News Archive 2006

Global Oceanic Carriers Limited (AIM:GOC) announces that, the Company was informed on Thursday 12 January 2006 that, Carlos Campbell, a Non Executive Director of the Company purchased 5,500 ordinary shares of 0.0003p each in the Company at a price of 47.89 pence per share on 10 January 2006. Following this purchase his total holding will be 5,500 shares.

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Global Oceanic Carriers Limited, is a new formed shipping company comprising of ship ownership, management and chartering. The company is based in Piraeus , Greece and incorporated in Jersey. The Company has acquired three vessels and will use the extensive shipping experience of the management and the dynamic market conditions to build a fleet for long term charter revenue.

The Company's fleet will comprise of two Panamax bulk carriers and one Handysize vessel with an aggregate carrying capacity of 171,941 Dwt. The Company has brought together the considerable shipping expertise and contacts of the Board, in particular the CEO, Vassilis Vintiadis, the founder and owner of Niva Shipping Limited a 27 year old shipping company based in Piraeus, Greece with strategic relationships primarily focused on China and India.

Drybulk ships carry cargo that is shipped in large volumes and can be easily stowed in a single hold including iron ore, coal and grain. Strong demand from Asia for these commodities has been the driving force behind the recent increase in seaborne drybulk trades. Between 1999 and 2004, trade in all drybulk commodities increased 25 per cent. In 2004, approximately 2.5 billion tons of drybulk cargo was transported by sea, comprising more than one-third of all international seaborne trade. Fuelling this growth has been the Far East which imports over half the worlds shipped coal and iron ore. This demand has led to a considerable shortage of drybulk ships with shipyards at full capacity until the end of 2007.

GO Carriers is listed on the AIM market, stock code GOC.L