Capital Link Shipping Forum Analyst & Investor Day
Capital Link Shipping Forum Analyst & Investor Day
Capital Link Shipping Forum Analyst & Investor Day
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S H I P P I N G C O M P A N Y P R O F I L E S<br />
Navios Maritime Partners, a publicly traded MLP, an international owner and<br />
operator of dry cargo vessels, was formed by Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.<br />
(NYSE: NM), a vertically integrated seaborne shipping company with 55 years<br />
of operating history in the dry bulk shipping industry.<br />
NMM’s young, modern and high quality fleet consists of 14 vessels, including<br />
ten Panamax, three Capesize and one Ultra-Handymax with an average age of<br />
about 6.3 years, significantly younger than the industry average of about 15.3<br />
years.<br />
Its vessels are chartered-out under medium to long-term time charters with an<br />
average remaining term of approximately 4.0 years to a diversified customer<br />
base with strong creditworthy counterparties. NMM’s charter-out contracts are<br />
insured by a AA+ rated European Union Governmental Agency. An agreement<br />
with NM, fixes vessel operating costs for NMM’s fleet until November 2011.<br />
The Company’s common units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange<br />
under the symbol “NMM.”<br />
Navios Maritime Partners L.P.<br />
www.navios-mlp.com<br />
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CEO Message<br />
Ms. Angeliki Frangou, Chairman and Chief<br />
Executive Officer of Navios Maritime<br />
Partners, commented: “In the 18 months<br />
since we went public, we increased<br />
distributions by 18.6%, and grew our fleet<br />
by over 83.8%, from 626,100 dwt to over<br />
1.1 million dwt. We did this all while also<br />
maintaining a strong balance sheet.<br />
Our cash distribution per unit was $0.415 for Q1 2010 or $1.66 on an annualized<br />
basis, reflecting a yield of 10.1% based on the unit closing price of $16.45 on<br />
May 11, 2010.<br />
We are optimistic about the long term fundamentals of the dry bulk sector and<br />
believe NMM is well positioned to take advantage of growth opportunities in<br />
2010 and provide its unit holders with sustainable and attractive cash<br />
distributions.”