ATHENS, Greece, August 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (the Company) announced today that the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dale Ploughman, will host an Investor Day Event on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 2:00pm in New York City. Registration will begin at 1:30pm EDT.

If you would like to attend this event, please contact our investor relations advisor, Capital Link at 212-661-7566 or by email at seanergy@capitallink.com.

A copy of the event's presentation will be available under the Investor Relations Section of Seanergy's website at http://www.seanergymaritime.com the day following the event.

About Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., the successor to Seanergy Maritime Corp., is a Marshall Islands corporation with its executive offices in Athens, Greece. The Company is engaged in the transportation of dry bulk cargoes through the ownership and operation of dry bulk carriers.

The Company's initial fleet comprised two Panamax, two Supramax, one Handymax and one Handysize dry bulk carriers that Seanergy purchased and took delivery of in the third and fourth quarters of 2008 from companies associated with members of the Restis family. In August 2009, the Company acquired a controlling interest in Bulk Energy Transport (Holdings) Limited, which owns four Capesize and one Panamax dry bulk carriers. In May 2010, the Company acquired a controlling interest in Maritime Capital Shipping Limited, which owns nine Handysize dry bulk carriers. In August 2010 the Company entered into letters of intent for the acquisition of the remaining ownership percentages in each of Bulk Energy Transport (Holdings) Limited and Maritime Capital Shipping Limited. The acquisitions are expected to close by September 15th 2010.

Following the acquisitions the Company will own a fleet of 20 drybulk carriers (four Capesize, three Panamax, two Supramax and one Handymax and ten Handysize vessels) with a total carrying capacity of approximately 1,292,544 dwt and an average fleet age of 12.8 years.

The Company's common stock and warrants trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbols SHIP and SHIP.W, respectively.

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 the Company's growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy. 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. Although the Company believes 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 the Company. 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, the scope and timing of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulatory agency review, competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the SEC. The Company's filings can be obtained free of charge on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. The Company 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 the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

For further information please contact: Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Dale Ploughman - Chief Executive Officer Christina Anagnostara - Chief Financial Officer Tel: +30-210-9638461 E-mail: ir@seanergymaritime.com Investor Relations / Media Capital Link, Inc. Paul Lampoutis 230 Park Avenue Suite 1536 New York, NY 10169 Tel: +1(212)661-7566 E-mail: seanergy@capitallink.com

SOURCE: Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp

CONTACT: For further information please contact: Seanergy MaritimeHoldings Corp., Dale Ploughman - Chief Executive Officer, ChristinaAnagnostara - Chief Financial Officer, Tel: +30-210-9638461, E-mail:ir@seanergymaritime.com; Investor Relations / Media, Capital Link, Inc.,Paul Lampoutis, 230 Park Avenue Suite 1536, New York, NY 10169, Tel:+1(212)661-7566, E-mail: seanergy@capitallink.com