Fortis Bank Nederland (HOLDING) N.V. is the holding company in the Netherlands for a variety of businesses providing (inter)national banking and financial services and is present in over 20 countries. Fortis Bank Nederland offers a comprehensive package of products and services to private, corporate and (alternative) institutional clients. The broad services vary from consumer finance and credit cards to factoring, trust, corporate, energy, commodities and shipping finance, transaction banking, clearing, custody and fund services, investment banking and financial markets services...more TEN's pro forma fleet consists of 50 vessels of 5.3 million dwt. TEN's operational fleet consists of 46 vessels all of double-hull design. TEN's newbuilding program includes four DNA-aframax crude carriers representing 420,000 dwt. TEN's fixed employment for remaining 2009 days reaches 70% while for 2010, fixed employment is currently at 43%. Assuming the profit-sharing charters were only to generate the minimum for the remaining days of 2009, TEN would still expect to earn at least another $300 million in gross revenues. For 2010, based on the same assumptions, the minimum gross revenue already secured is currently $180 million...more Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk-management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving more than 59 million consumer and small business relationships with more than 6,100 retail banking offices, nearly 18,700 ATMs and award-winning online banking with nearly 29 million active users...more As a leading mid-tier investment banking, securities, and investment management firm, Maxim Group provides world-class investment banking, asset management, research and sales & trading to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net worth individuals. Building strong relationships with our clients is the cornerstone of the Maxim Group experience...more Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. ("Oppenheimer") is a leading investment bank and full-service investment firm that provides financial services and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. For over 125 years, we have provided investors with the necessary expertise and insight to meet the challenge of achieving their financial goals. Our commitment to our clients' investment needs, our experienced and dedicated professionals, and our proud tradition empower us to deliver effective and innovative solutions to our clients...more A LEGACY OF PARTNERSHIP AND SERVICE - Stephens Inc. was founded in 1933 by W.R. Witt Stephens. His brother, Jack Stephens, joined the firm in 1946 and served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Stephens Inc. from 1956 to 1986. Since 1986, Warren A. Stephens, Jack's son, has served as CEO of Stephens Inc. directing the firm's strategic expansion. In 2006, Warren Stephens acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Stephens Inc...more The Baltic Exchange is the world's only independent source of maritime market information for the trading and settlement of physical and derivative contracts. Its international community of over 560 members encompasses the majority of world shipping interests and commits to a code of business conduct overseen by the Baltic...more Marine Plus was established in 1988 as a provider of high quality technical services to the Greek shipping industry. The company's main activities include shipyard representation WORLDWIDE for shiprepair and conversion, brokerage of newbuilding projects in China, technical shipmanagement, supply of marine spare parts, marine equipment representation, de-slopping/de-mugging of tankers, pre-sale inspection, ISM/ISPS audits...more Norton Rose Group is a leading international legal practice. We offer a full business law service from offices across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The Group comprises Norton Rose LLP and its affiliates. We have over 1000 lawyers operating from offices in Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Jakarta*, London, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Piraeus, Prague, Riyadh*, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo and Warsaw...more Watson, Farley & Williams (WFW) is a leading international law firm with offices in London, New York, Paris, Hamburg, Munich, Rome, Milan, Athens, Piraeus, Singapore and Bangkok. WFW legal teams advise on English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, New York, US federal and Thai law in connection with international finance, corporate and commercial matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, competition, taxation, dispute resolution,...more Aries Maritime is a leading international shipping company that owns product tankers and container vessels. Aries transports petroleum products such as gasoline, jet fuel and diesel fuel from refining regions to consuming nations in its fleet of double hull and product carriers. Our Strengths: Aries competitive strengths include: Strong Management Team- The Board of Directors and the Executive Management Team have over a century of experience in shipping transactions and ship management in up and down markets...more Capital Product Partners L.P. (Nasdaq: CPLP) is an international shipping company and leader in the seaborne transportation of refined oil products and chemicals. Our modern, state-of-the-art product tankers are fully chartered under medium- to long-term time and bareboat charters. We are well-positioned to benefit from the growth dynamics of the product tanker industry worldwide and to capitalize on potential acquisition opportunities in the fragmented shipping market...more d'Amico International Shipping S.A. is a subsidiary of d'Amico Società di Navigazione S.p.A., one of the world's leading privately owned marine transportation companies, and operates in the product tankers sector, comprising vessels that typically carry refined petroleum products, chemical and vegetable oils. d'Amico International Shipping S.A. controls, either through ownership or charter arrangements, a modern, high-tech and double-hulled fleet, ranging from 35,000 and 51,000 deadweight tons...more Danaos Corporation is an international owner of containerships, chartering its vessels to many of the world's largest liner companies. Our current fleet of 39 containerships aggregating 157,427 TEUs ranks Danaos among the largest containership charter owners in the world based on total TEU capacity. Danaos is the largest US listed containership company based on fleet size....more Euroseas Ltd. was formed on May 5, 2005 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to consolidate the ship owning interests of the Pittas family of Athens, Greece, which has been in the shipping business over the past 136 years. Euroseas trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker ESEA. Euroseas operates in the dry cargo, drybulk and container shipping markets...more Germanischer Lloyd (GL) is a ship classification society and an international inspection, certification and technical consultancy company. Both business fields follow the same approach of technical competence, uncompromising quality and first-class services around the world. The company with its head office in Hamburg (Germany) employs more than 5,000 engineers, surveyors, experts and administrative staff in 77 countries. The global network consists of more than 200 stations and site offices around the globe...more Navios is one of the leading global brands in seaborne shipping, specializing in the worldwide carriage, trading, storage and related logistics of international bulk cargoes. For over 50 years, raw materials producers, agricultural traders and exporters, industrial end users, ship owners, charterers, ship and derivative brokers, agents, and financial business partners have relied on Navios' expertise and innovation...more Navios Maritime Partners L.P. is an international owner and operator of drybulk carriers newly formed by Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NM), a vertically integrated seaborne shipping company with over 50 years of operating history in the drybulk shipping industry. Our vessels are chartered out under long-term time charters with an average remaining term of approximately 4.4 years to a strong group of counterparties....more OceanFreight Inc. was incorporated in 2006 to acquire high quality secondhand vessels and deploy them on medium and long term charters. The Company began operations with the delivery of its first vessel in June 2007 and currently owns and operates a fleet of thirteen vessels, consisting of one Capesize drybulk carrier, eight Panamax drybulk carriers, ...more Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. is an international provider of global marine transportation services through the ownership and operation of double hull product tankers. The current fleet includes eight double hull product tankers with a carrying capacity of 512,358 dwt which are chartered out under three-year time charters with an average age of less than three years. The company has also announced the signing of shipbuilding contracts to construct and acquire five additional product tankers...more The Company's subsidiaries provide marine drybulk transportation services, transporting bulk cargoes, particularly coal, grain and iron ore, along worldwide shipping routes for some of the world's largest users of such services. The Company's common stock is listed on the NYSE where it trades under the symbol "SB"...more Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., the successor to Seanergy Maritime Corp., is a Marshall Islands corporation with its executive offices in Athens, Greece. The Company is engaged in the transportation of dry bulk cargoes through the ownership and operation of dry bulk carriers. The Company purchased and took delivery of six dry bulk carriers in the third and fourth quarters of 2008 from companies associated with members of the Restis family...more Seaspan - Seaspan owns containerships and charters them pursuant to long-term fixed-rate charters. Seaspan's contracted fleet of 68 containerships consists of 35 containerships in operation and 33 containerships to be delivered over approximately the next three to three and a half years. Seaspan's operating fleet of 35 vessels has an average age of approximately five years and an average remaining charter period of approximately eight years...more Star Bulk is a global shipping company providing worldwide seaborne transportation solutions in the dry bulk sector. Star Bulk's vessels transport major bulks, which include iron ore, coal and grain and minor bulks such as bauxite, fertilizers and steel products. Star Bulk was incorporated in the Marshall Islands on December 13, 2006 and is headquartered in Athens, Greece...more Investor Relations & Global Financial Communications Services. Capital Link is an international investor relations and financial advisory firm that assists international institutions, stock exchanges and companies to: develop and maintain access to European and North American investors; take advantage of favorable opportunities in the international capital markets; identify and approach the proper business and financial partners...more