Thank you for joining us for this morning's call. With us today from Navios Maritime Partners are Chairman and CEO Ms. Angeliki Frangou; SVP of Business Development, Mr. George Achniotis; and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Efstratios Desypris. The
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