NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - June 29, 2009) - Capital Link, Inc., a New York based Investor
Relations and Advisory firm with a strategic focus on shipping, announced
the launching of a series of stockmarket Maritime Indices.
The Indices track the performance of the stocks of listed shipping
companies as follows:
Capital Link Maritime Focus
Indices
Main Index
Capital Link Maritime Index Includes all US listed shipping companies
Sector Indices
Capital Link Dry Bulk Index Includes all US listed Dry Bulk companies
Capital Link Tanker Index Includes all US listed Tanker companies
Capital Link Container Index Includes all US listed container shipping
companies
Capital Link LNG / LPG Index Includes all US listed LNG / LPG companies
Capital Link Mixed Fleet Index Includes all US listed companies operating
in more than one sector
Capital Link Maritime MLP Index Includes all US listed shipping MPLs
Nicolas Bornozis, President of Capital Link, stated: "The objective of
these indices is to enable investors, as well as all shipping market
participants, to better track the performance of individual listed shipping
stocks, as well as of the shipping industry and specific sectors. The
Indices currently focus only on companies listed on US Exchanges, as the
United States is by far the largest and most liquid market for listed
shipping companies with a large and established peer group and with a well
developed analyst and investor base."
Index Methodology:
The indices are calculated daily and are based on the market capitalization
weighting of the stocks in each index.
All US listed companies are included in the main index, the Capital Link
Maritime Index. Besides the main index (Capital Link Maritime Index), a
company may be also included in additional indices, the sector index, where
it primarily operates, and the mixed fleet index or the MLP Index, if and
as long as it qualifies for such inclusion.
Companies that operate sixty or more percent of their total fleet in a
single sector are also included in that sector index. Companies that
operate a minimum of one third of their total fleet in other sectors are
also included in the mixed fleet index.
Companies that have been delisted are included in the Indices for the
period they were listed. Also, SPACs that became Operating Companies are
included in the indices as of the date they were listed as Operating
Companies.
In terms of historical data, the indices go back to January 1, 2005,
thereby providing investors with significant historical performance.
The index values are updated daily after the closing of the market and can
be accessed at
www.CapitalLinkShipping.com, Capital Link's web based
resource linking listed companies, investors and shipping market
participants or at or
www.MaritimeIndices.com
The Indices can also be accessed through the Bloomberg page "CPLI" and/or
with their tickers as follows:
CL Maritime Index - CPLMMARI
CL Dry Bulk Index - CPLMDRYB
CL Tanker Index - CPLMTANK
CL Container Index - CPLMCONT
CL LNG / LPG Index - CPLMLNPG
CL Mixed Fleet Index - CPLMMIXD
CL Maritime MLP Index - CPLMMLPI
Capital Link Maritime Index:
The Capital Link Maritime Index includes all US listed shipping companies,
as follows:
Aegean Marine Petroleum (
NYSE:
ANW), Alexander & Baldwin (
NYSE:
ALEX),
Aries Maritime Transport Ltd. (
NASDAQ:
RAMS), Arlington Tankers (Delisted: ATB), B & H Ocean Carrier (
NYSE Amex:
BHO), Britannia Bulk (Delisted: DWT),
Capital Product Partners (
NASDAQ:
CPLP), Danaos Corp. (
NYSE:
DAC), Diana
Shipping (
NYSE:
DSX), DHT Maritime (
NYSE:
DHT), DryShips (
NASDAQ:
DRYS),
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (
NASDAQ:
EGLE), Euroseas Ltd. (
NASDAQ:
ESEA) Excel
Maritime Carriers Ltd. (
NYSE:
EXM), Freeseas Inc. (
NASDAQ:
FREE), Frontline
Ltd. (
NYSE:
FRO), Genco Shipping (
NYSE:
GNK), General Maritime (
NYSE:
GMR),
Global Ship Lease (
NYSE:
GSL), Golar LNG (
NASDAQ:
GLNG), Horizon Lines Inc.
(
NYSE:
HRZ), Knightsbridge Tankers, Ltd. (
NASDAQ:
VLCCF), MC Shipping
(Delisted: MCX), Navios Maritime Holdings (
NYSE:
NM), Navios Maritime
Partners (
NYSE:
NMM), Nordic American (
NYSE:
NAT), OceanFreight Inc.
(
NASDAQ:
OCNF), Omega Navigation (
NASDAQ:
ONAV), OSG America L.P. (
NYSE:
OSP), Overseas Shipholding Group (
NYSE:
OSG), Paragon Shipping (
NASDAQ:
PRGN), Quintana Maritime (Delisted: QMAR), Safe Bulkers (
NYSE:
SB),
Seanergy Maritime Holdings (
NASDAQ:
SHIP), Seaspan Corp. (
NYSE:
SSW), Ship
Finance Intl. (
NYSE:
SFL), Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (
NASDAQ:
SBLK),
StealthGas Inc. (
NASDAQ:
GASS), TBS International Ltd. (
NASDAQ:
TBSI),
Teekay LNG (
NYSE:
TGP), Teekay Offshore Partners (
NYSE:
TOO), Teekay
Shipping (
NYSE:
TK), Teekay Tankers (
NYSE:
TNK), Top Ships (
NASDAQ:
TOPS),
Torm A/S (
NASDAQ:
TRMD), Tsakos Energy Navigation (
NYSE:
TNP)
Capital Link Dry Bulk Index
The Capital Link Dry Bulk Index is comprised of the following US listed dry
bulk companies:
Diana Shipping (
NYSE:
DSX), DryShips (
NASDAQ:
DRYS), Eagle Bulk Shipping
Inc. (
NASDAQ:
EGLE), Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd (
NYSE:
EXM), Freeseas Inc.
(
NASDAQ:
FREE), Genco Shipping (
NYSE:
GNK), Navios Maritime Holdings (
NYSE:
NM), Navios Maritime Partners (
NYSE:
NMM), OceanFreight Inc. (
NASDAQ:
OCNF), Paragon Shipping (
NASDAQ:
PRGN), Safe Bulkers (
NYSE:
SB), Seanergy
Maritime Holdings (
NASDAQ:
SHIP), Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (
NASDAQ:
SBLK),
and TBS International Ltd (
NASDAQ:
TBSI)
Capital Link Tanker Index
The Capital Link Tanker Index is comprised of the following U.S. listed
tanker companies:
Aegean Marine Petroleum (
NYSE:
ANW), Aries Maritime Transport Ltd. (
NASDAQ:
RAMS), B & H Ocean Carrier (
NYSE Amex:
BHO), Capital Product Partners
(
NASDAQ:
CPLP), DHT Maritime (
NYSE:
DHT), Frontline Ltd (
NYSE:
FRO),
General Maritime (
NYSE:
GMR), Knightsbridge Tankers, Ltd. (
NASDAQ:
VLCCF),
Nordic American (
NYSE:
NAT), Omega Navigation (
NASDAQ:
ONAV), OSG America
LP (
NYSE:
OSP) , Overseas Shipholding Group (
NYSE:
OSG), Ship Finance Intl.
(
NYSE:
SFL), Teekay Offshore Partners (
NYSE:
TOO), Teekay Shipping (
NYSE:
TK), Teekay Tankers (
NYSE:
TNK), Top Ships (
NASDAQ:
TOPS), Torm A/S
(
NASDAQ:
TRMD), and Tsakos Energy Navigation (
NYSE:
TNP).
Capital Link Container Index
The Capital Link Container Index is comprised of the following US listed
container companies:
Alexander & Baldwin (
NYSE:
ALEX), Danaos Corp. (
NYSE:
DAC), Euroseas Ltd.
(
NASDAQ:
ESEA), Global Ship Lease (
NYSE:
GSL), Horizon Lines Inc. (
NYSE:
HRZ) and Seaspan Corp. (
NYSE:
SSW).
Capital Link LNG / LPG Index
The Capital Link LNG / LPG Index is comprised of the following U.S. listed
container companies:
Golar LNG (
NASDAQ:
GLNG), StealthGas Inc. (
NASDAQ:
GASS) and Teekay LNG
(
NYSE:
TGP).
Capital Link Mixed Fleet Index
The Capital Link Mixed Fleet Index is comprised of the following U.S.
listed companies:
Euroseas Ltd. (
NASDAQ:
ESEA), Aries Maritime Transport Ltd. (
NASDAQ:
RAMS),
B & H Ocean Carrier (
NYSE Amex:
BHO), OceanFreight Inc. (
NASDAQ:
OCNF),
Ship Finance Intl. (
NYSE:
SFL) and Top Ships (
NASDAQ:
TOPS).
Capital Link Maritime MLP Index
The Capital Link Maritime MLP Index is comprised of the following U.S.
listed companies:
Capital Product Partners (
NASDAQ:
CPLP), Navios Maritime Partners (
NYSE:
NMM), OSG America LP (
NYSE:
OSP), Teekay LNG (
NYSE:
TGP) and Teekay
Offshore Partners (
NYSE:
TOO).
To view full press release please click on the link below
http://www.capitallink.com/press/CLMaritimeIndexPR062209.pdf
About Capital Link
Capital Link is an Investor Relations and Financial Communications firm
with strategic focus, among other areas, on shipping. Capital Link is the
leading provider of Investor Relations and Financial Communications and
Media services to international shipping companies working with the
majority of shipping companies listed on Stock Exchanges in the United
States and Europe. Capital Link's headquarters are in New York with offices
in London and Athens.
Capital Link maintains a web based resource,
www.CapitalLinkShipping.com,
whose objective is to enhance investor knowledge and understanding of
shipping and its listed companies, and to facilitate the exchange of
information among listed companies, industry participants and investors.
The site provides information on the major shipping and stock market
indices, as well as on all shipping stocks. It also features industry
reports from major industry participants, interviews with CEOs, analysts
and other market participants and a Calendar of the Quarterly Earnings
Releases and Conference Calls of listed companies.
In addition, Capital Link organizes a series of annual investment
conferences on shipping in New York, London and Athens, as well as a series
on Webinars and Virtual Forums featuring discussions among analysts,
company CEOs and industry participants.
Contact Information: For more information on the Capital Link Maritime Indices, please contact:
Nicolas Bornozis
President
Capital Link, Inc.
230 Park Avenue - Suite 1536
New York, N.Y. 10169
Tel. (212) 661-7566
E-mail: shipping@capitallink.com