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AEC goes full speed with its Argentina/Uruguay – Brazil wheat program scheduling five vessels to load wheat in Argentina/Uruguay during December 11/January 12.

15 de January de 2012

AEC has extensive internal knowhow and support concerning the supply of wheat to the Brazilian Wheat Mills. In the early 1990’s professionals, now working for AEC, penetrated the Argentina-Brazil wheat trade to become the first to represent a foreign carrier shipping bulk wheat cargoes from Argentina to Brazil. The volume shipped grew rapidly to become the largest carrier of wheat Argentina-Brazil.

Now AEC is solid in that trade and has scheduled two vessels to load bulk wheat at the River Plate, one vessel in Nueva Palmira and two vessels in Bahia Blanca. The vessels are discharging at several different ports in Brazil. The five vessels are loading a total of about 145,000 mts of bulk wheat.

The latest vessel scheduled being the MV Western Maple,

a 32,493 Deadweight Single Deck Bulk Carrier, Built 2010 (Headowners: Western Bulk Carriers AS, Oslo, Norway).

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

14 de December de 2011

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

8 de November de 2011

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 goes full speed with its Argentina/Uruguay – Brazil wheat program scheduling five vessels to load wheat in Argentina/Uruguay during December 11/January 12.

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

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

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