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Director/PDMR Shareholdings
08 April 2008

Notification of interests of directors or other persons discharging managerial responsibilities

ATHENS, GREECE - April 08, 2008 - Global Oceanic Carriers Limited (AIM:GOC), a global provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announced today that it has been informed that Mr. Antonios Nikolaou, Executive Director of the Company, purchased 50,000 ordinary shares, as detailed in the table below.

Following this purchase, Mr. Nikolaou has a beneficial interest in 6,471,658 ordinary shares in the Company representing 16.17% of the issued share capital of GOC.

The following table provides a breakdown of the aforementioned purchase of 50,000 ordinary shares by Mr. Nikolaou.

For further information please contact:

Global Oceanic Carriers Limited
Christina Anagnostara, Chief Financial Officer

Communications office:
Antares ShipManagement, 3 Xanthou st, 16674 Glyfada, Greece
Tel: + 30 210 898 636 / Fax: +30 210 89 47 314

Registered office:
6 Britannia Place, Bath Street, St.Helier, Jersey JE2 4SU,
UK Channel Islands
E-mail: mail@gocarriers.com
www.gocarriers.com

Jefferies International Limited
Nick Davies
Schuyler Evans
Tel:  +44 (0) 207 029 8000

Investor Relations / Media:
Capital Link Inc.
Paul Lampoutis
Tel. +1 212 661 7566 (New York)
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7614 2950 (London)
E-mail: gocarriersus@capitallink.com
www.capitallink.com

Further Information - Notes to Editors

About the Company

Global Oceanic Carriers Limited is a global provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes through the ownership, management and chartering of dry bulk carriers. The company is incorporated in Jersey and has its principal executive offices in Athens, Greece.

The company’s current fleet includes seven dry bulk carriers, comprised of one Capesize, two Panamax, three Handymax and one Handysize vessel with an aggregate carrying capacity of 456,273 dwt.

GO Carriers is listed on the AIM market and its stock code is GOC

Forward-Looking Statement

Matters discussed in this release may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect the current views of Global Oceanic Carriers Limited ("the Company") with respect to future events and financial performance and may include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.

The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.

Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including changes in charter hire rates and vessel values, changes in demand that may affect attitudes of time charterers to scheduled and unscheduled drydocking, changes in the Company's operating expenses, including bunker prices, dry-docking and insurance costs, or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents and political events or acts by terrorists. The Company does not assume, and expressly disclaims, any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.