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Quintana Maritime Limited to Present at BB&T 22nd Annual Transportation Services Conference
| Source: Quintana Maritime Limited
ATHENS, GREECE -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 12, 2007 --Quintana Maritime Limited (NASDAQ : QMAR ), a
leading international provider of dry bulk transportation services,
announced today that Stamatis Molaris, the Company's President and Chief
Executive Officer, will be presenting at the BB&T 22nd Annual
Transportation Services Conference to be held in Miami, Florida on Friday,
February 16, 2007 at 9:00 am EST.
A live audio webcast of Quintana's presentation will be available for a
period of 60 days at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/bbt9/qmar/. Alternatively,
the same webcast along with a PDF version of the slide presentation will
also be available on the Quintana Maritime corporate website at
www.quintanamaritime.com in the Investor Relations section.
ABOUT QUINTANA MARITIME LIMITED
Quintana Maritime Limited, based in Greece, is an international provider of
dry bulk cargo marine transportation services. As of today, the company
owns and operates a fleet of 24 vessels, including 11 Kamsarmax bulkers, 11
Panamax size vessels and 2 Capesize vessels with a total carrying capacity
of 2,049,981 dwt and an average age of 4.3 years on a dwt weighted average.
It has also entered into agreements to acquire 3 additional Kamsarmax
bulkers with expected delivery between January and May 2007 and with an
aggregate capacity of 246,900 dwt. In addition, Quintana has recently
entered into agreements to acquire 2 Capesize vessels of an aggregate
348,000 dwt with expected delivery between March and April 2007. Once all
acquisitions are completed, Quintana will have a fleet of 29 dry bulk
vessels, including 4 Capesize vessels, 11 Panamax vessels and 14 Kamsarmax
vessels, with a total capacity of 2,644,881 dwt and an average age of 3.8
years on a dwt weighted average.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events
and the Company's growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy;
including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time
charters. Words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes,"
"anticipates," "hopes," "estimates," and variations of such words and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Such statements include comments regarding expected revenues and time
charters. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in
such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given
that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements
involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions
and estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and
contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual
results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially include, but are not limited to changes in the demand for
dry bulk vessels, competitive factors in the market in which the Company
operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and
other factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any
obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to
any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in
the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.