Basis of Presentation and General information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Basis of Presentation and General information [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and General information

1.	Basis of Presentation and General information:

Castor Maritime Inc. (“Castor”) was incorporated in September 2017 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Castor and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). The Company is engaged in the worldwide transportation of ocean-going cargoes through its vessel-owning subsidiaries. On December 21, 2018, Castor’s common shares, par value $0.001 (the “common shares”) began trading on the Euronext NOTC, under the symbol “CASTOR” and, on February 11, 2019, they began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbol “CTRM”. As of December 31, 2023, Castor was controlled by Thalassa Investment Co. S.A. (“Thalassa”) by virtue of its ownership of 100% of the Series B preferred shares of Castor and, as a result, Thalassa controlled the outcome of matters on which shareholders are entitled to vote. Thalassa is controlled by Petros Panagiotidis, the Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

On March 7, 2023 (the “Distribution Date”), the Company contributed the subsidiaries constituting the Company’s Aframax/LR2 and Handysize tanker segments and Elektra (as defined below) to the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Toro Corp. (“Toro”), in exchange for (i) the issuance by Toro to Castor of all 9,461,009 of Toro’s issued and outstanding common shares, and 140,000 1.00% Series A fixed rate cumulative perpetual convertible preferred shares of Toro (the “Series A Preferred Shares”), having a stated amount of $1,000 and a par value of $0.001 per share and (ii) the issuance of 40,000 Series B preferred shares of Toro, par value $0.001 per share, to Pelagos Holdings Corp, a company controlled by the Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. On the same day, the Company distributed all of Toro’s common shares outstanding to its holders of common shares of record at the close of business on February 22, 2023 at a ratio of one Toro common share for every ten Company common shares (such transactions collectively, the “Spin-Off”). The Spin-Off was concluded on March 7, 2023. Results of operations and cash flows of the Aframax/LR2 and Handysize tanker segments and assets and liabilities that were part of the Spin-Off are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented (Note 3). Toro’s shares commenced trading on the same date on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “TORO”. As part of the Spin-Off, Toro entered into various agreements effecting the separation of Toro’s business from the Company, including a Contribution and Spin-Off Distribution Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the Company agreed to indemnify Toro and its vessel-owning subsidiaries for any and all obligations and other liabilities arising from or relating to the operation, management or employment of vessels or subsidiaries the Company retained after the Distribution Date and Toro agreed to indemnify the Company for any and all obligations and other liabilities arising from or relating to the operation, management or employment of the vessels contributed to it or its vessel-owning subsidiaries, and (ii) Toro replaced the Company as guarantor under an $18.0 million term loan facility entered into by Alpha Bank S.A. and two of the Company’s former tanker-owning subsidiaries on April 27, 2021. The Contribution and Spin-Off Distribution Agreement also provided for the settlement or extinguishment of certain liabilities and other obligations between the Company and Toro and provides the Company with certain registration rights relating to Toro’s common shares, if any, issued upon conversion of the Toro Series A Preferred Shares issued to the Company in connection with the Spin-Off.

The assets and liabilities of Toro on March 7, 2023, were as follows:

	March 7, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$	61,359,774
Accounts receivable trade, net		6,767,408
Due from related parties, current		4,528,948
Inventories		890,523
Prepaid expenses and other assets, current		1,447,062
Vessels, net		91,492,003
Restricted cash		700,000
Due from related parties, non-current		1,708,474
Prepaid expenses and other assets, non-current		4,449,999
Deferred charges, net		2,685,922
Due to Related Parties		(3,001,865	)
Accounts payable		(2,432,095	)
Accrued liabilities		(3,041,530	)
Long-term debt, net		(12,413,056	)
Net assets of Toro		155,141,567
Less: Investment in Preferred Shares of Toro issued as part of Spin-Off (refer Note 4(c) )		(117,222,135	)
Distribution of net assets of Toro to the Company’s shareholders	$	37,919,432

With effect from July 1, 2022, Castor Ships S.A., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (“Castor Ships”), a related party controlled by the Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Petros Panagiotidis, manages the Company’s business overall. Prior to this date, Castor Ships provided only commercial ship management and administrative services to the Company (see also Note 4).

Pavimar S.A. (“Pavimar”), a related party controlled by Ismini Panagiotidis, the sister of the Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and controlling shareholder, Petros Panagiotidis, provided technical, crew and operational management services to the Company through the first half of 2022. With effect from July 1, 2022, Pavimar co-manages with Castor Ships the technical management of the Company’s dry bulk vessels.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned a diversified fleet of 17 vessels, with a combined carrying capacity of 1.4 million dwt, consisting of one Capesize, five Kamsarmax and nine Panamax dry bulk vessels, as well as two 2,700 TEU containerships. Details of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023, are listed below.

(a) Consolidated vessel owning subsidiaries:

	Company	Country of incorporation	Vessel Name	DWT	Year Built	Delivery date to Castor
1	Spetses Shipping Co. (“Spetses”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Magic P	76,453	2004	February 2017
2	Pikachu Shipping Co. (“Pikachu”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Magic Moon	76,602	2005	October 2019
3	Pocahontas Shipping Co. (“Pocahontas”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Magic Horizon	76,619	2010	October 2020
4	Jumaru Shipping Co. (“Jumaru”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Magic Nova	78,833	2010	October 2020
5	Super Mario Shipping Co. (“Super Mario”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Magic Venus	83,416	2010	March 2021
6	Pumba Shipping Co. (“Pumba”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Magic Orion	180,200	2006	March 2021
7	Liono Shipping Co. (“Liono”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Magic Thunder	83,375	2011	April 2021
8	Stewie Shipping Co. (“Stewie”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Magic Vela	75,003	2011	May 2021
9	Snoopy Shipping Co. (“Snoopy”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Magic Nebula	80,281	2010	May 2021
10	Mulan Shipping Co. (“Mulan”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Magic Starlight	81,048	2015	May 2021
11	Cinderella Shipping Co. (“Cinderella”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Magic Eclipse	74,940	2011	June 2021
12	Mickey Shipping Co. (“Mickey”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Magic Callisto	74,930	2012	January 2022
13	Songoku Shipping Co. (“Songoku”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Magic Pluto	74,940	2013	August 2021
14	Asterix Shipping Co. (“Asterix”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Magic Perseus	82,158	2013	August 2021
15	Johnny Bravo Shipping Co. (“Johnny Bravo”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Magic Mars	76,822	2014	September 2021
16	Jerry Shipping Co. (“Jerry S”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Ariana A	38,117	2005	November 2022
17	Tom Shipping Co. (“Tom S”)	Marshall Islands	M/V Gabriela A	38,121	2005	November 2022

(b) Consolidated subsidiaries formed to acquire vessels:

	Company	Country of incorporation
1	Tom Maritime Ltd. (“Tom M”)	Malta
2	Jerry Maritime Ltd. (“Jerry M”)	Malta
3	Containco Shipping Inc.	Marshall Islands

	Company	Country of incorporation
1	Castor Maritime SCR Corp. (“Castor SCR”)⁽¹⁾	Marshall Islands
2	Bagheera Shipping Co. (“Bagheera”)⁽²⁾	Marshall Islands
3	Luffy Shipping Co. (“Luffy”)⁽³⁾	Marshall Islands
4	Kabamaru Shipping Co. (“Kabamaru”)⁽⁴⁾	Marshall Islands
5	Bistro Maritime Co. (“Bistro”)⁽⁵⁾	Marshall Islands
6	Garfield Shipping Co. (“Garfield”)⁽⁶⁾	Marshall Islands

⁽¹⁾	Incorporated under the laws of the Marshall Islands on September 16, 2021, this entity serves as the Company’s subsidiaries’ cash manager with effect from November 1, 2021.

⁽²⁾	Bagheera Shipping Co. no longer owns any vessel following the sale of the M/V Magic Rainbow on March 13, 2023, and delivery of such vessel to an unaffiliated third-party on April 18, 2023 (see also Note 7).

⁽³⁾	Luffy Shipping Co. no longer owns any vessel following the sale of the M/V Magic Twilight on June 2, 2023, and delivery of such vessel to an unaffiliated third-party on July 20, 2023 (see also Note 7).

⁽⁴⁾	Kabamaru Shipping Co. no longer owns any vessel following the sale of the M/V Magic Argo on September 22, 2023, and delivery of such vessel to an unaffiliated third-party on December 14, 2023 (see also Note 7).

⁽⁵⁾	Bistro Maritime Co. no longer owns any vessel following the sale of the M/V Magic Sun on October 6, 2023, and delivery of such vessel to an unaffiliated third-party on November 14, 2023 (see also Note 7).

⁽⁶⁾	Garfield Shipping Co. no longer owns any vessel following the sale of the M/V Magic Phoenix on October 16, 2023, and delivery of such vessel to an unaffiliated third-party on November 27, 2023 (see also Note 7).

(d) Entities comprising the discontinued operations as part of the Spin-Off:

	Company	Country of incorporation	Vessel Name	DWT	Year Built	Delivery date to Castor
1	Toro Corp. ⁽⁷⁾	Marshall Islands	—	—	—	—
2	Toro RBX Corp. (“Toro RBX”)⁽⁸⁾	Marshall Islands	—	—	—	—
3	Rocket Shipping Co. (“Rocket”)	Marshall Islands	M/T Wonder Polaris	115,351	2005	March 2021
4	Gamora Shipping Co. (“Gamora”)	Marshall Islands	M/T Wonder Sirius	115,341	2005	March 2021
5	Starlord Shipping Co. (“Starlord”)	Marshall Islands	M/T Wonder Vega	106,062	2005	May 2021
6	Hawkeye Shipping Co. (“Hawkeye”)	Marshall Islands	M/T Wonder Avior	106,162	2004	May 2021
7	Vision Shipping Co. (“Vision”)	Marshall Islands	M/T Wonder Mimosa	36,718	2006	May 2021
8	Colossus Shipping Co. (“Colossus”)	Marshall Islands	M/T Wonder Musica	106,290	2004	June 2021
9	Xavier Shipping Co. (“Xavier”)	Marshall Islands	M/T Wonder Formosa	36,660	2006	June 2021
10	Drax Shipping Co. (“Drax”)	Marshall Islands	M/T Wonder Bellatrix	115,341	2006	December 2021
11	Elektra Shipping Co. (“Elektra”)⁽⁹⁾	Marshall Islands	—	—	—	—

⁽⁷⁾	Incorporated on July 29, 2022. At the Distribution Date, Toro served as the holding company to which the equity interests of the Aframax/LR2 and Handysize tanker owning subsidiaries and Elektra were contributed.

⁽⁸⁾	Incorporated under the laws of the Marshall Islands on October 3, 2022, to serve, with effect from the Distribution Date, as the cash manager of Toro and its subsidiaries.

⁽⁹⁾	Elektra no longer owns any vessel following the sale of the M/T Wonder Arcturus on May 9, 2022, and delivery of such vessel to an unaffiliated third-party on July 15, 2022.

Charterer concentration:

During the years ended December 31, 2021, 2022 and 2023, charterers that individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total vessel revenues (as percentages of total vessel revenues), all derived from the Company’s dry bulk and containers segments, were as follows:

Charterer	Year Ended December 31, 2021			Year Ended December 31, 2022			Year Ended December 31, 2023
A		25	%		31	%		42	%
B		—	%		18	%		28	%
C		—	%		—	%		10	%
D		15	%		26	%		—	%
E		14	%		—	%		—	%
Total		54	%		75	%		80	%