Star Bulk Announces its Availability of 2010 Annual Report on Form 20-F

News Release Star Bulk Carriers Corp. April 1, 2011

ATHENS, GREECE, April 1, 2011 - Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (the "Company" or "Star Bulk") (Nasdaq: SBLK), a global shipping company focusing on transportation of dry bulk cargoes, announced today that the Company's annual report on Form 20-F that contains the Company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2011, on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be found on the Company's website at www.starbulk.com. Shareholders may also receive a hard copy of Form 20-F free of charge upon written request to the Company.