Common Shares

Stolt-Nielsen Purchased 5,400 of its Common Shares

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. announces that Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group Ltd. (SNTG), a 100% owned subsidiary of SNSA, purchased today 5,400 of SNSA Common Shares on the Oslo Børs at an average price of NOK 190.57 per share (approximately $29.69 at the current exchange rate). The shares were purchased in accordance with the repurchase program announced on August 25, 2005, authorizing Company to purchase up to $200 million worth of its Common Shares or related American Depositary Shares. Accordingly, in conformity with applicable Oslo Børs requirements, we report that Stolt-Nielsen S.A., through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group Ltd., after this transaction has the following ownership (in the aggregate) in Stolt-Nielsen S.A., whose Common Shares are secondarily listed on the Oslo Børs with primary listing (through ADS arrangements) in the United States: Total number of Common Shares purchased: 5,400 Total number of Common Shares owned after purchase: 6,166,450 Percentage of issued shares of such class of shares following such purchase: 9.3% Including today's purchases, the Company has purchased Common Shares totaling approximately $179.2 million under the $200 million repurchase program announced on August 25, 2005. All Common Shares purchased by SNTG are classified as non-voting shares held in Treasury and issued but not outstanding.

Sea Containers Reports 3Q Results

Sea Containers Ltd. passenger and freight transport operator, marine container lessor and leisure industry investor, today announced its results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2002. For the quarter, net income was $17.9 million ($0.84 per common share diluted) on revenue of $547 million, compared with net income of $6.6 million ($0.35 per common share diluted) on revenue of $356 million in the year earlier period

Tidewater Reports 2Q Results

Tidewater Inc. announced second quarter net earnings for the period ended September 30, 2007, of $86.5 million, or $1.56 per common share, on revenues of $319.0 million. For the same quarter last year, net earnings were $104.2 million, or $1.86 per common share, on revenues of $274.0 million. The immediately preceding quarter ended June 30, 2007, had net earnings of $87.5 million, or $1.55 per common share, on revenues of $305.5 million.

Nautilus Marine Extends Acquisition Tender Offer

Nautilus Marine Acquisition Corp. extends its tender offer for Assetplus Ltd. until end of January 2013. The completion of the tender offer is a condition to Nautilus' previously announced acquisition of Assetplus Limited. The extension is being made to comply with the rules and procedure requirements of the Securities Exchange Commission. Except for such extension, all of the terms and conditions set forth in the tender offer materials filed with the U.S

Stolt Offshore Releases 2Q Results

Stolt Offshore S.A. reported results for the second quarter and six months ended May 31, 2002. The net profit for the quarter was $3.4 million, or $0.04 per share, on net operating revenue of $ 334.5 million, compared with a net loss of $6.3 million, or $0.07 per share, on net operating revenue of $282.0 million for the same period last year. The weighted average number of common share equivalents outstanding for the quarter was 85.1 million compared with 87

Euroseas Declares Dividend

Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of drybulk carriers and container vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for dry bulk and containerized cargoes, announced today, that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.30 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2007. The dividend is payable on March 14, 2008 to all shareholders of record as of March 05, 2008. This dividend is $0.01 above the previous quarterly dividend and $0

Star Bulk Carriers Updates Ownership of Insider Holdings

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announced that F5 Capital, a company affiliated with Mr. Nobu Su, one of the Company's directors, filed a Schedule 13D report  with the Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose its disposition of approximately 9.5 million Star Bulk common shares in certain private transactions. According to the Schedule 13D, F5 Capital's beneficial ownership in the Company has been reduced to approximately 3

Euroseas Ltd. Declares Quarterly Dividend

Euroseas Ltd. an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and a provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced today that it has declared a dividend of $0.25 per common share for the second quarter of 2007. The dividend is payable on August 24, 2007 to all shareholders of record as of August 15, 2007. This dividend marks an increase of 4.2% from the prior quarter's dividend of $0.24 per share.

Diana Shipping Files Shelf Registration Statement

Diana Shipping Inc. announced that it has filed a shelf Registration Statement pursuant to which up to $423,525,000 of securities may be offered from time to time by the Company and up to 8,000,000 of the Company's common shares may be sold from time to time by the selling shareholders. The $423,525,000 of securities that may be offered by the Company represent the balance of the securities remaining under the Company's previous $500

Excel Maritime Increases Quarterly Minimum Dividend

Excel Maritime Carriers an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and a provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announced today that the Board of Directors has increased the Company’s minimum annualized dividend guidance to $1.60 and has set the 2008 minimum annualized dividend guidance to $1.20. This guidance would result in a minimum quarterly dividend of $0.40 per common share beginning with the dividend declared for the second quarter of 2008