Marine Transportation Bi-Weekly Industry Events & M&A Update — September 14–28, 2026

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BI-WEEKLY INDUSTRY EVENTS & M&A UPDATE

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Owners Lose Ground in the Market While Buyers Keep Adding Tonnage

This update covers Marine Transportation for September 14–28, 2026: the period's movers, company news and transactions.

September 14–28, 2026

Prepared by NeuraCap AI · Confidential

Market data through 2026-09-28 · events and transactions from the two-week period 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-28

Marine Transportation Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice

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   BI-WEEKLY INDUSTRY EVENTS & M&A UPDATE

   INDUSTRIALS › TRANSPORTATION › MARINE TRANSPORTATION

   This is the cover page introducing the Marine Transportation bi-weekly industry events and M&A update for September 14–28, 2026.

   We open with the two-week window for Marine Transportation, covering what changed, who moved, what transacted and why it matters. This update sets the stage for the detail that follows, so you can act on the freshest read of the sector.

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   BI-WEEKLY INDUSTRY EVENTS & M&A UPDATE INDUSTRIALS › TRANSPORTATION › MARINE TRANSPORTATION Owners Lose Ground in the Market While Buyers Keep Adding Tonnage This update covers Marine Transportation for September 14–28, 2026: the period's movers, company news and transactions. September 14–28, 2026 Prepared by NeuraCap AI · Confidential Market data through 2026-09-28 · events and transactions from the two-week period 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-28 Marine Transportation Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 1

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   THE BI-WEEKLY BOTTOM LINE

   Share Prices Fell Almost Everywhere, While Corporate Buying Carried On

   This slide summarizes the two-week period: broad share-price declines alongside continued corporate buying.

   We saw 20 of 21 covered names fall, with a median move of -3.7% against a +0.8% gain for the S&P 500. TORM plc (TRMD) was the lone holdout, ending the period at +0.2%. Even as prices slid, corporate buyers stayed active — BW Altor Pte. Ltd. agreed to acquire Cadeler A/S and an additional TORM stake was bought. The gap between the public median of 7.8x EV/EBITDA and the 13.0x precedent-transaction median suggests strategic buyers are still willing to pay up for scale, so we read this as a market repricing risk faster than deal-makers are repricing assets.

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   THE BI-WEEKLY BOTTOM LINE Share Prices Fell Almost Everywhere, While Corporate Buying Carried On The two-week period in one page · 21 covered names, close-to-close · September 14–28, 2026 Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (universe, prices, filings, transaction records); publisher-sourced news where linked; market data through 2026-09-28. Driver attributions use calibrated language and are NeuraCap reads of the recorded evidence. Marine Transportation Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 2 1 20 of 21 Covered Names Fell; The Median Move Was -3.7% The S&P 500 returned +0.8% over the same two-week period. TORM plc (TRMD) was the only name in the covered set to finish higher, at +0.2%. 2 Buyers Kept Signing While the Equities Sold Off BW Altor Pte. Ltd. agreed to acquire Cadeler A/S on Sep 22, and the record carried an announced purchase of an additional block of TORM plc (TRMD) shares by an existing holder. 3 Secondary Supply Met the Market and the Offering Priced TORM plc (TRMD) announced a secondary public offering of Class A common shares by a selling shareholder on Sep 14 and priced it on Sep 15, with no proceeds to the company. The shares still ended the period at +0.2%. 4 Public Multiples and Transaction Multiples Sit Apart NeuraCap's standing sector study puts the public median at 7.8x EV/EBITDA on CY2025A, against a trailing median of 13.0x across 40 precedent transactions. +0.2% Best mover — TORM plc (TRMD) worst: SHIP -9.6% · 1 up / 20 down of 21 covered -3.7% Sector median two-week return vs S&P 500 +0.8% 1 Transactions announced in the two-week period terms not fully disclosed 2 Company filings in the window 8-K events read for driver attribution

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   PUBLIC MARKET MOVERS

   One Name Held Its Ground; The Rest of the Set Gave Some Back

   This slide ranks the two-week share-price moves across the covered set, name by name.

   TORM plc (TRMD) held its ground at +0.2%, the only name to finish higher across the covered set. The sector median move was -3.7%, well behind the S&P 500's +0.8% for the same period. Our materiality bar sits at ±5.6% on a sector-relative basis, marking which moves are large enough to warrant a closer look. So what: the broad direction is down, but the spread signals which names still have company-specific support.

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   PUBLIC MARKET MOVERS One Name Held Its Ground; The Rest of the Set Gave Some Back Bi-Weekly moves, close-to-close · September 14–28, 2026 · sector median -3.7% · S&P 500 +0.8% · materiality bar ±5.6% (sector-relative) Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (universe, prices, filings, transaction records); publisher-sourced news where linked; market data through 2026-09-28. Attribution links each move only to filings and headlines recorded in the window; where no driver is recorded, the page says so. Calibrated language throughout — NeuraCap reads, not asserted causation. Marine Transportation Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 3 Bi-Weekly return per company · teal above zero, amber below · sector median -3.7% Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (SHIP) -9.6% No notable in-window news was identified that clearly explains the move. At -9.6%, the move was wider than the -3.7% median for the covered set. Names without fresh company news still travelled in the direction of the set. UNEXPLAINED TORM plc (TRMD) +0.2% Shares moved following TORM's Sep 14 announcement of a secondary public offering of Class A common shares by a selling shareholder, priced Sep 15, from which the company receives no proceeds. A Core-tier name absorbed secondary supply and still finished the period higher. COMPANY-SPECIFIC Costamare Bulkers Holdings Ltd (CMDB) -9.0% No notable in-window news was identified that clearly explains the move. At -9.0%, this Premium-tier name moved further than the -3.7% median for the covered set. Premium-tier pricing did not insulate a name when the whole set traded lower. UNEXPLAINED Euroseas Ltd. (ESEA) -7.5% No notable in-window news was identified that clearly explains the move. At -7.5%, this Discount-tier name moved further than the -3.7% median for the covered set. Discount-tier names moved with the set this period rather than against it. UNEXPLAINED

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   MAJOR NEWS & INDUSTRY CATALYSTS

   Fixtures, a Listing and Shareholder Pressure Filled the Company Record

   This slide lists the highest-impact company news items recorded in the period, each linked to its source.

   The two-week record was dominated by fixture activity, a secondary offering and shareholder pressure. Diana Shipping Inc. (DSX) added a new time-charter fixture, while TORM plc (TRMD) announced and then priced a secondary public offering of Class A common shares. Each entry links back to its filing or article, so you can verify the underlying record yourself. So what: these are the operating and capital-markets signals that help explain the price action elsewhere on the page.

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   MAJOR NEWS & INDUSTRY CATALYSTS Fixtures, a Listing and Shareholder Pressure Filled the Company Record The two-week period's highest-impact events · titles link to the underlying filing or article · September 14–28, 2026 Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (universe, prices, filings, transaction records); publisher-sourced news where linked; market data through 2026-09-28. "Why it matters" lines are NeuraCap reads; each event links to its source. Sources are admitted in a fixed reliability order (SEC filings, press releases, established outlets); video and social platforms are never used. Marine Transportation Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 4 Sep 16 · NEWS · GlobeNewsWire Diana Shipping Inc. fixed the m/v Astarte on a new time charter A fresh fixture converts open days into fixed days and pulls employment away from pure spot exposure. Charter coverage is the lever owners can pull without touching the balance sheet. Sep 15 · NEWS · PRNewsWire Open letter to shareholders pressed for accountability and cited a rejected cash proposal The letter set a rejected $22.00 per-share cash proposal against the recent market price. It is a working example of what happens when a public price sits below what a buyer has put on the table. A persistent gap between price and value invites holders to push on governance. Sep 15 · NEWS · GlobeNewsWire Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announced the opening price for its shares on the Main Market Adding a venue widens the potential holder base for a listed owner. The NeuraCap read is that this is about access to capital and liquidity rather than any change in fleet or employment posture. Listed owners are competing for capital access as well as for cargo. Sep 15 · NEWS · GlobeNewsWire Law-firm investor notices carrying Kirby Corporation's ticker relate to unrelated issuers Several notices in the period's record matched on name alone and carry no operating content for Kirby Corporation (KEX) or for the sector. Separating them from company news keeps the read on the business clean. Name-matched notices can crowd a company's record without saying anything about the business. Sep 15 · NEWS · Business Wire Kirby McInerney LLP Alerts Investors Who Acquired Pentair plc PNR Securities Between March 11, 2025 and July 14, 2026 of Pending Lawsuit NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $PNR #ClassActionLawsuit--Kirby McInerney LLP reminds Pentair plc (“Pentair” or the “Company”) (NYSE: PNR) investors of the October 2, 2026 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a pending federal securities class action. Sep 15 · NEWS · GlobeNewsWire Kirby McInerney LLP Alerts Investors Who Acquired Wise Group plc WSE Securities Between May 11, 2026 and July 23, 2026 of Pending Lawsuit NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kirby McInerney LLP reminds Wise Group plc (“Wise” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: WSE) investors of the September 29, 2026 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a pending federal securities class action. Invest

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   M&A & STRATEGIC ACTIVITY

   An Additional TORM Stake Is Bought as BW Altor Agrees to Acquire Cadeler

   This slide covers the one M&A transaction announced in the period, alongside a share-stake purchase.

   BW Altor Pte. Ltd. agreed to acquire Cadeler A/S, the period's one announced corporate transaction. The record also carried an additional purchase of TORM plc (TRMD) shares by an existing holder. Deal multiples are shown on an LTM-at-announcement basis where disclosed, and every figure links back to the filing. So what: strategic buyers kept moving even as the public market pulled back, a signal worth tracking into the next update.

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   M&A & STRATEGIC ACTIVITY An Additional TORM Stake Is Bought as BW Altor Agrees to Acquire Cadeler 1 transaction announced · September 14–28, 2026 · figures link to the filing Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (universe, prices, filings, transaction records); publisher-sourced news where linked; market data through 2026-09-28. Deal multiples are LTM at announcement where disclosed; "why the deal happened" is a NeuraCap read of the recorded evidence. No old transactions are re-presented as news. Marine Transportation Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 5 Sep 22 n/a BW Altor Pte. Ltd. BW Altor Pte. Ltd. agreed to acquire Cadeler A/S EV / LTM revenue n/a EV / LTM EBITDA n/a WHY THE DEAL HAPPENED Announced Sep 22 and carried in the record as announced. Corporate deals in this sector are customarily struck on relative net asset value between the parties, so broker-marked fleet value, not a headline multiple HOW THE TARGET WAS VALUED No enterprise value or multiple was disclosed in the record for this transaction. For context, the trailing set of 40 precedent transactions carries a median of 13.0x EV/EBITDA.

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   WHAT IT MEANS

   What a Broad Pullback Alongside Continued Buying Means for You

   This slide translates the two-week period into implications for owners, acquirers and advisors.

   For owners and operators, employment and capital-access moves — the Diana Shipping fixture and the TORM secondary offering — did the talking this period. For acquirers, the window added one corporate agreement and one stake purchase on top of a trailing record of 40 precedent transactions at a 13.0x median, against a 7.8x public median on CY2025A. For advisors, the story is a broad pullback — 20 of 21 names fell at a -3.7% median — set against corporate activity that never paused. So what: the parties who acted through the sell-off may be reading value where the market is reading risk.

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   WHAT IT MEANS What a Broad Pullback Alongside Continued Buying Means for You The two-week period translated for the people who act on it · NeuraCap view · observations, not recommendations Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (universe, prices, filings, transaction records); publisher-sourced news where linked; market data through 2026-09-28. This page is analytical interpretation drawn from the two-week period's recorded evidence. It is not investment advice. Marine Transportation Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 6 Sector study 2026-09-28 EV / EBITDA (CY2025A) median 7.8x 21 companies in the study 3 valuation tiers Standing thesis: Marine Transportation Splits Between Diversified Tonnage Owners and Tanker Transport Across Distinct Rate Cycles FOR OWNERS & OPERATORS Employment Posture Did the Talking This Period Companies in the space traded lower across the two-week period, and the visible company actions were about employment and access to capital: Diana Shipping Inc. (DSX) added a fixture and TORM plc (TRMD) saw a secondary offering price. FOR ACQUIRERS The Reference Set Gained a Corporate Deal and a Stake Build One corporate agreement and one announced share purchase were added in the window, on top of a trailing record of 40 precedent transactions with a median of 13.0x EV/EBITDA. NeuraCap's standing public lens sits at 7.8x on CY2025A. FOR ADVISORS Lead with the Fleet, Then the Record The theme of the two-week period is a broad pullback in share prices — 20 of 21 covered names fell; the median move was -3.7% — set against corporate activity that did not pause. Lead with the BW Altor Pte. Ltd.

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   SOURCES & METHODOLOGY

   Sources, Methodology and Important Notice

   This slide explains the sources and methodology behind the update and carries the standing disclaimer.

   Every figure in this update links to the record it was taken from, and the publishers and filings drawn on for the period are listed for verification. Driver attributions use calibrated language and reflect NeuraCap's read of the recorded evidence, not asserted causation. This page also carries the update's standing disclaimer: it is analytical interpretation, not investment advice. So what: you can trace every claim back to its source before acting on it.

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   SOURCES & METHODOLOGY Sources, Methodology and Important Notice How this bi-weekly update is built and what each kind of statement rests on · September 14–28, 2026 · market data through 2026-09-28 Every figure in this update links to the record it was taken from; the publishers and filings drawn on for the period are listed above. Marine Transportation Bi-Weekly Update | September 14–28, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice 7 OBSERVED DATA Bi-Weekly stock moves are computed close-to-close over the stated window from the platform’s price series. Deal records, values and multiples come from the platform’s transaction record (SEC 8-K extractions) exactly as recorded; each figure links to its citation. Treasury rates come from the platform’s Treasury series and are shown only when the 10-year moved at least ten basis points over the window (it did not in this window, so no rate figures appear). UNIVERSE QUALITY The update universe is the platform’s approved company set for this sector, subject to a $100M market-cap floor so small, loosely related names cannot dominate the statistics. No covered name fell below the floor in this window. EVENTS & NEWS Company events are in-window 8-K filings; news items are publisher-sourced headlines fetched for the window (and any externally supplied items, marked as such). Operational and strategic developments (deals, partnerships, launches, expansion, guidance, leadership, regulatory outcomes) are shown first; capital-return mechanics and conference appearances are limited to one each. Every event links to its source. The deck never asserts an event that has no linked record. SOURCE HIERARCHY News is admitted in a fixed order of reliability: SEC filings first, then company press releases and investor-relations communications, then transaction documents, then established outlets (Reuters, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and peers). Video and social platforms — including YouTube — are never used as sources. DRIVER ATTRIBUTION A stock move is linked to an event only when the event falls inside the window, and only in calibrated language ("the move appears to reflect…", "shares moved following…"). Where no driver is recorded, the page says so and compares the move to the sector median instead. ANALYTICAL INTERPRETATION "Why it matters", "why the deal happened" and the what-it-means page are NeuraCap analytical views drawn from the recorded evidence, and are labeled as such. INHERITED CONTEXT The standing sector view (thesis, valuation lens, sector median and tiering) is inherited from the NeuraCap sector study run_20260929T083630Z_414_prod (market data as of 2026-09-28) — distilled, never re-derived. That report’s own sources page governs its content; this update reads the period against it. IMPORTANT NOTICE This report is informational only. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation to buy or sell any security, and not an offer of any kind. Readers should perform their own diligence before acting on anything described here. Linked sources this two-week period: globenewswire.com · prnewswire.com · businesswire.com · sec.gov

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