OREANDA-NEWS. Diana Containerships Inc. (NASDAQ:DCIX) (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, today reported a net loss of $8.0 million for the second quarter of 2016, compared to a net income of $0.9 million for the respective period of 2015.

Time charter revenues, net of prepaid charter revenue amortization, were $8.0 million for the second quarter of 2016, compared to $17.3 million for the same period of 2015, mainly due to reduced employment opportunities and time charter rates which has resulted in fewer revenue generating days, partly offset by an increase in ownership days resulting from the enlargement of our fleet.

Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2016 amounted to $13.8 million, compared to net income of $0.4 million for the same period of 2015. Time charter revenues, net of prepaid charter revenue amortization, for the six months ended June 30, 2016, amounted to $19.8 million, compared to $31.2 million for the same period of 2015.

Suspension of Cash Dividend

The Company’s board of directors has determined that, based on the current container vessel charter market, it will suspend the quarterly cash dividend on its common shares effective with the quarter ended June 30, 2016.  While the Company’s historical annual cash dividend since the second quarter of 2014 has amounted to  $0.01 per common share (or $0.08 per common share adjusted to give effect to the 1 for 8 reverse stock split that became effective on June 9, 2016), the decision to suspend the dividend reflects the board’s determination that it is in the best long term interest of the Company and its shareholders to aggressively preserve liquidity to manage current market conditions and be in a position to benefit from an eventual sector recovery. 

   
Fleet Employment Profile (As of July 26, 2016)  
Diana Containerships Inc.’s fleet is employed as follows:  
               
Vessel Sister
Ships*		 Gross Rate (USD
Per Day)		 Com** Charterers Delivery Date to
Charterers***		 Redelivery Date to
Owners****		 Notes
BUILT  TEU
7 Panamax Container Vessels
               
SAGITTA              
  A $ 5,850     3.50 % CMA CGM 27-Jan-16 16-Aug-16 - 27-Jan-17 1
2010  3,426              
CENTAURUS              
  A $ 10,875     5.00 % Maersk Line A/S 2-Oct-15 2-Sep-16 - 2-Apr-17 2
2010  3,426              
YM LOS ANGELES              
  B $ 21,000   US$350
per day		 Yang Ming (UK)
Ltd.		 9-Apr-15 19-Oct-16 - 19-Feb-17 3
2006  4,923              
YM NEW JERSEY              
  B $ 21,000   US$350
per day		 Yang Ming (UK)
Ltd.		 22-Apr-15 24-Sep-16 - 24-Jan-17 3
2006  4,923              
PAMINA              
(ex Santa Pamina)   $ 15,325     4.00 % Zim Integrated
Shipping Services
Ltd		 21-May-15 22-Mar-16 4
2005  5,042              
DOMINGO              
(ex Cap Domingo) C $ 6,150     3.50 % CMA CGM 11-Apr-16 26-Sep-16 - 11-Apr-17  
2001  3,739              
CAP DOUKATO              
(ex Cap San Raphael) C $ 6,250     3.75 % Rudolf A. Oetker
KG		 23-Jan-16 21-Aug-16 - 23-Jan-17 1,5
2002  3,739              
               
6 Post - Panamax Container Vessels
               
PUELO       MSC-
Mediterranean
Shipping Co. S.A.,
Geneva		      
  D $ 6,500     3.75 % 17-May-16 17-Apr-17 - 17-Jun-17 6
2006  6,541            
PUCON              
  D $ 17,000     3.75 % Hapag-Lloyd AG 20-Aug-15 1-Jun-16 4,7,8,9
2006  6,541              
MARCH   $ 6,200     5.00 % Maersk Line A/S 6-Jan-16 26-Mar-16 10
(ex YM March) E            
2004  5,576   $ 6,075     5.00 % SeaGo Line A/S 3-Jul-16 3-Feb-17 - 3-Jul-17 11
GREAT              
(ex YM Great) E $ 6,000     5.00 % Maersk Line A/S 15-Feb-16 18-May-16 4,12
2004  5,576              
HAMBURG   $ 14,000     0.00 % MSC-
Mediterranean
Shipping Co. S.A.,
Geneva		 16-Nov-15 27-Jan-16  
  F            
2009  6,494   $ 6,350     5.00 % Maersk Line A/S 31-May-16 24-Aug-16 - 31-Jan-17 1
ROTTERDAM              
    $ 6,000     5.00 %   2-Feb-16 27-Apr-16 13
  F     Maersk Line A/S      
2008  6,494   $ 6,200     5.00 %   27-Apr-16 27-Oct-16 - 11-Jun-17 14
* Each container vessel is a "sister ship", or closely similar, to other container vessels that have the same letter.
** Total commission paid to third parties.
*** In case of newly acquired vessel with time charter attached, this date refers to the expected/actual date of delivery of the vessel to the Company.
**** Range of redelivery dates, with the actual date of redelivery being at the Charterers’ option, but subject to the terms, conditions, and exceptions of the particular charterparty.
1 Based on latest information.
2 In September 2015, the Company agreed to extend as from October 2, 2015 the previous charter party with Maersk Line A/S for a period of minimum 11 months to maximum 18 months at a gross charter rate of US$10,875 per day.
3 For financial reporting purposes, an asset is recognized upon the delivery of the vessel which represents the difference between the current fair market value of the charter and the net present value of future contractual cash flows. This asset is amortized over the period of the time charter agreement and is set off against the corresponding revenues during the same period.
4 Currently without an active charterparty.
5 In January 2016, the Company agreed to extend as from January 23, 2016 the previous charter party with Rudolf A. Oetker KG for a period of minimum 3 months to maximum 12 months at a gross charter rate of US$6,250 per day.
6 The charterer has the option to further employ the vessel for a twelve (12) month period, at a gross charter rate of US$8,600 per day starting twelve (12) months after delivery of the vessel to the charterer. After that period the charterer has the option to employ the vessel for a further twelve (12) month period, at a  gross charter rate of US$20,000 starting twenty-four (24) months after delivery of the vessel to the charterer. Charterer has the option to employ the vessel for plus or minus thirty (30) days on final declaration.  All gross charter rates include a 3.75% commission paid to third parties. Options must be declared by the charterer not later than nine (9) months for the first option and twenty (20) months for the second option after the delivery of the vessel to the charterer.
7 The charterers paid the owners a compensation for the early redelivery of the vessel equal to the amount of US$6,000 per day for the period between August 20, 2015 and up to March 20, 2016.
8 Charterers changed to Norasia Container Lines Limited, as per Novation Agreement signed in September 2014 with a retroactive effect from July 1, 2014. As per same Novation Agreement, with effect from April 28, 2015, charterers have changed to Hapag-Lloyd AG.
9 In July 2015, the Company agreed to extend as from August 20, 2015 (00:01) the previous charter party with Hapag-Lloyd AG for a period of up to minimum May 10, 2016 to maximum July 20, 2016 at a gross charter rate of US$17,000 per day.
10 In December 2015, the Company agreed to extend as from January 6, 2016 the previous charter party with Maersk Line A/S for a period of minimum 2 months to maximum 10 months at a gross charter rate of US$6,200 per day.
11 The charter rate commenced 10 days after the delivery of the vessel to the charterers.
12 In January 2016, the Company agreed to extend as from February 15, 2016 the previous charter party with Maersk Line A/S for a period of minimum 2 months to maximum 12 months at a gross charter rate of US$6,000 per day.
13 Vessel was off-hire for scheduled maintenance from April 15, 2016 to April 27, 2016.
14 In March 2016, the Company agreed to extend as from April 27, 2016 (00:01) the previous charter party with Maersk Line A/S for a period of minimum 6 months to about 13 months at a gross charter rate of US$6,200 per day.
 
Summary of Selected Financial & Other Data
          For the three months ended June 30,   For the six months ended June 30,
            2016       2015        2016       2015   
          (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA (in thousands of US Dollars):
  Time charter revenues, net of prepaid charter revenue amortization     $   7,999   $   17,337   $   19,764   $   31,218  
  Voyage expenses         926       411       1,951       616  
  Vessel operating expenses         7,888       9,663       16,778       17,994  
  Net income / (loss)         (8,011 )     891       (13,777 )     388  
FLEET DATA
  Average number of vessels         13.0       12.7       13.4       11.8  
  Number of vessels         13.0       13.0       13.0       13.0  
  Ownership days         1,183       1,153       2,434       2,143  
  Available days         1,183       1,129       2,389       2,078  
  Operating days         797       1,114       1,751       2,059  
  Fleet utilization         67.4 %     98.7 %     73.3 %     99.1 %
AVERAGE DAILY RESULTS
  Time charter equivalent (TCE) rate (1)     $   5,979   $   14,992   $   7,456   $   14,727  
  Daily vessel operating expenses (2)     $   6,668   $   8,381   $   6,893   $   8,397  

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(1) Time charter equivalent rates, or TCE rates, are defined as our time charter revenues, net, less voyage expenses during a period divided by the number of our available days during the period, which is consistent with industry standards.  Voyage expenses include port charges, bunker (fuel) expenses, canal charges and commissions.  TCE is a non-GAAP measure.  TCE rate is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare daily earnings generated by vessels on time charters with daily earnings generated by vessels on voyage charters, because charter hire rates for vessels on voyage charters are generally not expressed in per day amounts while charter hire rates for vessels on time charters are generally expressed in such amounts.

(2) Daily vessel operating expenses, which include crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance and vessel registry, expenses relating to repairs and maintenance, the costs of spares and consumable stores, lubricant costs, tonnage taxes, regulatory fees, environmental costs and other miscellaneous expenses, are calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses by ownership days for the relevant period.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

The Company’s management will conduct a conference call and simultaneous Internet webcast to review these results at 9:00 A.M. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, July 27, 2016.

Investors may access the webcast by visiting the Company’s website at www.dcontainerships.com, and clicking on the webcast link. The conference call also may be accessed by telephone by dialing 1-877-407-8029 (for U.S.-based callers) or 1-201-689-8029 (for international callers), and asking the operator for the Diana Containerships Inc. conference call.

A replay of the webcast will be available soon after the completion of the call and will be accessible for 30 days on www.dcontainerships.com. A telephone replay also will be available for 30 days by dialing 1-877-660-6853 (for U.S.-based callers) or 1-201-612-7415 (for international callers), and providing the Replay ID number 13639634.

About the Company

Diana Containerships Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of containerships. The Company’s vessels are employed primarily on time charters with leading liner companies carrying containerized cargo along worldwide shipping routes. 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.

The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words "believe," "anticipate," "intends," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "plan," "potential," "may," "should," "expect," "pending" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, our management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.

In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for containership capacity, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for our vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.