18 Shipping Companies, Analysts, Financiers and Market Experts Participating at Capital Link's 6th Annual Invest in International Shipping Forum in New York

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Mar 12, 2012) - Capital Link's 6th Annual Invest in International Shipping Forum will take place on Monday, March 19, 2012, at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. An investor-focused event held every year in New York, the most influential C-level executives from U.S. and foreign listed shipping companies as well as analysts, financiers, and market experts will come together to discuss and examine the macroeconomic issues, sector trends and other important issues that are shaping and transforming international shipping today.

The forum will provide a comprehensive review and outlook on the various markets -- the container, dry bulk, and tanker sectors in addition to offshore drilling -- made more relevant by the timely release of companies' annual performance results. The event will also examine critical issues affecting the shipping industry, such as bank financing, access to the capital markets, alternative financing, restructuring, bankruptcy, ship recycling, and investment opportunities in shipping.

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Mr. Harris Antoniou, Managing Director and Global Head of Energy, Commodities & Transportation at ABN AMRO, will give the luncheon keynote address on the crucial role of banks in shipping, titled "Shipping & Finance in Uncharted Waters."

FORUM STRUCTURE & PRESENTERS

The forum is structured into two parallel tracks; panel discussions and sector presentations will take place alongside company presentations. Analysts, senior executives from leading shipping companies, experts from law firms, commercial and investment banks, marine services firms, and other market experts will come together to share their valuable insight.

Participating Shipping Company Executives:

• Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC)
• DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS)
• Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA)
• Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd (NYSE: EXM)
• General Maritime Corporation (OTCBB: GMRRQ)
• Maersk Broker K/S
• Navios Maritime Acquisition (NYSE: NNA)
• Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NM)
• Ocean Rig (NASDAQ: ORIG)
• Odfjell Drilling (OSLO: ODF.OL)
• Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. (OSLO: PROS.OL)
• Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SB)
• Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG)
• Seadrill / North Atlantic Drilling (NYSE: SDRL)
• Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHIP)
• Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK)
• Synergy Marine
• Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd (NYSE: TNP)

Participating Analysts:

• Clarkson Capital Markets
• Knight Capital Americas
• Jefferies & Co.
• Morgan Stanley
• RS Platou Markets
• Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Participating Banks, Law Firms and Other:

• ABN AMRO
• AMA Capital Partners
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
• Clarkson Capital Markets
• DVB Group
• Ernst & Young
• Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
• Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Global Marketing System (GMS)
• Jefferies & Co.
• Knight Capital Group
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
• Morgan Stanley
• Nordea Bank Norge ASA
• PwC
• RS Platou Markets
• Seward & Kissel LLP
• Watson, Farley & Williams LLP
• Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

SPONSORS, SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS & MEDIA PARTNERS

In Cooperation With: NYSE, NASDAQ OMX

Global Lead Sponsors: ABN AMRO, Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd
Global Gold Sponsors: Knight Capital Group, DVB Bank
Global Silver Sponsors: Clarksons, Ernst & Young, PwC, International Registries, Inc.

Global Corporate Sponsors: AMA Capital Partners, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Global Marketing System (GMS), Jefferies & Co., Morgan Stanley, RS Platou Markets, Watson, Farley & Williams LLP, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Event Sponsors & Presenters: Bracewell & Giuliani, Danaos Corporation, DryShips Inc., Euroseas Ltd., Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., Navios Maritime Acquisition, Nordea Bank Norge ASA, Ocean Rig, Safe Bulkers, Inc., Seanergy Maritime Holdings, Star Bulk Carriers Corp.

Supporting Organizations & Media Partners: Barron's, IMASMA, Lloyd's List, The Maritime Executive, NAMEPA, New York Maritime, Inc. (NYMAR), Ship2Shore, TradeWinds, WISTA USA, Worldoils

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ABOUT THE ORGANIZER -- CAPITAL LINK, INC.

Capital Link is a New York-based Investor Relations and Financial Communications firm. Capitalizing on its in-depth knowledge of the shipping industry and capital markets, Capital Link has made a strategic commitment to the industry, becoming the largest provider of Investor Relations and Financial Communications services to international shipping companies listed on the US and European Exchanges. Capital Link's headquarters are in New York with a presence in London and Athens. Capital Link is a member of the Baltic Exchange.