Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. postpones the proposed
offering of $250 Million Senior Notes due 2019

ATHENS, GREECE - January 28, 2011 - Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (“Excel” or the “Company”) (NYSE:EXM) announced today the postponement of its proposed offering of $250 million Senior Notes it announced on January 14, 2011.

Due to the current market conditions, compounded by the recent announcement that Korea Line Corp (KLC) filed for receivership, the proposed offering has become less attractive than originally anticipated as a capital raising opportunity for the Company. The Company considered the proposed offering as an opportunistic approach to take advantage of the debt capital markets by raising long term unsecured commitments at favorable terms. The Company will seek to continue its deleveraging strategy by applying its cash generation to pay down debt and strengthen its Balance sheet and overall liquidity position while employing a balanced chartering strategy.


About Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd
Excel is an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and a provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as bauxite, fertilizers and steel products. Excel owns a fleet of 42 vessels, among which one Capesize vessel is through a majority joint venture and, together with 7 Panamax vessels under bareboat charters, operates 49 vessels (7 Capesize, 14 Kamsarmax, 21 Panamax, 2 Supramax and 5 Handymax vessels) with a total carrying capacity of over 4.2 million DWT. Excel Class A common shares have been listed since September 15, 2005 on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol EXM and, prior to that date, were listed on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) since 1998. For more information about the Company, please go to our corporate website www.excelmaritime.com.

Excel Maritime press release