BNET Industries
Market Cap:$61.4M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$69.8M
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Dow Jones Description
We are an international provider of marine transportation services which focuses on seaborne transportation of refined petroleum products. We currently own and operate 8 high specification double hull product tankers with an average age of 1.8 years and with a combined cargo carrying capacity of 512,358 dwt. We announced on June 19, 2007 that we signed shipbuilding contracts with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, a preeminent shipyard, in South Korea, to construct and acquire five newbuilding double hull handymax product tankers each with a capacity of 37,000 dwt. Four of these product tankers are scheduled for delivery in 2010 starting in the first quarter of 2010, with the fifth scheduled for delivery for February 2011. On May 19, 2008, we announced our agreement to acquire two resale newbuilding double hull handymax oil product/chemical IMO III tankers. The vessels each have a capacity of approximately 47,000 dwt and are both currently under construction at Hyundai Mipo Shipyard, South Korea. The first vessel is expected to be delivered on or about the second quarter of 2009 and the second vessel is expected to be delivered on or about the third quarter of 2010.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Class C Director
George KassiotisNumber of Employees 169
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Port and Harbor Operations: 488310
Recent Events
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Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009
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Omega Navigation enters into new time charter agreement with Torm
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Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2009 Results
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONAV) (SES: ONAV50), a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, announced today its financial and operational results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. First Quarter 2009 Results For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, Omega...
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Announces New Time Charter on the Omega King
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONAV) (SES: ONAV50), a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, announced today that it has entered in to a new time charter agreement on the Omega King for a period of one year with an option period of one...
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Announces Date for the Release of First Quarter 2009 Results, Conference Call, and Webcast
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONAV) (SGX: ONAV50), a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, announced today that it will release its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009, after the close of the market on Monday, June 1, 2009. On...
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Announces Formation of Joint Venture to Acquire of Newbuilding Vessel Omega Duke, Delivery of Omega Duke, Time Charter Agreement and Initiatives to Optimize Its Growth Plans and Manage Capital Exposure
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONAV) (SGX: ONAV50), a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, announced today it has taken delivery of the first of its newbuildings, the 47,000 dwt. Omega Duke. It further announced that it has taken several measures to better position...
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Twelve Months 2008 Results
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONAV) (SGX: ONAV50), a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, announced today its financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. The Company had previously announced the declaration of its quarterly base dividend with...
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.50 per Common Share and Announces Date for the Release of Fourth Quarter 2008 Results, Conference Call and Webcast
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONAV) (SGX: ONAV50), a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend with respect to the fourth quarter of 2008 in the base dividend amount of $0.50 per common share payable on...
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Reports Third Quarter and Nine Months 2008 Results
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONAV) (SGX: ONAV50), a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, announced today its financial and operational results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008. The Company had previously announced the declaration of its quarterly cash dividend...
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Announces New Three-Year Time Charters for Omega Lady Sarah and Omega Lady Miriam
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONAV) (SGX: ONAV50), a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, announced today that an agreement has been reached to charter to ST Shipping (a wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore International, AG) the vessels Omega Lady Sarah and Omega Lady Miriam, from...
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.50 per Common Share and Announces Date for the Release of Third Quarter 2008 Results, Conference Call and Webcast
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONAV) (SGX: ONAV50), a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend with respect to the third quarter of 2008 of $0.50 per common share payable November 28, 2008 to shareholders...
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Announces Three Year Time Charter on 37,000 MDWT. Newbuilding Vessel
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONAV) (SGX: ONAV50), a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, announced today that it has concluded an agreement to charter one of its five 37,000 dwt. newbuilding product tankers to NYK Line for three years commencing on delivery of the...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| George Kassiotis | President, Chief Executive Officer and Class C Director |
| Gregory McGrath | Chief Financial Officer |
| Harris Loukopoulos | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Director |
| Shariq Azhar | Class A Director |
| Kevin Harding | Consultant |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Robert Flynn | Chairman and Class A Director |
| Chiang Hai Ding | Board of Directors |
| Georgios Kassiotis | Board of Directors |
| Huang Yuan Chiang | Board of Directors |
| Matthew W. McCleery | Board of Directors |
| Nicolas Borkmann | Board of Directors |
George Kassiotis (President, Chief Executive Officer and Class C Director) has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Director since our inception in February 2005. Prior to joining us, since 1996 Mr. Kassiotis was the commercial director of Target Marine S.A. and since 1999 he led, as a senior executive director, the development of Target's business and oversaw its growth and expansion. In this capacity Mr. Kassiotis was responsible for vessel sale and purchase, project development, financing and other transactions effected by other shipowning affiliates of Target, including the development of Horizon Tankers Ltd., which contracted twelve newbuilding product tankers since 2002. Mr. Kassiotis comes from a shipping family and has been involved in various sectors of the shipping industry, under the family business for 15 years. Mr. Kassiotis graduated from the Universite de Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne, France in 1993, where he studied international business law, and holds a Masters degree in law from the University of London, England.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | President, Chief Executive Officer and Class C Director | Current |
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of London | Masters Degree In Law | Former |
| Sorbonne University | Former |
Gregory A. McGrath (Chief Financial Officer) has served as our Chief Financial Officer since June 2005. He previously served as Vice President of Finance and Administration at American Eagle Tankers, Inc., Ltd., an Aframax and VLCC owner and operator, from 1995 to 2004 and as Vice President of Public Affairs from 2004 to 2005. Mr. McGrath served as Vice President, Finance and Administration with Marine Transport Lines, Inc. from 1990 to 1995. Prior to that, Mr. McGrath spent 16 years with Mobil Oil Corporation (now ExxonMobil) in various financial, shipping and supply and distribution positions. Mr. McGrath is a director of Shoreline Mutual Insurance Co. and several subsidiaries of American Eagle Tankers, Inc., Ltd. Mr. McGrath holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fairfield University, Connecticut and holds and a Masters in Business Administration degree from Pace University, New York.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Vice President of Public Affairs | Former |
| Mobil Oil Corporation | Former | |
| Pace University | Masters In Business Administration Degree | Former |
| Fairfield University | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
| Connecticut, Inc. | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
Charilaos Loukopoulos (Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Class C Director) has served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Director since our inception in February 2005. Prior to joining our Company, since 1996, Mr. Loukopoulos was employed by Target Marine where he acted as a general counsel and Insurance and Claims Director. In this capacity, Mr. Loukopoulos was responsible for the administrative and legal supervision of all of Target's departments, overseeing all the Target operations. Prior to that, after being admitted to the Athens Bar Association in 1993, Mr. Loukopoulos worked as an attorney in a shipping law firm based in Piraeus. He has lectured on shipping law and vessel sale & purchase contracts at the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers' Greek branch. He graduated from the University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 1992, having studied law and holds a Masters degree in Shipping law from the University of Southampton, England.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Director | Current |
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | General Counsel | Former |
| University of Southampton | Masters Degree In Shipping Law | Former |
Robert J. Flynn (Chairman and Class A Director) serves as our Chairman and as a Director. Since 2000, Mr. Flynn has been the president of Mallory Jones Lynch Flynn & Assoc. Inc., or MJLF. Mr. Flynn joined MJLF in 1979 and has been involved in all aspects of oil tanker chartering, sales and purchase, new building contracting and special project related business. Although we do not currently do business with MJLF, we may enter into transactions with MJLF or engage MJLF for brokerage services. From 1987 to 1999, Mr. Flynn served on the board of directors of Association of Shipbrokers and Agents, or ASBA, and from 1995 to 1997 was the president of ASBA. Mr. Flynn worked also at Maritime Overseas Corporation from 1991 to 1992. From 1974 to 1979, Mr. Flynn served as a commissioned officer with the U.S. Coast Guard. He is a member of The American Bureau of Shipping, and serves as a Director of the Coast Guard Foundation. Mr. Flynn holds a bachelor degree from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mjlf | President | Current |
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Chairman and Class A Director | Current |
| The Coast Guard Foundation, Inc | Director | Current |
| Asba | President | Former |
| Asba | Board of Directors | Former |
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy | Bachelor Degree | Former |
Shariq Azhar serves as a Class A Director of Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Azhar is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Oman International Development and Investment Company SAOG (also known as "Ominvest") based in the Sultanate of Oman. Publicly listed on the Muscat Securities Market, Ominvest is amongst the oldest and most prominent investment companies in the Gulf region. Prior to joining Ominvest, Mr. Azhar was Director General of Injaz Mena Investment Co. PSC, an Abu Dhabi based investment bank providing global private equity, real estate, capital markets and investment banking services to it clients and investors. He has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry spanning America, Europe and the Middle East. Over his career he has served in various senior level positions in the areas of corporate banking, investment banking, risk management and financial regulatory policy. Among other positions held over the years, Mr. Azhar was Executive Vice President of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank where he headed the bank's wholesale businesses including corporate banking, investment banking, treasury & investments, commercial banking and institutional banking. Earlier in his career he served as General Manager of Mashreqbank USA, as Vice President of Chase Manhattan Bank in New York and as Senior Research Analyst at Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the US central bank. He is a director on the boards of several companies. Mr. Azhar holds an MBA in Finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Class A Director | Current |
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Federal Reserve Bank of New York | General Manager | Former |
| Federal Reserve Bank of New York | Senior Research Analyst | Former |
Kevin Harding (Director) has served as a Director since April 2006. Mr. Harding is currently acting as a consultant within the shipping industry. From 1992 to 2005, he was the Senior Vice President of Star Reefers UK Ltd., a Siem Industries company, responsible for chartering and sale and purchases of vessels and overseeing operations and financial management. From 1978 to 1992 Mr. Harding served as a manager with Associated Container Transportation Limited (London), where he managed international trade operations.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Consultant | Current |
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Dr. Chiang Hai Ding (Class A Director) serves as a Director. From 1995 to 2002, Dr. Chiang Hai Ding worked at Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. as an economic advisor to the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer. Since 2007, he is the executive director of the Center of Seniors and from 2001 to 2006, he was the executive director at Singapore Action Group of Elders Counseling Center, each of which is a voluntary organization for the elderly. Dr. Chiang Hai Ding served as Singapore Ambassador to Germany, European Union, Russia, Egypt from 1978 to 1994 and to Malaysia from 1971 to 1973. Dr. Chiang Hai Ding was an elected member of the Singapore Parliament where he served from 1970 to 1984. From 1973 to 1978 Dr. Chiang Hai Ding worked at Citibank and was a university lecturer from 1963 to 1971. Dr. Chiang Hai Ding is a member of the board of directors of Swissco International Limited. Dr. Chiang Hai Ding holds a graduate diploma from Simon Freaser University, Canada, a doctorate from the Australia National University and a bachelors degree from the Singapore University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | President & CEO | Former |
Huang Yuan Chiang (Class B Non-Executive Independent Director) is a lawyer by training and he has had a career in Investment Banking spanning 12 years. He has held senior management positions at various international banks including Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Bankers Trust and Deutsche Bank. His areas of specialisation were in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance and his last position at Bankers Trust was Managing Director, heading the Mergers & Acquisition Division for Bankers Trust for Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and India. Apart from Omega Navigation Enterprises Inc., Mr Huang holds board positions in several other listed and private companies. Mr. Huang has degrees in law and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Matthew W. McCleery (Class B Director) serves as a Director. Since 2000, Mr. McCleery has been the president of Marine Money International, a provider of maritime finance transactional information and maritime company analysis. He joined Marine Money International in 1997 as a managing editor. Mr. McCleery also serves as a managing director of Marine Money Consulting Partners, the financial advisory and consulting company that provides shipowners with advisory services in capital raising, debt financing and business combination transactions. Mr. McCleery serves on the board of directors of FreeSeas, Inc., a bulk shipping company, which is also a publicly traded company with securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. A possible conflict of interest may arise between the interests of FreeSeas and our interests. Mr. McCleery holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Freeseas, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of Connecticut School of Law | Juris Doctor Degree | Former |
Nicolas Borkmann (Director) has served as a Director since April 2006. Mr. Borkmann has been a senior shipbroker at ACM Shipping Ltd., London, since 2000 where his responsibilities include competitive shipbroking for tankers both in respect of chartering of all sizes, as well as in the S&P market for large ships, and the wet freight derivative broking activities of ACM. Prior to joining ACM, Mr. Borkmann was a commercial director of Frachtcontor Junge & Co, Hamburg from 1996 to 1999, where he was responsible for shipbroking for tankers and commercial management and chartering of tankers and combination carriers.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Volume | 54,770 |
| Shares Outstanding | 16.0M |
| Market Cap | 61.4M |
| Year High | 8.20 |
| Year Low | 3.12 |
| Earnings Per Share | 0.36 |
| P/E Ratio | 10.6667 |
| Dividend | 0.00 |
| Yield | 0.00 |
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