Its loss for the last three months to the end of June was $44.7m compared to $3m a year ago.

Eagle’s revenue reached $42.4m, $1.8m less than 2013 due to lower charter rates.

Operating expenses for the second quarter rose by 47% to reach $50.5m while the New York-headquartered company paid a monthly technical management fee of $10,708 and $10,315 per vessel during this quarter.

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