Capital Product Partners reports Q3 adjusted EPS 84c vs. 57c last year

Reports Q3 revenue $95.5M vs. $71.9M last year. The company said, “The LNG/C market continues to experience solid growth. Term charter rates have remained firm with recent fixtures reported around $100,000 per day for 2-strokes, while the winter seasonal effect on the spot market seems to be more muted this year. While current rates are lower than last year, the year-to-date average is still higher compared to 2022. LNG trade is expanding steadily, with a projected tonne-mile growth rate of 3.5% in 2023, while latest projections see LNG/C fleet capacity growth of 9.5% in 2024 compared with tonne-mile trade growth projections of 4.9%. Container market The container shipping markets remains significantly below the highs witnessed in 2021-2022, as a result of declining demand, reduced port congestion and expansion of the shipping fleet. Consequently, spot freight rates have displayed varying trends across different routes over the course of the year, but, on average, they have fallen by approximately 80% from their peak in early 2022, returning to levels reminiscent of the pre-COVID era. Moreover, the vessel charter rate index experienced renewed softening in the third quarter of 2023 following some gains in the previous quarter and by August, it had declined by about 80% from early 2022 levels, although it remained approximately 55% above the pre-COVID trend. The outlook for the remainder of 2023 and for 2024 suggests that container shipping markets are likely to continue to experience pressure due to declining demand and increased vessel supply.”