NEWPORT, R.I. - Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. (“Pangaea” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PANL), a global provider of comprehensive maritime logistics solutions, today announced that the Company has agreed to amend the terms of its long term contract of affreightment (“COA”) with a major aluminum producer, effective for cargo voyages commencing on or after May 1, 2016. The customer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on February 8, 2016.  Post-petition, the Company has continued to provide freight services.  During the bankruptcy case, Pangaea and the customer have agreed to, among other things: a lower, fixed cargo freight rate for the balance of the calendar year 2016; a freight escalation clause based on changes in the worldwide price of aluminum for years after 2016; adjustment of the freight rate by utilization of a fuel escalation clause; and settlement of pre-petition receivables outstanding from the customer for voyages prior to the Chapter 11 filing. The lower freight rates generated by the contract are expected to reduce Pangaea’s revenues by approximately $4.2 million for 2016.