Castor Maritime Inc. (Form: 6-K, Received: 04/19/2023 09:19:49)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April 2023

Commission File Number: 001-38802

CASTOR MARITIME INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

223 Christodoulou Chatzipavlou Street, Hawaii Royal Gardens, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒

Form 40-F ☐

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

Attached to this report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release issued by Castor Maritime Inc. (the “Company”) on April 19, 2023 announcing the completion of the previously announced sale of the M/V Magic Rainbow.

The information contained in this report on Form 6-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto are hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s registration statements on Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-236331, 333-240262 and 333-254977).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	CASTOR MARITIME INC.
Dated: April 19, 2023
	By:	/s/ Petros Panagiotidis
		Petros Panagiotidis
		Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Castor Maritime Inc. Announces the Completion of the Sale of the M/V Magic Rainbow

Limassol, Cyprus, April 19, 2023 – Castor Maritime Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRM), (“Castor”, or the “Company”), a diversified global shipping company, announces that on April 18, 2023, the Company completed the previously announced sale at a price of $12.6 million of the M/V Magic Rainbow, a 2007-built Panamax, by delivering the vessel to its new owners. The Company expects to record during the second quarter of 2023 a net gain on the sale of the M/V Magic Rainbow of approximately $4.4 million, excluding any transaction related costs.

About Castor Maritime Inc.

Castor Maritime Inc. is an international provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of oceangoing cargo vessels.

Castor owns a fleet of 21 vessels, with an aggregate capacity of 1.7 million dwt, currently consisting of 1 Capesize, 7 Kamsarmax, 11 Panamax dry bulk vessels, 2 2,700 TEU containership vessels, which include the M/V Magic Moon, that it has agreed on March 23, 2023 to sell.

For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.castormaritime.com. Information on our website does not constitute a part of this press release.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Forward-looking statements give the Company’s current expectations and projections about future events, including business strategy, goals, and future financial condition and performance, and so actual results to differ materially from what is expressed or implied by the statements. These statements sometimes use words such as “believe”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “project”, “plan”, “potential”, “will”, “may”, “should”, “expect”, “pending”, “indicates” and other words of similar meaning (or the negative thereof) and include all matters that are not historical or current facts.

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future and/or are beyond our control or precise estimate. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could cause us to record a different net gain on the sale of the M/V Magic Rainbow, including the incurrence of higher than expected transaction costs, and those factors discussed under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2022 and/or our other filings with the SEC, which can be obtained free of charge on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Except to the extent required by applicable law, we disclaim any intention or obligation to update publicly or revise any forward‐looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For further information please contact:

Castor Maritime Inc.

Email: ir@castormaritime.com

Email: castormaritime@capitallink.com