While it is not a master limited partnership (MLP), New York listing hopeful Product Shipping does offer an early dividend with the potential to make it bigger.

That is one way supporters answer recent criticism that the Stamatis Molaris-led company lacks the size or “sizzle” to succeed when the clean-products company tries to float on Nasdaq in several weeks.

Another way is that Molaris himself has the savvy and experience in both shipping and capital markets to build a bigger company that will throw off a bigger dividend, backers say.

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