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25 Participating Maritime Companies

Capital Link’s 17th Annual New York Maritime Forum takes place on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at the Metropolitan Club in New York City.

The event is held in partnership with DNB, and in cooperation with Nasdaq and NYSE.

The New York Maritime Forum (NYMF) is both an investment and an industry conference that provides a platform for investors, financiers, cargo owners and shipowners to discuss the latest developments in the global shipping, energy and commodity markets, as well as in the financial and capital markets. Also, to address critical topics of the industry such as regulation, technology, innovation and more.

The Forum features a series of panel discussions as well as 1×1 meetings between investors and executives from shipping companies.

This one-day conference is known for its rich informational content and the extensive marketing, networking and business development opportunities.

Investor Meetings

1×1 meetings with Executives of Shipping Companies are available upon request for institutional investors.

Forum Agenda

OPENING REMARKS

8:20 – 8:30 AM

Mr. Nicolas Bornozis, President – Capital Link

Mr. Theodore Jadick, President & CEO – DNB Markets

 

SHIPPING MARKETS PRESENTATION

8:30 – 8:45 AM

Mr. Jorgen Lian, Senior Equity Research Analys, Shipping & Maritime Transportation – DNB Carnegie

NET-ZERO – IS IT STILL HAPPENING?

8:50 – 9:30 AM

Moderator: Mrs. Alice Colarossi, Partner – Reed Smith

Panelists:

Ms. Semiramis Paliou, CEO – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX); Chairperson – HELMEPA & INTERMEPA

Mr. Morten Lerø, Managing Director Maritime Advisory – DNV

Mr. John C. Lycouris, CEO – Dorian LPG (USA), Head of Energy Transition, Director – Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG)

Mr. Jeffrey Chan, Chief Sustainability Officer – Purus Marine

Mr. Ben Richardson, CEO – Sulnox

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

STEERING U.S. MARITIME POLICY IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY:

TRADE, SECURITY, AND COMPETITIVENESS

9:30 – 9:45 AM

Mr. Daniel Maffei, Commissioner – Federal Maritime Commission

CONTAINERS SHIPPING SECTOR

9:50 – 10:25 AM

Moderator: Mr. Liam Burke, Managing Director – B. Riley Securities

anelists:

Mr. Anastasios Aslidis, CFO & Treasurer – Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA); EuroDry Ltd. (NASDAQ: EDRY); Chief Strategy Officer – Euroholdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: EHLD)

Mr. Thomas Lister, CEO – Global Ship Lease (NYSE: GSL)

Mr. Bill Rooney, VP, Strategic Development – Kuehne + Nagel (SIX:KNIN)

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

GLOBAL SHIPPING & U.S. MARITIME POLICY

10:30 – 10:45 AM

Mr. Sang Yi, Acting Administrator U.S. Department of Transport – Maritime Administration (MARAD)

REVIVING U.S. MARITIME POWER

10:50 – 11:30 AM

 

Moderator: Mr. Charlie Papavizas, Partner, Chair, Maritime Practice – Winston & Strawn LLP

Panelists:

Mr. Daniel Tadros, COO – American P&I Club

Mr. Derek Novak, Vice President and Chief Engineer – ABS

Mr. Joshua Shapiro, President & CEO – Liberty Maritime Corporation

Mr. Ryan Lynch, President, CEO – Hanwha Shipping

Mr. William Woodhour, President & CEO – Maersk Line

DO CAPITAL MARKETS WORK FOR SHIPPING

11:35 – 12:15 PM

Moderator: Mr. Keith Billotti, Partner – Seward & Kissel LLP

Panelists:

Mr. Jae Kwon, Managing Director – DNB Markets

Mr. Jason Fink, CEO | Partner – Fearnley Securities, Inc.

Mr. George Youroukos, Executive Chairman – Global Ship Lease (NYSE: GSL)

Mr. Mads Petersen, COO – Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. (NASDAQ: PANL)

Mr. Robert Bugbee, President & Director – Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG)

LUNCHEON & KEYNOTE ADDRESS

U.S. ENERGY: THE NEXT FRONTIER IN EXPORTS, INNOVATION, AND GLOBAL DEMAND

12:30 – 2:00 PM

Mr. Randy Fowler, Co-Chief Executive Officer – Enterprise Product Partners (NYSE: EPD)

Welcome Remarks:

Mr. Chris Taylor, Chief Development Officer – NYSE

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

WEST LOUNGE – 1st Floor

GAS PANEL

2:10 – 2:50 PM

Moderator: Mr. Michael Webber, Managing Partner | Energy Infrastructure – Webber Research & Advisory

Panelists:

Mr. Richard Tyrrell, CEO – Cool Company Ltd. (NYSE: CLCO)

Mr. Theodore (Ted) Young, CFO – Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG)

Mr. Randy Giveans, EVP – Head of IR & Business Development – Navigator Gas (NYSE: NVGS)

Mr. Gordon Shearer, Senior Advisor – Poten & Partners

DRY BULK SHIPPING SECTOR

2:55 – 3:35 PM

Moderator: Mr. James Cirenza, Managing Director – DNB Markets

Panelists:

Mr. Ioannis G. Zafirakis, Co-CFO – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX)

Mr. John Wobensmith, CEO & Director – Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. (NYSE: GNK)

Dr. Loukas Barmparis, President – Safe Bulkers Inc. (NYSE: SB)

Mr. Stamatis Tsantanis, Chairman & CEO – Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHIP); Founder, Chairman & CEO – United Maritime Corporation (NASDAQ: USEA)

Mr. Hamish Norton, President – Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK)

CAPITAL CHOICES AT SEA: OPTIMIZING SHIP FINANCE STRATEGIES

3:40 – 4:20 PM

Moderator: Mr. Kurt Plankl, Partner – Holland & Knight

panelists:

Mr. Peter Allen, CFO – Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. (NYSE: GNK)

Mr. Thanasis Antonakis, Deputy CFO & Chief Compliance Officer – Safe Bulkers Inc. (NYSE: SB)

Mr. Stavros Gyftakis, CFO – Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHIP); CFO & Director – United Maritime Corporation (NASDAQ: USEA)

Mr. Simos Spyrou, Co-CFO – Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK)

TANKERS PANEL

4:25 – 5:05 PM

Moderator: Mr. Jorgen Lian, Senior Equity Research Analys, Shipping & Maritime Transportation – DNB Carnegie

Panelists:

Mr. Gernot Ruppelt, CEO  – Ardmore Shipping Corp. (NYSE: ASC)

Ms. Lois K. Zabrocky, CEO – International Seaways Inc. (NYSE: INSW)

Mr. James Doyle, Head of Corporate Development & Investor Relations – Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG)

Mr. Harrys Kosmatos, Co- CFO – TEN Ltd. (NYSE:TEN)

19 Shipping Companies Available for One-on-One Meetings

Ardmore Shipping Corp. (NYSE: ASC)

Cool Company Ltd. (NYSE: CLCO)

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX)

Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG)

EuroDry Ltd. (NASDAQ: EDRY)

Euroholdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: EHLD)

Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA)

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. (NYSE: GNK)

Global Ship Lease (NYSE: GSL)

International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE: INSW)

Navigator Gas (NYSE: NVGS)

Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. (NASDAQ: PANL)

Pyxis Tankers Inc. (NASDAQ: PXS)

Safe Bulkers Inc. (NYSE: SB)

Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG)

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHIP)

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK)

TEN Ltd. (NYSE: TEN)

United Maritime Corporation (NASDAQ: USEA)

Forum Sponsors

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Venue

Metropolitan Club

One East 60th Street

New York, NY 10022-1054

Telephone: (212) 838-7400

For more information, please visit:

http://www.metropolitanclubnyc.org/.

Contacts

For sponsorship and speaking opportunities, please contact: Nicolas Bornozis, Olga Bornozi or Anny Zhu at forum@capitallink.com or call 212.661.7566.

For more information, please contact: Eleni Bej at ebej@capitallink.com or call 212.661.7566.

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