EXHIBIT 4.8
   SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
 This Share Purchase Agreement ("Agreement"), dated as of 1st of April 2011, is made by and between OCEANFREIGHT INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands ("Buyer"), and HAYWOOD FINANCE LIMITED, a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the "Seller").
 
 RECITALS
 
 WHEREAS, the Seller directly owns shares, constituting all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of AMAZON SHAREHOLDERS LIMITED, a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands ("Amazon Shareholders"), which in turn is the direct owner of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of AMAZON OWNING COMPANY LIMITED, a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the "Owner");
 
 WHEREAS, the Owner has purchased a 206,000 dwt Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) identified as Hull 1239 (the "Vessel"), currently under construction at Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipbuilding Company Limited (the "Yard"), pursuant to a Shipbuilding Contract dated 17th May 2010, as amended, made by and among the Yard and China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited as seller (the "Builder") and the Owner as purchaser (the "Shipbuilding Contract");
 
 WHEREAS, Seller wishes to sell and Buyer wishes to buy, all of the issued outstanding capital stock of Amazon Shareholders (the "Shares"), on the terms and conditions contained herein;
 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements stated herein, the parties agree as follows:
 
 ARTICLE I
 
 DEFINITIONS
 
 Capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings specified in (a) the preamble, (b) the recitals, (c) this Article I or (d) elsewhere in this Agreement, as the case may be:
 
 Claim means any claim, demand, assessment, judgment, order, decree, action, cause of action, litigation, suit, investigation or other Proceeding.
 
 Companies means Amazon Shareholders Limited and Amazon Owning Company Limited.
 
 Constitutional Documents means all constituent documents of the Seller and each of the Companies, including their respective Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws.
 
 Contract means any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, sublease, purchase order or other agreement, commitment, instrument, permit, concession, franchise or license, written or oral.
 
 Corporate Records means (a) the Constitutional Documents of the Companies; and (b) all minutes of meetings and resolutions of stockholders and directors of the Companies.
 
 Governmental Body means any (a) nation, state, country, city, town, village, district, or other jurisdiction of any nature, (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other government, (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal), (d) multinational governmental organization or body, or (e) body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority or power of any nature.
 
 Laws means all statutes, treaties, codes, ordinances, decrees, rules, regulations, municipal bylaws, judicial or arbitral or administrative or ministerial or departmental or regulatory judgments, orders, decisions, rulings or awards, policies, certificates, codes, licenses, permits, approvals, guidelines, voluntary restraints, inspection reports, or any provisions of such laws, including general principles of common law and equity and the requirements of all Governmental Bodies, binding or affecting the Person referred to in the context in which such word is used; and "Law" means any one of them.
 Lien means (whether the same is consensual or nonconsensual or arises by contract, operation of law, legal process or otherwise): (i) any mortgage, lien, security interest, pledge, attachment, levy or other charge or encumbrance of any kind thereupon or in respect thereof; or (ii) any other arrangement under which the same is transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified with the intention of subjecting the same to, or making the same available for, the payment or performance of any liability in priority to the payment of the ordinary, unsecured creditors, and which under applicable law has the foregoing effect, including any adverse Claim.
  Orders means judgments, writs, decrees, compliance agreements, injunctions, rules, awards, settlement agreements or orders of any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
 
 Person means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization, government or agency or subdivision thereof or any other entity.
 
 Proceeding means an action, suit, litigation, claim, investigation, legal, administrative or arbitration proceeding.
 
 ARTICLE II
 
 PURCHASE OF SHARES; CLOSING
 
 Section 2.1  Purchase of Shares.Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and on the basis of the representations and warranties hereinafter set forth, the Seller agrees to sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to the Buyer, and the Buyer agrees to acquire and buy from the Seller, the Shares, free and clear of all Liens.
 
 Section 2.2  Closing.To be mutually agreed between the Seller and the Buyer.
 
 Section 2.3  Purchase Price. The purchase price for the Shares that shall be paid to the Sellers on the Closing Date shall consist of an amount 17,828,571 common shares of the Buyer.
 
 ARTICLE III
 
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
 
 The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer on the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as follows:
 
 Section 3.1  Organization of the Seller.  (a) The Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted.
 
 Section 3.2  Organization of the Companies.  (a) Each of the Companies is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted.  (b) The Seller has heretofore delivered to the Buyer complete and correct copies of the Constitutional Documents of the Companies as currently in effect and the other Corporate Records.  The Corporate Records are accurate in all material respects and all corporate proceedings and actions reflected therein have been conducted or taken in compliance with all applicable Laws and in compliance with the Constitutional Documents. None of the Companies is in default under or in violation of its Constitutional Documents.
 
 Section 3.3  Authority of the Seller.  (a) The Seller has full legal capacity, right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite corporate action taken on the part of the Seller and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Seller is necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (c) that this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Seller and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
 
 Section 3.4  Consents and Approvals; No Violation, With Respect to the Seller.  Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will (a) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of Constitutional Documents of the Seller; (b) require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Body other than those that have been made or obtained; (c) result in a default (or give rise to any right of amendment, termination, cancellation, consent, acceleration or loss of a material benefit) under the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract, instrument or other obligation to which the Seller or any of its assets may be bound, except in such cases where the requisite waivers or consents have been obtained; (d) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Seller under the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract, instrument or other obligation to which the Seller or any of its assets may be bound or affected; or (e) violate any Law or Order applicable to the Seller or its assets. Section 3.5  Consents and Approvals; No Violation, With Respect to the Companies.  Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will (a) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the Constitutional Documents of the Companies; (b) require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Body other than those that have been made or obtained; (c) result in a default (or give rise to any right of amendment, termination, cancellation, consent, acceleration or loss of a material benefit) under the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract, instrument or other obligation to which the Companies or any of their assets may be bound, except in such cases where the requisite waivers or consents have been obtained; (d) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Companies under the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract, instrument or other obligation to which the Companies or any of their assets may be bound or affected; or (e) violate any Law or Order applicable to the Companies or their assets.
 
 Section 3.6  Capitalization.  (a) Schedule 3.6 sets forth the amount of authorized capital stock and the amount of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Companies.  The Shares constitute all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Amazon Shareowners; all such common shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are owned legally and beneficially by the Seller, as set forth on Schedule 3.6.  Other than this Agreement, there is no subscription, option, warrant, preemptive right, call right or other right, agreement or commitment of any nature relating to the voting, issuance, sale, delivery or transfer (including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instruments) by the Seller of the Shares, and there is no obligation on the part of the Seller to grant, extend or enter into any of the foregoing.
  (b)  Amazon Shareholders is the legal and beneficial owner of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Owner; all such common shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.  There is no subscription, option, warrant, preemptive right, call right or other right, agreement or commitment of any nature relating to the voting, issuance, sale, delivery or transfer (including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instruments) by Amazon Shareholders of the shares of the Owner and there is no obligation on the part of Amazon Shareholders to grant, extend or enter into any of the foregoing.  Amazon Shareholders does not, directly or indirectly, own any capital stock of or other equity interest in any Person other than as set forth on Schedule 3.6.
 
 Section 3.7  Ownership of Purchased Shares.  The Seller owns and holds the Shares free and clear of all Liens or other limitations affecting the Seller's ability to vote such shares or to transfer such shares to the Buyer. At the Closing, the Seller will transfer, assign and transmit good and marketable title to and deliver the Shares to the Buyer, free and clear of all Liens.
 
 Section 3.8  Ownership of the Shares of the Owner.  (a) Amazon Shareholders owns and holds the shares of the Owner free and clear of all Liens or other limitations affecting Amazon Shareholder's ability to vote such shares or to transfer such shares. At the Closing, the shares of the Owner will be free and clear of all Liens.
 
 Section 3.9  Financial Statements. Set forth as Schedule 3.9 are the management financial statements of Amazon Shareholders as of December 31, 2010.
  Section 3.10  No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.10, none of the Companies will have any Liabilities at Closing.
 Section 3.11  Contracts.  (a) All Contracts to which the Companies, or any of them, is a party or bound by, is set forth on Schedule 3.11 and there is not, under any Contract, any default or event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a material default on the part of any of the parties thereto, except such events of default and other events as to which requisite waivers or consents have been obtained, and all such Contracts are in full force and effect, constitute the legal and binding obligations of the respective parties thereto, and have not been modified or amended, except as set forth on Schedule 3.11, and true and correct copies of such Contracts are appended thereto.
 
 (b)  All amounts due as of the date hereof under the Shipbuilding Contract and any related supervision or other ancillary agreements have been paid.
 
 (c)  To the best knowledge of the Seller, no counterparty to any Contract to which the Companies, or any of them, is a party is in default under any such Contract.
 
 Section 3.12  No Other Business. (a) Amazon Shareholders has not conducted any business other than the ownership of the Owner; and (b) the Owner has not conducted any business other than the purchase of Hull 1239.
 
 Section 3.13  Proceedings With Respect to the Seller. There is no Claim or Proceeding which is pending, or to the knowledge of the Seller, there is no Claim or Proceeding threatened in writing, against or relating to the Seller, before any Governmental Body nor is the Seller subject to or bound by any outstanding Order.
 
 Section 3.14  Proceedings With Respect to the Companies.  There is no Claim or Proceeding which is pending, or to the knowledge of the Sellers, there is no Claim or Proceeding threatened in writing, against or relating to the Companies, or any of them, before any Governmental Body and none of the Companies is subject to or bound by any outstanding Order.
 
 Section 3.15  No Unlawful Payments. None of the Companies, nor any director, shareholder, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Companies, has: (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; or (iii) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any supplier, customer, licensor, contractor, politician, government employee or other Person.
 
 Section 3.16  Bank Accounts. Schedule 3.16 sets forth a complete and accurate list of all bank accounts, savings deposits, money-market accounts, certificates of deposit, safety deposit boxes, and similar investment accounts with banks or other financial institutions maintained by or on behalf of the Companies showing the depository bank or institution address, appropriate bank contact personnel, account number and names of signatories.
 
 Section 3.17  Full Disclosure. No representation or warranty by the Seller in this Agreement and no statement contained in any document or other writing furnished or to be furnished to the Buyer pursuant to the provisions hereof, when considered with all other such documents or writings, contain or will contain any untrue statement of material fact or omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein not misleading.
 
 Section 3.18  Accredited Investor. The Seller and any nominee thereof is an "Accredited Investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
  Section 3.19  Acquiring Shares for Own Account. The Seller and any nominee thereof is acquiring the Shares from the Company for its own account solely for the purpose of investment and without a view to any resale or other distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 Section 3.20  Knowledge in Business. The Seller and any nominee thereof has sufficient knowledge and experience in business, financial and investment matters so as to be able to evaluate the risks and merits of its investment in the Buyer and it is able financially to bear the risks thereof.
 
  Section 3.21  No General Solicitation. Neither the Seller nor any nominee thereof has been offered any Shares by any means of general solicitation or advertising, including any of the following:
 
 (a)  any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, or
 
 (b)  any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by general solicitation or advertising.
  Section 3.22  Access to Information. The Seller and any nominee thereof had access to such information regarding the Buyer and its affairs as is necessary to enable it to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares.
 
 Section 3.23  Purchaser Acknowledgement. The Seller and any nominee thereof acknowledges that (i) the Shares are "restricted securities," as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, (ii) a stop transfer order will be in effect and (iii) the Shares cannot not be sold, transferred, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of an effective registration statement for such securities under the Securities Act or an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Buyer that registration is not required under the Securities Act.
 
 Section 3.24  Holding Period.Seller, or its nominee, as the case may be, will hold the Shares subject to all of the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and will not at any time make any sale, transfer or other exchange thereof in contravention of the Securities Act or such rules and regulations, or any applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws.
 
 Section 3.25  Restrictive Legend. Buyer has made the Seller aware that a legend will be placed on the share certificates stating that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and referring to the restrictions on transferability and sale of the Shares.
 
 Section 3.26  Each certificate for the Shares shall have conspicuously written, printed, typed or stamped upon the face thereof, or upon the reverse thereof with a conspicuous reference on the face thereof, the following legend:
 
 Section 3.27  "THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF (I) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH STATE LAWS OR (II) AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM AND AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED."
 
 ARTICLE IV
 
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
 
 Buyer represents and warrants to the Sellers as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as follows:
 
 Section 4.1  Organization.  Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Republic the Marshall Islands and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted.
 
 Section 4.2  Authority.  (a) Buyer has the full legal capacity, right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite corporate action taken on the part of the Buyer and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Buyer is necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (c) this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Buyer and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Buyer, enforceable against the Buyer in accordance with its terms.
 Section 3.20  Knowledge in Business. The Seller and any nominee thereof has sufficient knowledge and experience in business, financial and investment matters so as to be able to evaluate the risks and merits of its investment in the Buyer and it is able financially to bear the risks thereof.
 Section 4.3  Consents and Approvals; No Violation.  Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor the performance by Buyer of its obligations under this Agreement will (a) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the corporate organizational documents of the Buyer; (b) require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Body other than those which have been made or obtained; or (c) result in a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, consent or acceleration) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which Buyer is a party or by which its assets may be bound, except for such defaults (or rights of termination, cancellation or acceleration) as to which requisite waivers or consents have been obtained; or (d) violate any Order or Law applicable to Buyer or any of its assets.
  Section 4.4  Validity.There is no investigation, claim, proceeding or litigation of any type pending or, threatened to which Buyer is a party that (i) relates, or may relate, to the validity or enforceability of any of the Buyer's obligations under this Agreement or (ii) seeks (or reasonably might be expected to seek) (A) to prevent or delay the consummation by the Buyer of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) damages in connection with any such consummation.
 
 Section 4.5  OceanFreight Shares.  At the Closing, the Buyer shall deliver 17,828,571 common shares of the Buyer and which such shares of Buyer common stock shall be issued free and clear of all Liens.
  ARTICLE V
 
 COVENANTS
 
 Section 5.1  Conduct of Business Pending Closing.  Buyer and Seller agree that between the date of the execution of this Agreement and the Closing Date, (i) the Seller shall conduct the business and maintain and preserve the assets of the Seller in the ordinary course of business; (ii) the Buyer and the Seller shall use their reasonable efforts to cause all of the representations and warranties in Article III hereof to continue to be true and correct; and (iii) none of the Companies shall incur any debt without the Buyer's prior written approval.
 
 Section 5.2  Further Assurances.The Seller shall execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered to the Buyer such assignments or other instruments of transfer, assignment and conveyance, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, as shall be necessary to vest in Buyer all of the right, title and interest in and to the Shares undertaken to be sold to Buyer by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement, free and clear of all Liens, debts, dues and duties of whatsoever nature, and any other document reasonably requested by the Buyer in connection with this Agreement.
 
 Section 5.3  Governmental Filings.As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, each party shall, in cooperation with the other, file any reports or notifications that may be required to be filed by it under applicable law, if any.
 
 Section 5.4  Further Consents.After the Closing Date, the Seller shall obtain any consents or approvals or assist in any filings reasonably required in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby that are requested by Buyer and that have not been previously obtained or made.
 
 Section 5.5  Public Announcements.Neither party shall, without the prior approval of the other party, issue, or permit any of its partners, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, members, managers, agents to issue, any press release or other public announcement with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, except as may be required by Law or any Governmental Body to which the relevant party is accountable.
  ARTICLE VI
 
 INDEMNIFICATION
 
 Section 6.1  Seller's Indemnity Obligations.  The Seller agrees to indemnify the Buyer against, and hold the Buyer harmless from and against, any amounts that arise from, are based on or relate or otherwise are attributable to (a) any error, inaccuracy, breach or misrepresentation in any of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Seller in this Agreement, (b) any violation or breach by the Seller of or default by the Seller under the terms of this Agreement.  Buyer shall be entitled to recover its reasonable and necessary attorneys' fees and litigation expenses incurred in connection with successful enforcement of its rights under this Section 6.1.
 
 Section 6.2  Buyer's Indemnity Obligations.Buyer shall indemnify the Seller against, and hold the Seller harmless from and against, any and all amounts that arise from, are based on or relate or otherwise are attributable to (a) any error, inaccuracy, breach or misrepresentation in any of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Buyer in this Agreement, (b) any violation or breach by the Buyer of or default by Buyer under the terms of this Agreement. The Seller shall be entitled to recover its reasonable and necessary attorneys' fees and litigation expenses incurred in connection with successful enforcement of its rights under this Section 6.2.
 
 Section 6.3  Survival of Indemnity Obligation.The rights and duties contained in this Article VI shall survive the Closing.
  ARTICLE VII
 
 CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
 
 Section 7.1  Conditions to Obligations of Buyer.The obligations of the Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated herein are subject, at the option of the Buyer, to satisfaction of the following conditions:
 
 (a)  Compliance.  The Seller shall have complied with its covenants and agreements contained herein, and the representations and warranties contained in Article III hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects) on the date hereof and as of the Closing Date.
 
 (b)  Orders, Etc.  No action, suit or proceeding shall have been commenced or shall be pending or threatened, and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, promulgated, issued or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, by any Governmental Body or court that reasonably may be expected to prohibit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
 (c)  Consents.  All consents and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement shall have been obtained.
 
 Section 7.2  Conditions to Obligations of the Seller.The obligations of the Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated herein are subject, at the option of the Seller, to satisfaction of the following conditions:
 
 (a)  Compliance.  Buyer shall have complied with its covenants and agreements contained herein, and the representations and warranties contained in Article IV hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects) on the date hereof and as of the Closing Date.
 
 (b)  Orders, Etc.  No action, suit or proceeding shall have been commenced or shall be pending or threatened, and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, promulgated, issued or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, by any Governmental Body or court that reasonably may be expected to prohibit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
 (c)  Consents.  All consents and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement shall have been obtained.
 
 (d)  Counter Guarantee. On the Closing Date the Buyer shall deliver to Cardiff Marine Inc. a counter guarantee substantially in the form attached as Appendix A hereto in relation to the Payment Guarantee issued by Cardiff Marine Inc. to the Builder and dated 12th June 2010 guaranteeing the performance of the Owner under the Shipbuilding Contract.
 ARTICLE VIII
 
 TERMINATION
 
 Section 8.1  Grounds for Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:
 
 (a)  By the mutual written agreement of the Buyer and the Seller;
 
 (b)  By Buyer if any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 hereof shall have become incapable of fulfillment and shall not have been waived by Buyer;
 
 (c)  By the Seller if any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 hereof shall have become incapable of fulfillment and shall not have been waived by the Seller;
 
 (d)  By either party by written notice thereof to the other, if the Closing contemplated hereby shall not have been consummated on or before December 31, 2011 or such other date, if any, as the Buyer and the Seller shall agree upon in writing; or
  (e)  By the Buyer or the Seller if the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby would violate any nonappealable final order, decree or judgment of any court or Governmental Body having competent jurisdiction enjoining, restraining or otherwise preventing, or awarding substantial damages in connection with, or imposing a material adverse condition upon, the consummation of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that a party shall not be allowed to exercise any right of termination pursuant to this Section 8.1 if the event giving rise to such termination right shall be due to the negligent or willful failure of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or observe in any material respect any of the covenants or agreements set forth herein to be performed or observed by such party.
 
 ARTICLE IX
 
 GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
 Section 9.1  Entire Agreement.This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.  This Agreement may not be modified, amended or terminated except by a written instrument specifically referring to this Agreement signed by all the parties hereto.
 
 Section 9.2  Waivers and Consents.  All waivers and consents given hereunder shall be in writing.  No waiver by any party hereto of any breach or anticipated breach of any provision hereof by any other party shall be deemed a waiver of any other contemporaneous, preceding or succeeding breach or anticipated breach, whether or not similar.  Except as provided in this Agreement, no action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including any investigation by or on behalf of any party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement.
 
 Section 9.3  Notices.  All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been received only if and when (a) personally delivered, (b) on the fifth day after mailing, by mail, first class, postage prepaid or by certified mail return receipt requested, addressed in each case as follows (or to such other address as may be specified by like notice), (c) at the time receipt is acknowledged when delivered by private mail or courier service or (d) received by facsimile at the phone number listed below:
 
 (a)  If to Buyer to:
 
 c/o Poles Tublin Stratakis & Gonzalez
 46 Trinity Place
 New York, NY 10006
 Tel: +1 212 943 0110
 Fax: +1 212 269 9875
 
 (b)  If to Seller to:
 
 c/o Cefai & Associates
 5/2 Merchant Street, Valletta
 Malta VLT 10
 
 Section 9.4  Assignments, Successors and No Third-Party Rights.  No party may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party; provided that the Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any wholly-owned subsidiary. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the parties.
 
 Section 9.5  Choice of Law; Resolution of Disputes.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of New York without regard to choice of law principles.  All disputes, differences, controversies or claims arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be arbitrated in New York in the following manner.  One arbitrator is to be appointed by each of the parties hereto and the two appointed arbitrators shall appoint a third arbitrator.  Their decision or that of any two of them shall be final.  The arbitrators shall be commercial persons, conversant with shipping matters.  Such arbitration is to be conducted in accordance with the rules and on the terms current at the time when the arbitration proceedings are commenced and in accordance with the Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc.
 
 Section 9.6  Construction; Section Headings.  The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language the parties hereto have chosen to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party hereto.  The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
 
 Section 9.7  Severability.  Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.  If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only as broad as is enforceable.
 
 Section 9.8  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.
   
 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written.
 
 For the Buyers
 
 By: /s/ Demetris Nenes
 Name: Demetris Nenes
 Title:   Attorney-in-fact
 
 
 
 
 For the Seller
 By: /s/ Dr. Clarissa Cefai
 Dr. Clarisa Cefai
 Director
 MARE SERVICES LIMITED
 5/1 MERCHANTS STREET
 VALLETA VLT 1171
 Title:   Sole Director
 
 
 
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