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The company announced Monday that Mr. Pankaj Khanna has acquired 100% of the shares of Heidmar Inc. and all related companies.<\/p>\n
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Based in Athens, Greece, Heidmar is a tanker pooling and management company. It currently manages a fleet of 15 tankers, comprising suezmaxes, VLCCs and LR2s.<\/p>\n
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Khanna joined Heidmar as CEO and Board Member in July 2019 after Heidmar was fully acquired by DryShips, the former publicly-listed shipping company run by Economou. Economou took DryShips private in October 2019.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMr. George Economou, any and all of his related parties or affiliates have no interest whatsoever in Heidmar or any related company going forward,\u201d Heidmar said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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\u201cNow as an independent company, committed to transparency and commercial capabilities that Heidmar has been known for, we plan to rebuild Heidmar as a focused services company, specializing in the commercial management of tankers,\u201d said Khanna.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIn the long-term the industry faces many challenges ranging from de-carbonization and ESG responsibilities, disparate and stricter regulations, charterer consolidation and lack of bank financing to name a few. This offers opportunities to expand our service offerings thereby helping our customers in responding to and getting ahead of these challenges,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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Under Khanna\u2019s full control, the company plans to hire 3 to 4 people at their offices in Athens and Singapore.<\/p>\n
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Before joining Heidmar, Khanna served as President and CEO of another Economou-linked company, Ocean Rig UDW, the ultra-deepwater drilling contractor that was acquired by Transocean 2018. From 2009 to 2012, Khanna was Chief Operating Officer of DryShips.<\/p>\n
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