Exhibit 13.2

                      CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION
                       Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

In connection  with the annual  report of Excel  Maritime  Carriers  Ltd.  (the"
Company") on Form 20-F for the period  ending  December 31, 2006,  as filed with
the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  the
undersigned Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies pursuant to
18 U.S.C.  1350,  as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes  -Oxley Act of
2002, that:

     (1) The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and result of  operations of the
Company.

This  certification  is made solely for the purposes of 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,
and not for any other purpose.  A signed original of this written  statement has
been  provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and  furnished
to the SEC or its staff upon request.


Date:  June 26, 2007


/s/ Lefteris Papatrifon
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Lefteris Papatrifon
Chief Financial Officer

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