Capital Link's New York Maritime Forum - The Capital for Shipping Tuesday, September 13, 2016 in NYC

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Sep 7, 2016) - Government and business leaders and senior executives from the transportation, energy, logistics and maritime related sectors will participate on panels and presentations at Capital Link's New York Maritime Forum to be held in New York City on Tuesday, September 13, 2016.

FORUM OVERVIEW AND STRUCTURE
The Forum is organized in partnership with DNB and in cooperation with the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, the Empire State Development, the New York City Economic Development Corporation and The Port Authority of NY & NJ.

The Forum is an initiative that aims to highlight the significance of New York as a maritime center and attract more maritime related business to the area, while also discussing trends, developments and investment opportunities in the global maritime industry and related sectors. As such, the Forum has a double objective.

First, to provide an interactive platform for investors, financiers, cargo owners and shipowners to discuss the latest developments in the global shipping and commodity markets, as well as in the financial and capital markets. In this context, it is the continuation of the Annual Capital Link Global Shipping, Commodities & Energy Forum, a major one-day finance and investment conference on the maritime sector which takes place in New York City for the last 8 years and attracts well over 800 senior executives from the global maritime industry. New York is the industry's capital raising center, with the largest number of listed shipping companies and the largest investor, analyst and investment bank base.

Second, to showcase and promote the role of New York as a hub for the global maritime community and attract more business to New York targeting a global industry audience. Besides being the industry's capital raising center, New York is also the third largest port in the United States serving as the gateway to a large consumer and industrial market. The New York Maritime Community plays a vital role in the industry with a diverse offering of products and services from port logistics, cargo handling, security and maritime support services to shipbroking, arbitration and mediation, insurance and reinsurance, restructuring and bankruptcy, maritime finance and law, securities law, maritime education and maritime technology.

REGISTRATION
To register please go to the link below:
http://forums.capitallink.com/shipping/2016NYmaritime/

PANEL DISCUSSIONS:

SECTOR PANELS:
Dry Bulk Sector;
Container & Liner Shipping;
LPG Shipping Sector;
Investments in Container Leasing;
Fuel Oil & Bunkering Sector;
LNG Sector;
Product Tankers Sector;
Crude Oil Tankers Sector
Shipping Analyst panel

PANELS ON INDUSTRY TOPICS:
Brexit: Implications & Impact on Shipping & New York;
Bank Finance & Shipping;
Capital Markets & Shipping;
Investing for Yield through Shipping;
Private Equity & Alternative Financing;
Optimizing Costs and Boosting Efficiency? Time for Investment in Big Data and New Technology or Wait for the Next Cycle?;
Maritime Arbitration: Global Trends & Developments New York as Maritime Arbitration Center;
Current Trends in Marine Insurance;
The Port of New York and New Jersey as Major Maritime & Transport Hub;
Global New York - New York as a Business & Investment Destination;
Private Equity;
Overview of New York's Maritime Economy;
New York as a Logistics Hub;
New York as a Maritime Education Center;
Restructuring Panel - Restructuring as a Business and Investment Opportunity;
Shipbroking - Enhancing the S&P Market Liquidity New York as a Shipbroking Center;
Maritime & Admiralty Law

TARGET AUDIENCE
The audience will include the senior executives of publicly listed and privately held shipping, energy, commodity and logistics companies, commercial and investment bankers, institutional investors and financial advisors as well as a broader spectrum of industry participants such as shipping and liner companies, container leasing companies and operators, ship managers, ship brokers, ship agents, ship charterers, port terminal operators, port security, naval architects and engineers, classification societies, marine insurers and underwriters, marine arbitrators, maritime lawyers, marine mediators, marine advisors and consultants, maritime technology and marine educators.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Ms. Kathleen C. Hochul, Lieutenant Governor - State of New York

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
Aegean Marine Petroleum
Avance Gas Holding Ltd
Capital Product Partners (NASDAQ: CPLP)
COSCO USA
d'Amico International Shipping SA
Diana Shipping
Dorian LPG (NYSE: LPG)
Dynagas LNG Partners LP (NYSE: DLNG)
Eagle Bulk Shipping
Euroseas
Excelerate Energy
EXMAR
Gener8 Maritime (NYSE: GNRT)
KNOT Offshore Partners UK LLC
Navig8 Product Partners
Ridgebury Tankers Ltd
Safe Bulkers (NYSE: SB)
Scorpio Bulkers (NYSE: SALT)
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
Seaspan (NYSE: SSW)
Sovcomflot UK
Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ: SBLK)
Touax Group
Triton International (NASDAQ: TRTN)
Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE: TNP)
World Fuel Services

SPONSORS
ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: DNB
IN COOPERATION WITH: New York Stock Exchange • NASDAQ • Empire State Development • New York City Economic Development Corporation • The Port Authority of NY & NJ
GLOBAL LEAD SPONSOR: Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.
GLOBAL GOLD SPONSORS: Columbia Shipmanagement • DNV-GL • DVB • EY • Tototheo Group
GLOBAL SPONSORS: Blank Rome LLP • Clyde & Co • Jefferies • Norton Rose Fulbright • Reed Smith • Seward & Kissel LLP • Tufton Oceanic • Vedder Price • Watson Farley & Williams
LUNCH SPONSOR: Red Apple Group
SPONSORS: Aegean Marine Petroleum • AMA Capital Partners • Clay Maitland • Credit Suisse • Deloitte • Fearnley Securities • Poten & Partners • Stifel • The Marshall Islands Registry • World Fuel Services
SUPPORTING SPONSORS: Accuritas Global Solutions • The American Club CR • CIT • Chalos & Co, P.C. • CR Ocean Engineering • Hill Betts & Nash LLP • Hill Rivkins • JonesTrading • McQuilling Partners • Poles Tublin
MEDIA PARTNERS: All About Shipping • Lloyd's List • Maritime Executive • Ship2Shore • TradeWinds • WorldOils
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS: Association of Ship Brokers & Agents • Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce • Maritime Association of Port of New York and New Jersey • The Maritime Law Association of The United States • North American Marine Environment Protection Association • Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce • New York Maritime Inc. • Partnership of New York City • New York Shipping Association, Inc. • The Seamen's Church Institute • Society of Maritime Arbitrators • Women's International Shipping & Trading Association

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please visit: http://forums.capitallink.com/shipping/2016NYmaritime/
Or, contact Nicolas Bornozis at forum@CapitalLink.com.

ORGANIZER - CAPITAL LINK, INC.
Founded in 1995, Capital Link is a New York based investor relations, financial communication and advisory form with strategic focus on the maritime, commodities and energy sectors, MLPs, as well as Closed-End Funds and ETFs. In addition, Capital Link organizes ten investment conferences a year in the United States and Europe all of which are known for combining rich educational and informational content with unique marketing and networking opportunities. Capital Link is a member of the Baltic Exchange. Based in New York City, Capital Link has presence in London, Athens & Oslo.