KCC: First Quarter 2024 Business Update
Oslo, 11 April 2024: Klaveness Combination Carriers ("KCC" or the "Company") preliminary CABU and CLEANBU TCE earnings for first quarter 2024 ended at $/day 34,824 and $/day 46,593 respectively. Fleet average TCE earnings for the quarter ended at $/day 40,514, approximately $/day 3,700 higher than in Q4 2023 and approximately at the weighted mid-point in the guiding range.
The CABU fleet continued to deliver strong TCE earnings in Q1 2024, albeit approximately $/day 1,300 lower than previous quarter. In Q1 2024, the CABUs benefited from a strong MR-tanker market with positive effect on the index-linked caustic soda solution (“CSS”) contracts, supported by a stronger than expected first quarter dry bulk market and highly efficient trading. The CABU fleet had 96% of on-hire days in combination trades in the quarter and a record low ballast of 8%. CABU TCE earnings for Q1 were approximately $/day 2,300 above the guiding range mid-point mainly due to stronger markets.
The CLEANBU fleet started 2024 with record strong TCE earnings, driven by 75% of capacity employed in tanker trades. TCE earnings increased approximately $/day 9,100 from Q4 2023 mainly driven by the buoyant product tanker market from mid-December last year. CLEANBU TCE earnings for Q1 were approximately $/day 2,400 lower than the guiding range mid-point partly due to lower tanker earnings for fixtures made towards the end of the quarter.
Actual number of on-hire days are 35 days lower than expected in the guiding for first quarter mainly due to longer dry dockings.
KCC’s First Quarter Report 2024 will be published on 7 May 2024.
| TCE earnings ($/on-hire days) | Q1 2024 Preliminary | Q1 2024 Guiding* | Q4 2023 Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| CABU | 34,824 (680) | 32,000 - 33,000 (703) | 36,110 (722) |
| CLEANBU | 46,593 (637) | 48,000 - 50,000 (649) | 37,537 (721) |
| Fleet | 40,514 (1,317) | 40,000 - 41,500 (1,352) | 36,823 (1,442) |
*Estimate based on booked cargoes and expected employment for open capacity basis forward freight pricing (FFA)
TCE earnings $/day are alternative performance measures (APMs) which are defined and reconciled in the excel sheet “APM1Q2024” published on the Company’s homepage Investor Relations/Reports and Presentations under the section for the Q1 2024 report. The address to the Company’s homepage is www.combinationcarriers.com.
For further queries, please contact:
Engebret Dahm, CEO, Telephone +47 957 46 851
Liv Dyrnes, CFO, Telephone +47 976 60 561
About Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA:
KCC is the world leader in combination carriers, owning and operating eight CABU and eight CLEANBU combination carriers with three CABU vessels under construction for delivery in 2026. KCC’s combination carriers are built for transportation of both wet and dry bulk cargoes, being operated in trades where the vessels efficiently combine dry and wet cargoes with minimum ballast. Through their high utilization and efficiency, the vessels emit up to 40% less CO2 per transported ton compared to standard tanker and dry bulk vessels in current and targeted combination trading patterns.
