Excel Vessel Fleet News

Star Bulk Adds Jennifer

Star Bulk Carriers Corp has added M/V Star Jennifer (ex "Ore Hansa), a 82,290 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carrier, built in 2006, to its fleet. The Company completed the acquisition of 34 vessels from Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd under an "en bloc" transaction announced on August 19, 2014. Pursuant to the completion of the Excel Vessel Fleet acquisition, the Company has currently 162,684,541 shares of common stock outstanding. Star Bulk currently owns seventy dry bulk vessels on the water, consisting of one Newcastlemax, nineteen Capesize, four Post-Panamax, twenty Kamsarmax, eight Panamax, seven Ultramax, ten Supramax and one Handymax vessel, with a total carrying capacity of 7.2 million dwt.