Harry Vafias
Management
Good morning, everybody and thank you all for joining us at our Q1 '25 conference call for Imperial Petroleum. I'm Harry Vafias, the CEO of the company. Joining me on the call is Ms. Fenia Sakellari, who will be discussing our financial performance. Before we commence our discussion, please read the Safe Harbor disclaimer on Slide 2. In essence, it's clear that this presentation may contain some forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. We raise the attention of our investors to the fact that such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Imperial Petroleum and are subject to risks and uncertainties which would cause future results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. In addition, we would like to clarify that during this call we will quote monetary amounts. These, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are all denominated in U.S. dollars. On Slide 3, we're summarizing our key operational and financial highlights for Q1 '25. The first quarter of this year was quite eventful with policies such as U.S. tariffs, sanctions on tankers involved in Russian oil, and USD port fees on Chinese-built vessels. These turbulent events, along with ongoing geopolitical factors such as the Russian-Ukraine war, brought volatility to the rates, particularly for tankers. The quarter commenced with a broader softness in day rates, with the market picking up by March. Imperial Petroleum's performance followed the market conditions. We had quite a soft performance during the first couple of months of the year, but we took advantage of the market upside during March, hence managed to produce yet one more profitable quarter. It's worth to note that our quarterly profitability is ongoing since the fourth quarter of 2021. In spite of market rates being evidently softer than the same period of…