,326.69 metric tons and required an artificial separation in one hold in order to accommodate all cargo grades.

AEC provided a first class performance of the voyage with the vessel MV Four Rigoletto, a 34,404 mt Deadweight Single Deck Bulk Carrier built at SPP Shipbuilding, South Korea in April 2011

belonging to Four Handy Limited (Premuda Group). This is the first time such agricultural products have been discharged at Huasco, a notable achievement for both the Head Charterers, Head Owners, Shippers, Receivers and AEC.

 

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