Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  NORTH SOUND CAPITAL LLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/10/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. [BULK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
20 HORSENECK LANE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GREENWICH, CT 06830
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 2,318,400
I
See Note 1 (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants to purchase Common Stock 12/10/2005 12/09/2008 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 3,888,000 $ 5 I See Note 1 (1) (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
NORTH SOUND CAPITAL LLC
20 HORSENECK LANE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    

Signatures

Andrew B. David, General Counsel 02/23/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Reporting Person may be deemed the beneficial owner of the shares and warrants reported on this Form 3 in its capacity as the investment advisor of North Sound Legacy International Ltd. (the "Fund"), which is the holder of such shares and warrants. As the investment advisor of the Fund, the Reporting Person has voting and investment control with respect to the shares and warrants held by the Fund. The ultimate managing member of North Sound Capital LLC, the Reporting Person, is Thomas McAuley.
(2) For purposes of calculating the Reporting Person's percentage ownership, shares issuable upon exercise of the Fund's warrants have been included in the total shares issued and outstanding of the Issuer. The Reporting Person and Mr. McAuley disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares and warrants except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests in the Fund. Certain of the shares and the warrants reported on this Form 3 were acquired through the purchase of units of the Issuer, each of which consists of one share and two warrants to purchase shares.

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