NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - October 25, 2010) - Akis Tsirigakis, the President & CEO of Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK) is featured in Capital Link's Weekly Markets Report which can be accessed free of charge at www.CapitalLinkShipping.com or by copying and pasting the link below in your browser:

http://files.irwebpage.com/_download_file.php?f=newsletters/shipping/2010/shipping_newsletter_week42.pdf&p=shipping&e=press_release

Last Week, Capital Link launched its new Weekly Markets Report in PDF Format. Its aim is to foster better understanding of shipping and raise its profile in the wider investment community, by providing, on a systematic basis, a comprehensive weekly review of developments and trends in the shipping markets as well as on listed shipping companies. To this effect Capital Link has partnered with well known organizations that provide core content on the shipping and capital markets in addition to Capital Link's own content. The Weekly Report does not intend to provide investment advice or advice of any kind and is provided without any guarantee as to the accuracy or completeness of the information therein.

The Weekly Report provides information on

• Shipping Markets (dry bulk, tanker and container, sales purchase and demolition markets, freight rates and vessel values, and FFAs);
• Other Major Markets (China Update)
• Capital Markets (Shipping Equities, Maritime Bonds, Trading Statistics);
• Weekly News of all U.S. listed shipping companies;
• Highlights a Company Profile, a CEO Interview and other topics of interest
• Provides a Calendar of Quarterly Earnings Announcements for listed shipping companies

The Weekly Markets Report is available free of charge.

Those interested can access it every Monday on Capital Link's shipping website, at www.CapitalLinkShipping.com or they can submit a request at shipping@capitallink.com to receive it electronically every Monday free of charge.

About Star Bulk Carriers.

Star Bulk is a global shipping company providing worldwide seaborne transportation solutions in the dry bulk sector. Star Bulk's vessels transport major bulks, which include iron ore, coal and grain and minor bulks such as bauxite, fertilizers and steel products. Star Bulk was incorporated in the Marshall Islands on December 13, 2006 and maintains executive offices in Athens, Greece. Its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "SBLK." Currently, Star Bulk has an operating fleet of eleven dry bulk carriers with definitive agreements to build two Capesize vessels. The total fleet consists of thirteen dry bulk vessels, five Capesize and eight Supramax, with a combined cargo carrying capacity of 1,287,686 deadweight tons. The average age of our current operating fleet is 10.2 years.

About Capital Link, Inc.

Capital Link is a New York-based advisory, investor relations and financial communications firm. Among other activities, Capital Link has made a strategic commitment to the shipping industry, becoming the largest provider of investor relations and financial communications services to international shipping companies listed on the US and European Exchanges, working with many of the shipping companies featured in the weekly report. Capital Link's headquarters are in New York, with a presence in London and Athens. Capital Link is a member of the Baltic Exchange.

Capital Link's initiatives aimed to foster better understanding of shipping among investors include

• Shipping website (www.CapitalLinkShipping.com),
• The Weekly Markets Report,
• Investor Forums in New York, London and Athens,
• Industry Webinars (www.CapitalLinkWebinars.com)
• Maritime Indices (www.MaritimeIndices.com), which are also available on Bloomberg, Reuters and Factset and are already referenced by several analysts

Contact Information:

Contact
Nicolas Bornozis
President
Capital Link, Inc.
230 Park Avenue - Suite 1536
New York, N.Y. 10169
Tel. (212) 661-7566
Fax (212) 661-7526
E-mail: shipping@capitallink.com
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