Castor Maritime Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRM), (Castor), a diversified global shipping company, announces that on October 9, 2024, it took delivery of the M/V Magic Ariel, the 2020-built Kamsarmax bulk carrier vessel it had agreed to acquire as previously announced on September 30, 2024. 

Castor Maritime Announces Delivery of the MV Magic Ariel

The vessel acquisition was financed in its entirety with cash on hand. The M/V Magic Ariel will be employed under a time charter contract with a minimum duration of about seven months at a gross daily rate equal to 108% of the Baltic Panamax Index 5TC (BPI5TC).