DryShips Inc. provides ocean transportation services for drybulk and petroleum cargoes, and offshore drilling services. The company operates through Drybulk Carrier, Tanker, and Offshore Drilling segments. As of February 14, 2014, it owned a fleet of 38 drybulk carriers, comprised of 12 Capesize, 24 Panamax, and 2 Supramax vessels with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 4.1 million dwt and an average age of approximately 9.7 years; 8 drilling units; and 10 oil tankers, which consisted of 6 Aframax and 4 Suezmax tankers. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Athens, Greece.