Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation Announces Delivery of one Chemical Tanker

PIRAEUS, Greece, Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation ("Navios Acquisition") (NYSE: NNA) an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced today that the chemical tanker Nave Cosmos of 25,130 mt was delivered on October 27, 2010 from a South Korean shipyard to Navios Acquisitions' owned fleet.

The vessel is chartered out for three months with option for three additional months at a net daily charter rate of $10,238 for the first three months and at $12,188 for the optional months.

Time Charter Coverage

Currently Navios Acquisition has contracted 95.6%, 81.3%, and 59.3% of its available days on a charter-out basis for 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.  

About Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation

Navios Acquisition is an owner and operator of tanker vessels focusing in the transportation of petroleum products (clean and dirty) and bulk liquid chemicals.

For more information about Navios Acquisition, please visit our website: http://www.navios-acquisition.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events and Navios Acquisition's growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters.  Words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "anticipates," "hopes," "estimates," and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Such statements include comments regarding expected revenue and time charters. Although the Navios Acquisition believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct.  These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Navios Acquisition.  Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to changes in the demand for tanker vessels, competitive factors in the market in which Navios Acquisition operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Navios Acquisition's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Navios Acquisition expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Navios Acquisition's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

SOURCE Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation