Following United Maritime Corporation’s (NASDAQ: USEA) second-quarter 2026 conference call, Capital Link interviewed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stamatis Tsantanis to discuss the Company’s substantially repositioned fleet, increased exposure to the Capesize market and additional liquidity available for future investments and shareholder returns. Rather than emphasizing the quarterly earnings comparison, the discussion focused on the sale of older Panamax and Kamsarmax vessels, the addition of two Capesize vessels and the profitable exit from an offshore energy construction-vessel investment. In the following Q&A, Mr. Tsantanis discusses how United Maritime is redeploying capital, strengthening its earnings profile and balancing further growth with consistent shareholder distributions. Click on the following links to access United Maritime Corporation’s Q2 2026 materials: Press Release https://www.unitedmaritime.gr/media/6a6b524240b03.pdf Conference Call Replay https://www.unitedmaritime.gr/en Q: What was the most important strategic development during the first half of 2026? A: United substantially completed the fleet-repositioning strategy announced earlier in the year. Since the beginning of 2026, it has sold two vessels in the Kamsarmax/Panamax classes while adding two Capesize vessels, increasing its exposure to a segment that management considers structurally stronger. The 2010-built Capesize M/V Dukeship joined the fleet during the first quarter, followed by the delivery of the scrubber-fitted M/V Squireship in June. At the same time, United sold the 2009-built Kamsarmax M/V Cretansea and agreed to sell the 2011-built Panamax M/V Exelixsea. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stamatis Tsantanis said this repositioning has increased United’s earnings capacity and free-cash-flow potential. The second half of 2026 should provide a clearer view of that impact because the Squireship will contribute for a full quarter beginning in the third quarter.