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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) ☐ ☑ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 20 - F REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OR ( g ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF ☐ 1934 ☐ OR SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring shell company report For the transition period from Commission file number 001-33311 to Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) Not Applicable ( Translation of Registrant's Name into English ) Republic of Marshall Islands ( Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Strathvale House , 90 N Church Street , P.O. Box 309 , Grand Cayman , KY1-1104 Cayman Islands ( Address of principal executive offices ) Mark Hayek Fried , Frank , Harris , Shriver & Jacobson LLP One New York Plaza New York , New York 10004 Tel : ( 212 ) 859-8000 Fax : ( 212 ) 859-4000 ( Name , Telephone , E - mail and / or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person ) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act :