Rubico Inc. Announces Letter of Intent for Acquisition of a High Specification Newbuilding MR Tanker

ATHENS, Greece, July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rubico Inc. (Nasdaq: RUBI) (the “Company” or “Rubico”), a global provider of shipping transportation services specializing in the ownership of vessels, announced today it has entered into a letter of intent (the “LOI”) for the potential acquisition from Top Ships Inc., a related party controlled by Rubico's controlling shareholder, of a shipowning company (“SPV”) that is party to a shipbuilding agreement with Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited for the construction of a high specification MR chemical/product oil tanker (the “Newbuilding Tanker”) to be delivered in Q2 2029. The SPV has entered into a time charter agreement with Trafigura Maritime Logistics Pte. Ltd. at a minimum fixed duration of 7 years at a time charter rate of $18,750 per day and is also party to a lease financing agreement with a Chinese Lessor for 85% of the shipbuilding price starting from the 1st instalment on a pro-rata basis without any asset cover requirement for the duration of the time charter.