Star Bulk to Present at the Morgan Stanley Commodities and Shipping Conference in New York

ATHENS, GREECE, Apr 17 (MARKET WIRE) --
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK) announced today that Akis Tsirigakis,
the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the
Morgan Stanley Commodities and Shipping Conference on Friday, April 18, 2008,
at 3:00 PM EDT, at the Morgan Stanley Headquarters in New York City.

Star Bulk's presentation and slides will be made available on Star Bulk's
website in the Investor Relations section at http://www.starbulk.com.

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 is headquartered in Athens, Greece. Its
common stock and warrants trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbols
"SBLK" and "SBLKW" respectively. Currently, Star Bulk has an operating fleet of
ten dry
bulk carriers, plus definitive agreement to acquire one further dry bulk
carrier. The total fleet consists of three Capesize, one Panamax and seven
Supramax dry bulk vessels with an average age of approximately 10 years and a
combined cargo carrying capacity of 981,648 deadweight tons.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release may contain forward-looking statements
within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: (1) the
delivery and operation of assets of Star Bulk; (2) Star Bulk's future
operating or financial results; (3) future, pending or recent acquisitions,
business strategy, areas of possible expansion, and expected capital spending or
operating expenses; (4) drybulk market trends, including charter rates and
factors affecting vessel supply and demand; and (5) other statements identified
by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect,"
"intend," "will," "should," "may," or words of similar meaning.

Such forward looking statements are based upon various assumptions, many
ofwhich are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without
limitation,
Star Bulk's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in
their records and other data available from third parties. Although Star Bulk
believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these
assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and
contingencies
which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond their control,
Star Bulk cannot assure you that Star Bulk will achieve or accomplish these
expectations, beliefs or projections. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking
statements include the failure of a seller to deliver one or more vessels,
the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions,
including changes in charterhire rates and vessel values, changes in demand that
may
affect attitudes of time charterers to scheduled and unscheduled drydocking,
changes in Star Bulk's operating expenses, including bunker prices,
dry-docking and insurance costs, or actions taken by regulatory authorities,
potentialliability from pending or future litigation, domestic and international
political
conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents and
political events or acts by terrorists. Additional factors that could cause Star
Bulk's results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements can be found in Star Bulk's Registration Statement on Form F-1/F-4
and reports on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). The
information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and Star Bulk
disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward looking
statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this
communication.

Contacts:
Company:
George Syllantavos
CFO
Star Bulk Carriers Corp.
Aethrion Center, Suite B-34
40 Ag. Konstantinou
Maroussi 15124
Athens, Greece
E-mail: ir@starbulk.com
www.starbulk.com

Investor Relations / Financial Media:
Nicolas Bornozis
President
Capital Link, Inc.
230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536
New York, NY 10169
Tel. (212) 661-7566
E-mail: nbornozis@capitallink.com
www.capitallink.com

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