NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - October 1, 2007) - George Economou, Chairman and CEO and interim CFO of DryShips (NASDAQ: DRYS), was interviewed on September 26, 2007 by Pimm Fox of Bloomberg Television in the segment "Taking Stock." George Economou discussed the dry bulk shipping market and DryShips.

The interview is available on the DryShips website www.dryships.com under media interviews of the investor relations section of the website.

You can also access the interview directly by pasting the following link http://www.irwebpage.com/dryships/ir_video_bloomberg_sep2007.html to your internet browser.

About DryShips Inc.

DryShips Inc. is an international provider of marine transportation services for drybulk commodities. Headquartered in Athens, Greece, DryShips currently owns and operates a fleet of 41 drybulk carriers comprising 5 Capesize, 28 Panamax, 1 Handymax and 7 newbuilding dry bulk vessels, with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 3.7 million.

DryShips Inc.'s common stock is listed on NASDAQ Global Market where it trades under the symbol "DRYS."

Contact Information: For more information please contact: Investor Relations / Media: Nicolas Bornozis Capital Link, Inc. (New York) Tel. 212-661-7566