October 9, 2015
VIA EDGAR
Ms. Melissa Raminpour
Branch Chief
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. |
Form 20-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2014
Filed April 3, 2015
File No. 001-33311
Dear Ms. Raminpour:
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) hereby advises the staff of the Division of Corporate Finance (the “Staff”) that the Company has received the Staff’s letter dated September 30, 2015 relating to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2014 (the “2014 Form 20-F”) that was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2015.The Comment Letter requests that the Company respond within ten (10) business days from the date thereof, or inform the Staff of when the Company would provide a response.
The Company respectfully requests an extension until October 28, 2015 to respond to the Comment Letter. Should you have any questions regarding the request made herein, please do not hesitate to contact me at (30) (210) 459-5000. Thank you very much for your courtesy and cooperation in this matter.
| Sincerely, |
| /s/ George Achniotis |
| George Achniotis Chief Financial Officer |
| cc: | Melissa Gilmore, Securities and Exchange Commission |
Vasiliki Papaefthymiou, Executive Vice President – Legal, Navios Maritime Holdings
Stuart Gelfond, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Mark Hayek, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP