NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - February 1, 2011) - Dale Ploughman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (
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About Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., the successor to Seanergy Maritime Corp., is a Marshall Islands corporation with its executive offices in Athens, Greece. The Company is engaged in the transportation of dry bulk cargoes through the ownership and operation of dry bulk carriers.
The Company's initial fleet comprised two Panamax, two Supramax, one Handymax and one Handysize dry bulk carriers that Seanergy purchased and took delivery of in the third quarter of 2008 from companies associated with members of the Restis family. In August 2009, the Company acquired a controlling interest in BET, which owns four Capesize and one Panamax dry bulk carriers. In May 2010, the Company acquired a controlling interest in MCS, which owns nine Handysize dry bulk carriers. In September 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of the remaining 49% in MCS, and in October 2010 the Company completed the acquisition of the remaining 50% in BET.
Following the MCS and BET acquisitions, the Company has a wholly-owned operating fleet of 20 drybulk carriers (four Capesize, three Panamax, two Supramax, one Handymax and ten Handysize vessels) with a total carrying capacity of approximately 1,292,544 dwt and an average fleet age of 13 years.
The Company's common stock and warrants trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbols "SHIP" and "SHIP.W," respectively.
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