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| Clause |                                               | Page |
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| 1      | INTERPRETATION                                     | 1    |
| 2      | GUARANTEE                                          | 1    |
| 3      | LIABILITY AS PRINCIPAL AND INDEPENDENT      DEBTOR | 2    |
| 4      | EXPENSES                                           | 2    |
| 5      | ADJUSTMENT OF    TRANSACTIONS                      | 2    |
| 6      | PAYMENTS                                           | 3    |
| 7      | INTEREST                                           | 3    |
| 8      | SUBORDINATION                                      | 3    |
| 9      | ENFORCEMENT                                        | 3    |
| 10     | REPRESENTATIONS AND      WARRANTIES                | 4    |
| 11     | UNDERTAKINGS                                       | 5    |
| 12     | JUDGMENTS AND CURRENCY      INDEMNITY              | 6    |
| 13     | SET-OFF                                            | 6    |
| 14     | SUPPLEMENTAL                                       | 7    |
| 15     | ASSIGNMENT                                         | 7    |
| 16     | NOTICES                                            | 7    |
| 17     | INVALIDITY OF LOAN      AGREEMENT                  | 8    |
| 18     | GOVERNING LAW AND      JURISDICTION                | 8    |
|   | EXECUTION PAGE                                     | 10   |

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| (1)   | TBS INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC      LIMITED COMPANY, a company incorporated in Ireland (registered no.      476578) whose registered office is at Arthur Cox Building, Earlsfort      Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland (the “Guarantor”);      and |
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| (2)   | JOH. BERENBERG, GOSSLER &      CO. KG, whose principal office is at Neuer Jungfernstieg 20, 20354      Hamburg, Germany, (the “Lender”, which      expression includes its successors andassigns). |
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| (A)   | By      a loan agreement dated 19 June 2008 (as supplemented from time to time)      and made between (i) Grainger Maritime Corp. as borrower and (ii) the      Lender, it was agreed that the Lender would make available to the Borrower      a term loan facility of up toUS$13,000,000. |
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| (B)   | By      a supplemental agreement dated 28 January 2010 made between the Borrower,      TBS International Limited, TBS Shipping Services Inc., the Guarantor, TBS      Holdings Limited and the Lender, the Loan was further amended and      supplemented. |
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| (C)   | The      execution and delivery to the Lender of this Guarantee is one of the      conditions precedent to the continued availability of the term loan      facility under the said LoanAgreement. |
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| 1   | INTERPRETATION |
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| 1.1   | Defined      expressions.  Words and expressions defined in the Loan      Agreement shall have the same meanings when used in this Guarantee unless      the context otherwise requires. |
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| 1.2   | Construction of certain      terms.  In thisGuarantee: |
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| 1.3   | Application of construction and      interpretation provisions of Loan Agreement.  Clauses 1.2      of the Loan Agreement applies, with any necessary modifications, to this      Guarantee. |
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| 2   | GUARANTEE |
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| 2.1   | Guarantee and      indemnity.  The Guarantor unconditionally and      irrevocably: |
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| (a)   | guarantees      the due payment of all amounts payable by the Borrower under or in      connection with the Loan Agreement and every other Finance      Document; |
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| (b)   | undertakes      to pay to the Lender, on the Lender's demand, any such amount which is not      paid by the Borrower when due and payable;and |
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| (c)   | fully      indemnifies the Lender on its demand in respect of all claims, expenses,      liabilities and losses which are made or brought against or incurred by      the Lender as a result of or in connection with any obligation or      liability guaranteed by the Guarantor being or becoming unenforceable,      invalid, void or illegal; and the amount recoverable under this indemnity      shall be equal to the amount which the Lender would otherwise have been      entitled to recover. |
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| 2.2   | No limit on number of      demands.  The Lender may serve more than one demand under      Clause 2.1. |
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| 3   | LIABILITY      AS PRINCIPAL AND INDEPENDENT DEBTOR |
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| 3.1   | Principal and independent      debtor.  The Guarantor shall be liable under this      Guarantee as a principal and independent debtor and accordingly it shall      not have, as regards this Guarantee, any of the rights or defences of a      surety. |
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| 3.2   | Waiver of rights and      defences.  Without limiting the generality of Clause 3.1,      the Guarantor shall neither be discharged by, nor have any claim against      the Lender in respect of: |
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| (a)   | any      amendment or supplement being made to the Finance    Documents; |
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| (b)   | any      arrangement or concession (including a rescheduling or acceptance of      partial payments) relating to, or affecting, the Finance      Documents; |
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| (c)   | any      release or loss (even though negligent) of any right or Security Interest      created by the Finance Documents; |
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| (d)   | any      failure (even though negligent) promptly or properly to exercise or      enforce any such right or Security Interest, including a failure to      realise for its full market value an asset covered by such a Security      Interest; or |
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| (e)   | any      other Finance Document or any Security Interest now being or later      becoming void, unenforceable, illegal or invalid or otherwise defective      for any reason, including a neglect to register  it. |
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| 4   | EXPENSES |
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| 4.1   | Costs of preservation of      rights, enforcement etc.  The Guarantor shall pay to the      Lender on its demand the amount of all expenses incurred by the Lender in      connection with any matter arising out of this Guarantee, including any      advice, claim or proceedings relating to this  Guarantee. |
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| 4.2   | Fees and expenses payable under      Loan Agreement.  Clause 4.1 is without prejudice to the      Guarantor's liabilities in respect of the Borrower’s obligations under      clause 14 of the Loan Agreement (fees and expenses) and under similar      provisions of other FinanceDocuments. |
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| 5   | ADJUSTMENT      OF TRANSACTIONS |
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| 5.1   | Reinstatement of obligation to      pay.  The Guarantor shall pay to the Lender on its demand      any amount which the Lender is required, or agrees, to pay pursuant to any      claim by, or settlement with, a trustee in bankruptcy of the Borrower or      of another Security Party (or similar person) on the ground that the Loan      Agreement or a payment by the Borrower or of another Security Party, was      invalid or on any similar ground. |
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| 6   | PAYMENTS |
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| 6.1   | Method of      payments.  Any amount due under this Guarantee shall be      paid: |
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| (a)   | in      immediately available funds; |
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| (b)   | to      such account as the Lender may from time to time notify to the      Guarantor; |
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| (c)   | without      any form of set-off, cross-claim or condition;  and |
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| (d)   | free      and clear of any tax deduction except a tax deduction which the Guarantor      is required by law to make. |
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| 6.2   | Grossing-up for      taxes.  If the Guarantor is required by law to make a tax      deduction, the amount due to the Lender shall be increased by the amount      necessary to ensure that the Lender receives and retains a net amount      which, after the tax deduction, is equal to the full amount that it would      otherwise have received. |
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| 7   | INTEREST |
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| 7.1   | Accrual of      interest.  Any amount due under this Guarantee shall      carry interest after the second Business Day following the date on which      the Lender demands payment of it until it is actually paid, unless      interest on that same amount also accrues under the Loan      Agreement. |
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| 7.2   | Calculation of      interest.  Interest under this Guarantee shall be      calculated and accrue in the same way as interest under clause 7 of the      Loan Agreement. |
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| 7.3   | Guarantee extends to interest      payable under Loan Agreement.  For the avoidance of      doubt, it is confirmed that this Guarantee covers all interest payable      under the Loan Agreement, including that payable under clause 7 of the      Loan Agreement. |
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| 8   | SUBORDINATION |
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| 8.1   | Subordination of rights of      Guarantor.  All rights which the Guarantor at any time      has (whether in respect of this Guarantee or any other transaction)      against the Borrower, any other Security Party or their respective assets      shall be fully subordinated to the rights of the Lender under the Finance      Documents and in particular, the Guarantor shall  not: |
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| (a)   | claim,      or in a bankruptcy of the Borrower or any other Security Party prove for,      any amount payable to the Guarantor by the Borrower or any other Security      Party, whether in respect of this Guarantee or any other      transaction; |
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| (b)   | take      or enforce any Security Interest for any such  amount; |
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| (c)   | claim      to set-off any such amount against any amount payable by the Guarantor to      the Borrower or any other Security Party;or |
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| (d)   | claim      any subrogation or other right in respect of any Finance Document or any      sum received or recovered by the Lender under a Finance      Document. |
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| 9   | ENFORCEMENT |
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| 9.1   | No requirement to commence      proceedings against the Borrower.  The Lender will not      need to commence any proceedings under, or enforce any Security Interest      created by, the Loan Agreement or any other Finance Document before      claiming or commencing proceedings under this  Guarantee. |
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| 9.2   | Conclusive evidence of certain      matters.  However, as against the    Guarantor: |
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| (a)   | any      judgment or order of a court in England, Germany, the Marshall Islands,      Bermuda or Ireland in connection with the Loan Agreement;    and |
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| (b)   | any      statement or admission of the Borrower in connection with the Loan      Agreement, |
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|   | shall      be binding and conclusive as to all matters of fact and law to which it      relates. |
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| 9.3   | Suspense      account.  The Lender may, for the purpose of claiming or      proving in a bankruptcy of the Borrower or any other Security Party, place      any sum received or recovered under or by virtue of this Guarantee on a      separate suspense or other interest bearing nominal account without      applying it in satisfaction of the Borrower’s obligations under the Loan      Agreement. |
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| 10   | REPRESENTATIONS      AND WARRANTIES |
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| 10.1   | General.  The      Guarantor represents and warrants to the Lender as  follows. |
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| 10.2   | Status.  The      Guarantor is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of      Ireland. |
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| 10.3   | Corporate      power.  The Guarantor has the corporate capacity, and has      taken all corporate action and obtained all consents necessary for      it: |
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| (a)   | to      execute this Guarantee; and |
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| (b)   | to      make all the payments contemplated by, and to comply with, this      Guarantee. |
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| 10.4   | Consents in      force.  All the consents referred to in Clause 10.3      remain in force and nothing to the best of the Guarantor’s knowledge and      belief has occurred which makes any of them liable to      revocation. |
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| 10.5   | Legal      validity.  This Guarantee constitutes the Guarantor's      legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against the Guarantor in      accordance with its terms subject to any relevant insolvency laws      affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to any qualification as      to matters of law which are specifically referred to in any legal opinion      delivered to the Lender pursuant to the Supplemental      Agreement. |
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| 10.6   | No      conflicts.  The execution by the Guarantor of this      Guarantee and its compliance with this Guarantee will not involve or lead      to a contravention of: |
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| (a)   | any      law or regulation in force at the date of the Guarantee;  or |
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| (b)   | the      constitutional documents of the Guarantor;or |
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| (c)   | any      contractual or other obligation or restriction which is binding on the      Guarantor or any of its assets. |
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| 10.7   | No withholding      taxes.  No tax is imposed in any jurisdiction in which      the Guarantor is ordinarily resident for tax by way of withholding or      deduction or otherwise on any payment to be under this      Agreement. |
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| 10.8   | No      default.  To the knowledge of the Guarantor, no Event of      Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is      continuing. |
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| 10.9   | Information.  All      information which has been provided in writing by or on behalf of the      Guarantor to the Lender in connection with any Finance Document was to the      best of the Guarantor’s knowledge and belief true and not misleading as at      the time it was given; all audited and unaudited accounts which have been      so provided satisfied the requirements of Clause 11.4; and there has been      no material adverse change in the financial position or state of affairs      of the Guarantor from that disclosed in the latest of those      accounts. |
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| 10.10   | No      litigation.  No legal or administrative action involving      the Guarantor has been commenced or taken or, to the Guarantor's      knowledge, is likely to be commenced or taken which, in either case, would      be likely to have a material adverse effect on the Guarantor's financial      position or profitability. |
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| 11   | UNDERTAKINGS |
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| 11.1   | General.  The      Guarantor undertakes with the Lender to comply with the following      provisions of this Clause 11 at all times during the Security Period,      except as the Lender may otherwisepermit. |
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| 11.2   | Information provided to be      accurate.  All financial and other information which is      provided in writing by or on behalf of the Guarantor under or in      connection with this Guarantee will, to the best of the Guarantor’s      knowledge and belief, be true and not misleading and will not omit any      material fact or consideration which if disclosed would reasonably be      expected to adversely affect the decision of a person considering whether      to enter into the Loan Agreement. |
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| 11.3   | Shareholder and creditor      notices.  The Guarantor will send the Lender, at the same      time as they are despatched, copies of all communications which are      despatched to the Guarantor's shareholders or creditors or any class of      them. |
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| 11.4   | Consents.  The      Guarantor will maintain in force and promptly obtain or renew, and will      promptly send certified copies to the Lender of, all consents      required: |
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| (a)   | for      the Guarantor to perform its obligations under this    Guarantee; |
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| (b)   | for      the validity or enforceability of this  Guarantee; |
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| 11.5   | Further      Assurance.  The Guarantorwill: |
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| (a)   | at      its own cost, do all that it reasonably can to ensure that this Guarantee      creates the obligations which it purports to create;  and |
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| (b)   | without      limiting the generality of paragraph (a) above, at its own cost, promptly      register, file, record or enrol this Guarantee with any applicable court      or authority, pay any applicable stamp, registration or similar tax in      respect of this Guarantee, give any notice or take any other step which in      the reasonable opinion of the Lender, is or has become necessary or      desirable for this Guarantee to be valid, enforceable or admissible in      evidence. |
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| 11.6   | Notification of      litigation.  The Guarantor will provide the Lender with      details of any legal or administrative action involving the Guarantor      promptly upon becoming aware of the same where such legal or      administrative action might, if adversely determined, have a material      adverse effect on the ability of the Guarantor to perform its obligations      under this Guarantee. |
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| 11.7   | Notification of      default.  The Guarantor will notify the Lender as soon as      the Guarantor becomes aware of: |
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| (a)   | the      occurrence of an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default;      or |
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| (b)   | any      matter which indicates that an Event of Default or a Potential Event of      Default may have occurred and iscontinuing; |
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| 11.8   | Maintenance of      status.  The Guarantor will maintain its separate      corporate existence under the laws ofIreland. |
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| 11.9   | No disposal of assets, change      of business.  The Guarantor will  not: |
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| (a)   | transfer,      lease or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial part of its assets,      whether by one transaction or a number of transactions, whether related or      not except in the usual course of its trading operations;    or |
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| (b)   | make      any substantial change to the nature of its business from that existing at      the date of this Guarantee. |
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| 11.10   | No merger      etc.  The Guarantor shall not, and shall procure that      none of its subsidiaries will, enter into any form of merger,      sub-division, amalgamation or other  reorganisation. |
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| 11.11   | Chief Executive      Office.  The Guarantor will maintain its chief executive      office, and keep its corporate documents and records, at Arthur Cox      Building, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2,Ireland. |
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| 12   | JUDGMENTS      AND CURRENCY INDEMNITY |
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| 12.1   | Judgments relating to Loan      Agreement.  This Guarantee shall cover any amount payable      by the Borrower under or in connection with any judgment relating to the      Loan Agreement. |
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| 13   | SET-OFF |
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| 13.1   | Application of credit      balances.  The Lender may without prior notice following      the occurrence of an Event of Default which is  continuing: |
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| (a)   | apply      any balance (whether or not then due) which at any time stands to the      credit of any account in the name of the Guarantor at any office in any      country of the Lender in or towards satisfaction of any sum then due from      the Guarantor to the Lender under this Guarantee;  and |
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| (b)   | for      that purpose: |
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| (i)   | break,      or alter the maturity of, all or any part of a deposit of the      Guarantor; |
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| (ii)   | convert      or translate all or any part of a deposit or other credit balance into      Dollars; |
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| (iii)   | enter      into any other transaction or make any entry with regard to the credit      balance which the Lender considersappropriate. |
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| 13.2   | Existing rights      unaffected.  The Lender shall not be obliged to exercise      any of its rights under Clause 13.1; and those rights shall be without      prejudice and in addition to any right of set-off, combination of      accounts, charge, lien or other right or remedy to which the Lender is      entitled (whether under the general law or any  document). |
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| 14   | SUPPLEMENTAL |
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| 14.1   | Continuing      guarantee.  This Guarantee shall remain in force as a      continuing security at all times during the Security    Period. |
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| 14.2   | Rights cumulative,      non-exclusive.  The Lender's rights under and in      connection with this Guarantee are cumulative, may be exercised as often      as appears expedient and shall not be taken to exclude or limit any right      or remedy conferred by law. |
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| 14.3   | No impairment of rights under      Guarantee.  If the Lender omits to exercise, delays in      exercising or invalidly exercises any of its rights under this Guarantee,      that shall not impair that or any other right of the Lender under this      Guarantee. |
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| 14.4   | Severability of      provisions.  If any provision of this Guarantee is or      subsequently becomes void, illegal, unenforceable or otherwise invalid,      that shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of its      other provisions. |
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| 14.5   | Guarantee not affected by other      security.  This Guarantee shall not impair, nor be      impaired by, any other guarantee, any Security Interest or any right of      set-off or netting or to combine accounts which the Lender may now or      later hold in connection with the Loan  Agreement. |
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| 14.6   | Guarantor bound by Loan      Agreement.  The Guarantor agrees with the Lender to be      bound by all provisions of the Loan Agreement which are applicable to the      Security Parties in the same way as if those provisions had been set out      (with any necessary modifications) in this  Guarantee. |
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| 14.7   | Applicability of provisions of      Guarantee to other rights.  Clauses 3 and 17 shall also      apply to any right of set-off or netting or to combine accounts which the      Guarantor creates by an agreement entered into at the time of this      Guarantee or at any later time (notwithstanding that the agreement does      not include provisions similar to Clauses 3 and 17), being an agreement      referring to this Guarantee. |
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| 14.8   | Third party      rights.  A person who is not a party to this Guarantee      has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to      enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this    Guarantee. |
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| 15   | ASSIGNMENT |
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| 15.1   | Assignment by      Lender.  The Lender may assign its rights under and in      connection with this Guarantee to the same extent as it may assign its      rights under the Loan Agreement. |
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| 16   | NOTICES |
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| 16.1   | Notices to      Guarantor.  Any notice or demand to the Guarantor under      or in connection with this Guarantee shall be given by letter or fax      at: |
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|   | Fax      No:  +353 1 618 0618 |
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| 16.2   | Application of certain      provisions of Loan Agreement.  Clause 19.1 of the Loan      Agreement applies to any notice or demand under or in connection with this      Guarantee. |
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| 16.3   | Validity of      demands.  A demand under this Guarantee shall be valid      notwithstanding that it is served: |
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| (a)   | on      the date on which the amount to which it relates is payable by the      Borrower under the Loan Agreement; |
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| (b)   | at      the same time as the service of a notice under clause 13.2 (events of      default) of the Loan Agreement; |
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| 16.4   | Notices to the      Lender.  Any notice to the Lender under or in connection      with this Guarantee shall be sent to the same address and in the same      manner as notices to the Lender under the Loan  Agreement. |
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| 17   | INVALIDITY      OF LOAN AGREEMENT |
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| 17.1   | Invalidity of Loan      Agreement.  In the eventof: |
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| (a)   | the      Loan Agreement now being or later becoming, with immediate or      retrospective effect, void, illegal, unenforceable or otherwise invalid      for any other reason whatsoever, whether of a similar kind or not;      or |
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| (b)   | without      limiting the scope of paragraph (a),  bankruptcy of the      Borrower, the introduction of any law or any other matter resulting in the      Borrower being discharged from liability under the Loan Agreement, or the      Loan Agreement ceasing to operate (for example, by interest ceasing to      accrue); |
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| 17.2   | Invalidity of Finance      Documents.  Clause 17.1 also applies to each of the other      Finance Documents to which the Borrower is a  party. |
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| 18   | GOVERNING      LAW AND JURISDICTION |
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| 18.1   | English      law.  This Guarantee and any non-contractual obligations      arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by, and      construed in accordance with, Englishlaw. |
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| 18.2   | Exclusive English      jurisdiction.  Subject to Clause 18.3, the courts of      England shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may      arise out of or in connection with this  Guarantee. |
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| 18.3   | Choice of forum for the      exclusive benefit of the Lender.  Clause 18.2 is for the      exclusive benefit of the Lender, which reserves the  rights: |
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| (a)   | to      commence proceedings in relation to any matter which arises out of or in      connection with this Guarantee in the courts of any country other than      England and which have or claim jurisdiction to that matter;      and |
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| (b)   | to      commence such proceedings in the courts of any such country or countries      concurrently with or in addition to proceedings in England or without      commencing proceedings in England. |
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| 18.4   | Process      agent.  The Guarantor irrevocably appoints James W.      Bayley, its registered office for the time being, presently at Globe      Maritime Limited, St. Magnus House, 5th      Floor, 3 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R R6HE, United Kingdom, to act as      its agent to receive and accept on its behalf any process or other      document relating to any proceedings in the English courts which are      connected with this Guarantee. |
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| 18.5   | Lender’s rights      unaffected.  Nothing in this Clause 18 shall exclude or      limit any right which the Lender may have (whether under the law of any      country, an international convention or otherwise) with regard to the      bringing of proceedings, the service of process, the recognition or      enforcement of a judgment or any similar or related matter in any      jurisdiction. |
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| 18.6   | Meaning of      “proceedings”.  In this Clause 18, “proceedings” means      proceedings of any kind, including an application for a provisional or      protective measure. |
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| GUARANTOR                                     |   |                           |
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| SIGNEDSEALED AND      DELIVERED               | )      |                           |
| by      Christophil B. Costas                 | )      | /s/      Christophil B. Costas |
| acting      as lawfully appointed attorney of | )      |                           |
| TBS      International Public Limited Company | )      |                           |
| in      the presence of:                 | )      | /s/      Lorraine Brown        |
|                                          |   | Lorraine      Brown            |
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| LENDER                                        |   |                           |
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| SIGNED      by                           | )      |                           |
| for      and on behalf of           | )      |                           |
| Joh.      Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG     | )      |                           |
| in      the presence of:                      | )      |                           |