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Dalipal Holdings LtdTsakos Energy Navigation Posts Record First Half With $228 Million Net Income
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Tsakos Energy Navigation reported a first half of 2026 that delivered net income of $228 million, more than triple what the company earned over the same six months a year earlier, while diluted EPS climbed to $7.12 from $1.70. The average time charter equivalent rate rose 41% to $43,503 a day, and profit-sharing contracts on nine large vessels brought in $71 million, up from just $10 million a year earlier, with the fleet running at 96.5% utilization even after six vessels were pulled for scheduled dry docks. Second-quarter net income reached $139.3 million, including a $38 million gain on asset sales, and earnings per share of $4.40 against $0.67 in last year's second quarter. Since the start of 2023, Tsakos has sold 20 tankers averaging 17.3 years old and replaced them with 35 vessels averaging just half a year old, and its 26-ship newbuilding program, contracted for about $3.1 billion, is now valued roughly 30% above that cost, with CEO Nikolas Tsakos saying the VLCCs in that order book have nearly doubled in price since they were placed. With $466 million in cash and forward committed earnings of roughly $3.5 billion, management is weighing whether to redeem $120 million of 9.25% preferred shares, a move it estimates could add $0.30 to $0.40 to EPS, while first-half voyage expenses rose to $82 million from $68 million on a roughly 25% jump in bunker prices and total debt reached $2.1 billion at the end of June, up from $1.8 billion a year earlier.
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