MONACO, June 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (“Navios Partners” or the “Company”)
(NYSE:NMM), an international owner and operator of container and dry bulk and container vessels, announced today the appointment of
Mrs. Orthodoxia Zisimatou to its Board of Directors.
Mrs. Zisimatou, lawyer by training, has been focused on the maritime sectors since she became a member of the
Athens Bar since 1988. She is currently Secretary General of the Union of Piraeus Shipping Lawyers. Mrs. Zisimatou is a Member of
the Permanent Committee of Maritime Policy, Security and Protection of Environment of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, Member of
the Legal Committee of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping and Maritime Arbitrator of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping. Mrs. Zisimatou
earned a bachelor’s degree in Law from the faculty of Law of the University of Athens.
“We are delighted Mrs. Zisimatou has joined our board and believe that her deep understanding of shipping and
maritime law will significantly benefit the Company,” said Ms. Angeliki Frangou, Chairman and CEO of Navios Maritime Partners
L.P.
Navios Partners has also announced that Dimitris Papastefanou Gkouras, a director of Navios Partners’ since June
2013, has resigned. Ms. Frangou commented, “We thank Mr. Papastefanou Gkouras for his valuable contribution and his good service to
the Company. We wish him well in his future ventures.”
About Navios Maritime Partners L.P.
Navios Partners (NYSE:NMM) is a publicly traded master limited partnership which owns and operates container and dry bulk vessels.
For more information, please visit our website at www.navios-mlp.com.
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 including Navios Partners’ 2017 cash flow
generation, future contracted revenues, future distributions and its ability to have a dividend going forward, opportunities to
reinvest cash accretively in a fleet renewal program or otherwise, potential capital gains, our ability to take advantage of
dislocation in the market and Navios Partners’ growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including expected vessel
acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as “may”, “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 revenue and time charters.
These forward-looking statements are based on the information available to, and the expectations and assumptions
deemed reasonable by Navios Partners at the time these statements were made. Although Navios Partners 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
Navios Partners. 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, uncertainty relating to global trade,
including prices of seaborne commodities and continuing issues related to seaborne volume and ton miles, our continued ability to
enter into long-term time charters, our ability to maximize the use of our vessels, expected demand in the dry cargo shipping
sector in general and the demand for our Panamax, Capesize, Ultra-Handymax and Container vessels in particular, fluctuations in
charter rates for dry cargo carriers and container vessels, the aging of our fleet and resultant increases in operations costs, the
loss of any customer or charter or vessel, the financial condition of our customers, changes in the availability and costs of
funding due to conditions in the bank market, capital markets and other factors, increases in costs and expenses, including
but not limited to: crew wages, insurance, provisions, port expenses, lube oil, bunkers, repairs, maintenance and
general and administrative expenses, the expected cost of, and our ability to comply with,
governmental regulations and maritime self-regulatory organization standards, as well as standard regulations imposed by our
charterers applicable to our business, general domestic and international political conditions, competitive factors in the market
in which Navios Partners operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time
to time in Navios Partners’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 20-Fs and Form 6-Ks.
Navios Partners 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 Navios Partners’ expectations with respect thereto or any
change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based. Navios Partners makes no prediction or statement
about the performance of its common units.
Contacts Navios Maritime Partners L.P. +1 (212) 906 8645 Investors@navios-mlp.com Nicolas Bornozis Capital Link, Inc. +1 (212) 661 7566 naviospartners@capitallink.com
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