Star Bulk CEO Spyros Capralos discusses the company and European economy on the Fox Business network

ATHENS, GREECE, October 27, 2011 - Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (the "Company" or "Star Bulk") (NASDAQ: SBLK) today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Spyros Capralos, appeared on the Fox Business Network on October 26, 2011 with anchor Cheryl Casone and discussed the Company and the European Economy.

The interview is available on the Company home page or in the following link:

http://starbulk.irwebpage.com/media/video_foxbusiness_2011-Oct.html

About Star Bulk
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's fleet consists of fifteen dry bulk carriers, including six Capesize vessels, eight Supramax vessels and definitive agreement for the construction of one Capesize vessel. The fleet has a combined cargo carrying capacity of 1,626,721 deadweight tons. The average age of our current operating fleet is approximately 11 years.

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. press release