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United Maritime Expands Capesize Exposure and Reallocates Capital to Strengthen Earnings and Free Cash Flow in Hellenic Shipping News 13/03/2026 United Maritime Corporation (“United” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: USEA), announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2025. The Company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2025, with total cash dividend for 2025 of $0.23 per common share. For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company generated Net Revenues of $6.6 million compared to $10.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Net Loss and Adjusted Net Loss for the quarter were $3.8 million and $1.5 million, respectively, compared to Net Loss of $1.8 million and Adjusted Net Loss of $0.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $1.5 million, compared to $5.1 million for the same period of 2024. The Time Charter Equivalent (“TCE”) rate of the fleet for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $14,129 per day, compared to $14,248 in the same period of 2024. For the full year 2025, the Company generated Net Revenues of $37.8 million, compared to $45.4 million in the same period of 2024. Net Loss and Adjusted Net Loss for the period were $6.2 million and $4.1 million, respectively, compared to Net Loss of $3.4 million and Adjusted Net Loss of $1.2 million in the respective period of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months was $12.9 million, compared to $20.3 million for the same period of 2024. The TCE rate of the fleet for the twelve-month period of 2025 was $13,565 per day compared to $15,719 in the same period of 2024. The average daily OPEX was $6,338 compared to $6,616 of the respective period of 2024. Cash and cash-equivalents and restricted cash as of December 31, 2025, stood at $14.6 million. Shareholders’ equity at the end of the fourth quarter was $56.5 million, while long-term debt, finance lease liabilities and other financial liabilities, net of deferred finance costs stood at $64.8 million as of December 31, 2025. The book value of our fleet as of December 31, 2025, stood at approximately $100.0 million, including one chartered-in Kamsarmax vessel. Stamatis Tsantanis, the Company’s Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, stated: “During the fourth quarter and into early 2026, United Maritime executed a series of strategic actions that meaningfully strengthened our earnings power, improved balance sheet flexibility, and positioned the Company for enhanced shareholder value creation. “We are pleased to declare our 13th consecutive quarterly dividend, a milestone that reflects our commitment for capital returns. Since initiating our dividend program in November 2022, United has declared cumulative cash dividends of approximately $1.84 per share. With stronger cash generation now secured through recently contracted fleet employment, we are confident in our ability in the near-medium term to sustain a competitive level of distributions while preserving the financial flexibility to pursue accretive growth opportunities. “A central pillar of our 2025–2026 strategy has been disciplined capital reallocation: divesting lower-returning assets and redeploying proceeds into higher-earning Capesize exposure. In early 2026, we agreed to sell the 2009-built Kamsarmax M/V Cretansea for $14.7 million, generating approximately $6.0 million in net cash proceeds after debt repayment. We also agreed to exit our investment i
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