Capital Link to Host Its 5th Annual Global Shipping Markets Roundtable

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Nov 23, 2011) - On Wednesday, December 7, 2011, the annual Global Shipping Markets Roundtable will take place in the afternoon sessions of Capital Link's 13^th Annual Investor Forum - Greece: "A New Beginning." C-level executives from top shipping companies as well as expert analysts from leading finance firms will come together to assess and discuss the global energy, commodity and shipping markets.

This roundtable will consist of brief company presentations and sector panel discussions. The first three panels will be dedicated to the tanker, dry bulk, and container shipping markets. An analyst panel will follow.

• The Global Energy & Tanker Shipping Markets will be moderated by Mr. Ben Nolan, Director and Head of Shipping Research, Knight Capital Group. Panelists will include Mr. Nikolas Tsakos, CEO, Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE: TNP) and Mr. Ted Petrone, President, Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: NNA).
• The Global Commodities & Dry Bulk Shipping Markets will be presented by Mr. Dale Ploughman, CEO, Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHIP).
• The Global Container Shipping Markets will be moderated by Mr. Fotis Giannakoulis, Vice President, Shipping, Morgan Stanley. Panelists will include Mr. Gregory Zilkos, CFO, Costamare (NYSE: CMRE) and Mr. Tasos Aslidis, CFO, Euroseas Ltd (NASDAQ: ESEA).
• Analyst Panel will be moderated by Mr. Clay Maitland, Managing Partner, International Registries, Inc. Panelists will include Mr. Ben Nolan, Director and Head of Shipping Research, Knight Capital Group, Mr. Fotis Giannakoulis, Vice President, Shipping, Morgan Stanley, and Mr. Christian Wetherbee, Senior Analyst, Citi Investment Research.

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ABOUT CAPITAL LINK, INC.

Capital Link is a New York-based Advisory, Investor Relations, and Financial Communications firm. Among other activities, Capital link has made a strategic commitment to the shipping industry, becoming the largest provider of Investor Relations and Financial Communications services to international shipping companies listed on the U.S. 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.