meet wikipedia s quality standards . no cleanup reason has been specified . please help improve this article if you can . february 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message excel maritime carriers ltd. former type public nyse exm industry shipping founded february 1988 1988 02 defunct 2013 headquarters athens greece area served worldwide key people gabriel panayotides chairman revenue us 696.060 million 2008 1 operating income us 44.322 million 2008 1 net income us 55.914 million 2008 1 total assets us 3.317 billion 2008 1 total equity us 1.053 billion 2008 1 number of employees 1226 2 website excelmaritime.com excel maritime carriers ltd. is a shipping company specializing in the transport of dry bulk cargo such as iron ore coal and grains as well as bauxite fertilizers and steel products . as of may 2009 it is the largest bulk carrier by dwt of any u.s. listed company . 4 approximately one third of all seaborne trade is dry bulk related . 2 excel maritime was a component of the nyse composite index and the phlx marine shipping index . the stock has been de listed from the exchanges as per their rules of listing nyse 1 contents 1 bankruptcy 2 headquarters 3 american stock exchange 4 current president 5 recent acquisitions 6 revenue 7 notable events 8 valuation 9 equity 10 debt 11 references 11.1 nyse 11.2 news 11.3 yahoo 11.4 others 12 external links bankruptcy edit excel maritime carriers ltd. filed for a pre negotiated chapter 11 case on july 1 2013 . news 1 the bondholders unsatisfied with the terms originally proposed by excel . reached an agreement in late november 2013 . the agreement was reached and ratified on january 27 2014 . with excel . expecting to emerge from chapter 11 in mid february 2014 . upon completion of the restructuring process the company s total pre petition debt of 920 million will be reduced to approximately 300 million . gabriel panayotides chairman of the board together with the other members of excel s management team will continue to lead the company . news 2 headquarters edit the company is incorporated under the laws of the republic of liberia and has headquarters in athens greece . its registered office is in hamilton bermuda . it is a holding company composed of separate wholly owned subsidiaries for each vessel which are incorporated in liberia the marshall islands and cyprus . the technical management of the fleet is undertaken by maryville maritime inc. based in piraeus greece and is also a wholly owned subsidiary . subsidiary excel management ltd. has been contracted to provide brokering services for the company s vessels . american stock exchange edit the company was first listed on the amex and nasdaq in february 1989 under the name b & h maritime . in october 1997 b & h which had ceased operations and disposed of its assets was acquired and re listed on the amex in 1998 as excel maritime carriers ltd. the company was first listed on the nyse on september 15 2005 . 1 the stock was de listed from the nyse as per their rules of listing nyse 1 otc trading of the stock under the symbol exmcq was halted on friday february 14 at 12 23 yahoo 1 trading ends current president edit the president of the company is gabriel panayotides who has been chairman of the board since february 1998 . the former ceo stamatis molaris ceo of quintana from january 2005 to april 2008 resigned on february 23 2009 . prior to that the ceo was christopher georgakis former ceo of oceanaut who resigned in february 2008 . in august 2008 mr. georgakis filed litigation still pending as of may 2009 claiming a breach of his stock option agreement along with charges of defamation . recent acquisitions edit on january 29 2008 the company agreed to acquire quintana maritime for us 764 million in cash and 23.5 million common shares for a total of us 1.44 billion . with the acquisition the company more than doubled the number of vessels it owns acquiring 5 capesize 14 kamsarmax and 11 panamax carriers . in addition it inherited newbuilding contracts for 7 capesize vessels with estimated delivery in 2010 . as of october 2009 the company expects to take delivery of only 2 of these and will share 50 % ownership with external parties on one of them . no deposits were forfeited for the 5 vessels not delivered . following the acquisition 14 of the company s kamsarmax vessels and 3 panamax vessels were placed on time charters to bunge . along with the acquisition the company entered into a us 1 billion term loan and a us 400 million revolving loan at libor 1.25 % hedged with swap agreements at 5 % which allowed it to refinance most of its loans . revenue edit the company earns the majority of its revenue from spot and time charters of its vessels . the spot rate is largely dependent upon the baltic dry index which reflects the current supply and demand for dry bulk vessels . longer term charter contracts provide stable revenues which are not subject to the same volatility of spot rates . in 2008 the company derived approximately 23 % of its revenue from a single charterer bunge . upon chartering the charterer is free to trade the vessel worldwide so geographic deployment statistics are not reported . by being incorporated in liberia prior to the enactment of a 2004 tax law retroactive to 2001 which repealed the tax exemption for non resident corporations the company is subject to prior law and a court ruled that they would continue to be exempt from liberian income tax of 35 % . the company must pay up to 2 % us income tax on international voyages that either start or end in the us . notable events edit date type event 7 3 2007 corporate quintana sells and leases back 7 of its oldest panamaxes to glitnir finance as for 250m and daily bareboat charter rate of 12 700 for 8 years . 2 1 2008 corporate ceo christopher georgakis resigns 4 15 2008 corporate completes merger with quintana maritime as a wholly owned subsidiary 11 11 2008 corporate the mv powerful a danish flagged cargo ship owned by excel maritime carriers ltd. was attacked with the intention of hijack by somali pirates using assault rifles in the arabian sea s gulf of aden in the horn of africa . 2 23 2009 corporate ceo stamatis molaris resigns 7 01 2013 corporate excel maritime files for bankruptcy valuation edit as of november 2009 the company owns and operates a fleet of 47 vessels comprising 5 capesize 14 kamsarmax 21 panamax 2 supramax and 5 handymax vessels with a total carrying capacity of approximately 3.9 million deadweight tonnage . 2 additional capesize vessels will be delivered in 2010 . the vessels are depreciated over a useful life of 28 years and calculated to have a scrap value of 200 per light weight ton . the current market value of such vessels is estimated by various reporting agencies . 5 6 7 the price for bulk vessels has declined dramatically within the last few years . in november 2007 a newbuild capesize vessel sold for as much as 150m . 8 in november 2009 newbuild capes were delivered for as low as 59m 9 and there were reports of prices as low as 45m . 10 the company owns an 18.9 % stake in oceanaut which was incorporated in may 2006 . in february 2009 a vote to dissolve oceanaut was undertaken . liquidation proceeds for excel maritime should be approximately 5 million . factors affecting net revenue include the global supply and demand for vessels captured by the bdi ; fleet utilitzation rates ; sales and scrappage of ships owned by the company . chinese demand for iron ore and coal play an important role in overall dry bulk demand . chinese new year late january production halts may be a seasonal factor to consider . port congestion which ties up vessels from being available for other charters can also influence vessel rates . the company also must rely upon their charters not to breach their contracts . in february 2009 one charterer unilaterally decided to pay 50 % of their contracted rate and other charterers tried to renegotiate their rates lower . some factors that affect the net expenses of the company include crew employee salaries training and benefits ; insurance ; interest rates ; dry docking for inspection repairs and maintenance ; spares ; lubricants ; victualing ; property leases ; compliance with international maritime and environmental laws ; taxes ; brokering commissions ; bunkers ; port charges . as of january 31 2014 this company is in bankruptcy . equity edit the company had 78 863 299 shares outstanding as of november 2009 . the company largely held by the chairman and his family who beneficially own approximately 33.5 m shares plus warrants to purchase 5.5 m at 3.50 . 11 date type class a shares outstanding class b shares outstanding event 11 5 2004 equity 11 496 153 12 22 2004 equity 13 696 153 issues 2 200 000 shares at 25 for proceeds of 51.5 m 3 21 2005 equity 19 595 153 5 899 000 class a shares issued at 21 for net proceeds of 116.7 million to be used primarily for the acquisition of additional dry bulk vessels . 2 9 2006 equity 19 595 153 chairman granted 20 380 class b shares 12 31 2006 equity 19 595 153 135 326 6 18 2007 equity 19 893 556 135 326 298 403 class a shares issued to excel management as part of anti dilution clause . 10 18 2007 equity 19 893 556 135 326 authorized class a shares limit increased from 49 million to 100 million . 12 31 2007 equity 19 893 556 135 326 4 15 2008 equity 43 389 880 135 326 23 496 308 class a shares issues in connection with the acquisition of quintana . 12 31 2008 equity 46 080 272 145 746 2 17 2009 equity suspension of dividend 4 1 2009 equity 71 789 899 145 746 panayotides family infuses 45m in exchange for 25 714 285 class a shares and 5 500 000 warrants at 3.50 . shares are locked up until mar 31 2010 . this infusion allows an additional 45m of 2009 2010 principal payments to be deferred until 2016 . 8 11 2009 equity 145 746 secondary offering of 6 000 000 class a shares at 8.00 with proceeds of 45.6 m 8 24 2009 equity 79 665 159 145 746 proposal to increase number of authorized class a shares from 100 000 000 to 944 000 000 debt edit date type event 10 10 2007 debt 150m of convertible senior notes due 2027 issued at 1.875 % . conversion option triggers at 88.73 . embedded put allows holder to demand full repayment as early as 10 15 2014 . 4 15 2008 debt the company enters into and fully draws down its 1.4 billion credit facilities with nordea and credit suisse for the quintana acquisition . 4 1 2009 debt nordea and credit suisse credit facilities covenant waivers are secured thru jan 2011 . 150m in 2009 2010 principal payments are deferred until 2016 . interest rates increased from libor 1.25 % to libor 2.5 % and 2.25 % respectively . references edit nyse edit a b nyse de listing . nyse . retrieved 21 february 2014 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help news edit oellermann & douglas charles m. & mark g. 12 february 2014 . top 10 bankruptcies of 2013 . jones day . retrieved 21 february 2014 . release press 27 january 2014 . excel maritime announces