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Maritrans Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Earnings and Declares Quarterly Dividend.


TAMPA, Fla. -- Fourth Quarter and 2005 Highlights:

--Posted Highest Full-Year Operating Income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.
, Net Income and EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format.  as Public Company

--Completed Sale of 3.45 million shares of Common Stock

--Signed Newbuild Contract for Three New Tug-Barge Units and Signed Ten-Year Contract for Lightering Services Commencing Upon Delivery of the New Units

--Renewed, Increased and Extended Revolving Credit Revolving Credit

A line of credit where the customer pays a commitment fee and is then allowed to use the funds when they are needed. It is usually used for operating purposes, fluctuating each month depending on the customers current cash flow needs.
 Facility

--Received Delivery of Sixth Rebuilt Double-Hull Barge and Awarded Contracts to Rebuild Seventh and Eighth Tug-Barges

--Re-Entered Northeast Barge Market; Entered into an 18-Month Time Charter

--Expanded Fleet with Addition of Oil Tanker

Maritrans Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:TUG), a leading U.S. flag marine petroleum transport company, today announced its fourth quarter and annual financial results and declared its quarterly dividend.

Net income for the quarter ended December December: see month.  31, 2005 was $3.0 million, or $0.32 diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share

An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of
, on revenues of $45.9 million. This compares with net income of $1.4 million, or $0.17 diluted earnings per share, on revenues of $40.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2004. Operating income for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 was $4.2 million compared to $3.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2004. The increase in operating income for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 was due to the continued strength in the Company's geographic markets, which was partially offset by lower utilization as detailed below. During the quarter, the Company continued to earn strong average daily rates on vessels that it had in the clean product spot market. Additionally, the Company obtained increases in rates on its renewed contracts, which led to higher contract revenue despite the Company having fewer vessels on charter compared to the fourth quarter of 2004. Demand by the Company's Delaware River Delaware River

River in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York, U.S. Formed by the junction of its eastern and western branches in southern New York, it flows about 405 mi (650 km) to empty into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay. Navigable to Trenton, N.J.
 refinery customers for the Company's crude-oil lightering services remained firm, though not quite as high as during the prior three quarters in 2005. Barrels delivered to crude-oil lightering customers during the fourth quarter were down approximately 7% from the average delivered during the first three quarters of 2005.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $19.9 million, or $2.28 diluted earnings per share, on revenues of $180.7 million. For the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company reported net income of $9.8 million, or $1.16 diluted earnings per share, on revenues of $149.7 million. Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $26.6 million compared to $14.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2004.

On a Time Charter Equivalent ("TCE TCE

trichloroethylene.

TCE Environment A volatile chlorinated hydrocarbon that boils at 88ºC and is highly soluble–1000 ppm in water, with various industrial uses Toxicity Peripheral neuropathy, carcinogenic.
") basis, a commonly used industry measure where direct voyage VOYAGE, marine law. The passage of a ship upon the seas, from one port to another, or to several ports.
     2. Every voyage must have a terminus a quo and a terminus ad quem.
 costs are deducted de·duct  
v. de·duct·ed, de·duct·ing, de·ducts

v.tr.
1. To take away (a quantity) from another; subtract.

2. To derive by deduction; deduce.

v.intr.
 from voyage revenue, TCE revenue was $33.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 compared to $30.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2004, an increase of $2.9 million, or 9.5%. TCE revenue was $137.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to $119.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, an increase of $17.9 million, or 15%. TCE revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure and a reconciliation of TCE revenue to revenue calculated in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[]

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See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
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adv.
To this document, matter, or proposition.


hereto
Adverb

Formal or law to this place, matter, or document

Adv. 1.
.

During the fourth quarter, the Company experienced lower overall utilization than in the fourth quarter of 2004. Utilization for the fourth quarter of 2005 was 77.1% compared to 79.1% in the fourth quarter of 2004 and 83.8% in the third quarter of 2005 due primarily to increased out of service time related to scheduled shipyarding. In the quarter ended December 31, 2005, the Company experienced 193 days out of service for vessel maintenance and capital projects. This compares to out of service time for maintenance and capital projects of 145 days in the first quarter of 2005, 154 days in the second quarter of 2005 and 123 days in the third quarter of 2005. The Company expects to have at least 72 days of out of service during the first quarter of 2006, which includes 8 days for scheduled maintenance and 64 days to begin the double-hulling of the M 210 but does not include any unscheduled unscheduled
Adjective

not planned or intended

Adj. 1. unscheduled - not scheduled or not on a regular schedule; "an unscheduled meeting"; "the plane made an unscheduled stop at Gander for refueling"
 out of service time. Additionally, the Company lost approximately 9 revenue days related to the Valour incident discussed below. Vessel utilization for the year ended December 31, 2005 was 81.1% compared to 80.7% for the year ended December 31, 2004. Operating expenses Operating expenses

The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted.
 increased to $41.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2005 from $37.1 million in fourth quarter of 2004 primarily because of increases in fuel, port and crew expenses, as well as the addition of the charter expense for the M/V M/V Motor Vehicles
M/V Motor Vessel
M/V Merchant Vessel
 Seabrook Seabrook may refer to: Australian locations
  • Seabrook, Victoria
United Kingdom locations
  • Seabrook, Kent
United States locations
  • Seabrook, Maryland
  • Seabrook, Massachusetts
. Operating expenses increased to $154.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2005 from $135.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2004 for the same reasons.

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1 In the Bible, Saul's son and David's friend, both killed at the battle of Mt. Gilboa. David showed kindness to his son Mephibosheth.
 Whitworth Whit·worth   , Kathrynne Ann Known as "Kathy." Born 1939.

American golfer who had 88 career wins and was the Ladies Professional Golf Association Player of the Year seven times (1966-1969 and 1971-1973).
, Chief Executive Officer of Maritrans, commented, "2005 was a year of significant achievement for Maritrans. We are pleased to have recorded our highest full-year operating income, net income and earnings per share since becoming a public company while at the same time making important progress implementing our growth strategy. Just as our past decisions to proactively build an OPA-compliant fleet and refine our deployment strategy enabled us to fully take advantage of a strong rate environment in 2005, we believe that the strategic moves we have taken this year will benefit our stockholders in the future. Following the completion of the building of three new articulated ar·tic·u·la·ted
adj.
Characterized by or having articulations; jointed.
 tug-barge units, Maritrans will become one of the largest tug and barge coastwise coast·wise  
adv. & adj.
Along, by way of, or following a coast: The winds blew coastwise. Coastwise winds contributed to the storm.

Adj. 1.
 operators in our vessel size range, further enhancing our leadership in the Jones Act coastwise trade. Our success at implementing strategic initiatives such as re-entering the Northeast market and entering an alternative trade for the single-hull tanker ALLEGIANCE allegiance, in political terms, the tie that binds an individual to another individual or institution. The term usually refers to a person's legal obligation of obedience to a government in return for the protection of that government, although it may have reference  will also serve the Company well as we strive to achieve growth in both the near and long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
."

FLEET AND MARKET REPORT

Maritrans operates a fleet of oil tankers and oceangoing o·cean·go·ing  
adj.
Made or used for ocean voyages.

Adj. 1. oceangoing - used on the high seas; "seafaring vessels"
seafaring, seagoing

marine - relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea
 married tug/barge units. During 2005 the Company continued to deploy more of its fleet in the spot market than it had historically in an effort to take advantage of the higher spot rate environment.

The stronger spot market in 2005 was driven primarily by the combination of increased demand for the Company's transportation services and reduced supply of Jones Act vessels. The overall spot market rates increased approximately 40% compared to 2004. The Company intends to maintain similar spot market exposure in 2006 to that of 2005. The Company believes that spot market rates will be at the same or higher levels during 2006 compared to 2005 as a result of increased product demand in the markets the Company serves and the reduced supply of Jones Act vessels. During the first half of 2006, however, the Company expects that the demand for its services will be affected by the reduced supply of refined products from the Gulf refineries. This is primarily due to the continuing outages of a number of refineries caused by the 2005 hurricane season Hurricane season refers to a period in a year when hurricanes usually form. For more information see: Tropical cyclone#Times of formation.

For a lists of past seasons, see:
  • The Atlantic hurricane season (see also )
, the anticipated refinery shutdowns for maintenance and the refineries requirements to prepare for the new ultra low sulfur sulfur or sulphur (sŭl`fər), nonmetallic chemical element; symbol S; at. no. 16; at. wt. 32.06; m.p. 112.8°C; (rhombic), 119.0°C; (monoclinic), about 120°C; (amorphous); b.p. 444.674°C;; sp. gr. at 20°C;, 2.  diesel specifications that are scheduled to take effect in the second quarter.

During 2005, the Company made the following changes to its fleet:

--In April, the Company announced the re-deployment of the double-hull barge M192 from its existing clean products route along the Gulf Coast to the Northeast residual oil residual oil
n.
The low-grade oil products that remain after the distillation of petroleum, used in adhesives, roofing compounds, and asphalt manufacture.

Noun 1.
 market. The M192 entered into an 18-month time charter with Sunoco Inc. (R&M), which commenced in December following a stint in the Company's lightering business in the second half of 2005.

--In August, the Company announced that it had entered into a three year agreement with Seabrook Carriers Inc. to time charter the M/V Seabrook, a single-hull oil tanker with a carrying capacity carrying capacity

the number of animal units that a farm or area will carry on a year round basis, including that needed for conservation of winter feed. Usually stated as dry cows or dry sheep equivalents per hectare.
 of 224,000 barrels. The M/V Seabrook entered Maritrans' service in November November: see month.  and was deployed into the Company's clean products trade. The Company entered into a manning agreement to provide the crewing for the vessel and continues to integrate the vessel into the clean oil market that the Company serves. Although the vessel has not yet achieved the utilization levels of the Company's other spot market vessels, the Company believes that this is mostly due to lower product movement demands resulting from the continuing Gulf of Mexico Noun 1. Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico
Golfo de Mexico

Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
 refinery outages as described above.

--In September September: see month. , the Company announced that it signed a contract with Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc. to build three new articulated tug-barge (ATB ATB Antibiotic
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) units, each having a carrying capacity of 335,000 barrels. Each barge will be connected to a 12,000 horsepower horsepower, unit of power in the English system of units. It is equal to 33,000 foot-pounds per minute or 550 foot-pounds per second or approximately 746 watts.  tugboat tugboat, small, strongly built vessel, used to guide large oceangoing ships into and out of port and to tow barges, dredging and salvage equipment, and disabled vessels.  utilizing the latest version of the Intercon connection system. The Company also announced that the new ATB's will be utilized to help fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil  
tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils
1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises.

2.
 the long-term volume contract for lightering services that the Company signed with Sunoco Inc. (R&M).

--In October October: see month. , Maritrans announced that it signed a grain cargo voyage for its tanker ALLEGIANCE, a single-hull tanker that, in accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, was removed from petroleum transportation service as of December 2005. The Company expects that it will continue to charter this vessel in non-oil alternative cargo voyages.

DOUBLE-HULL REBUILDING PROGRAM

Since 1998, Maritrans has been actively engaged in a double-hull rebuilding program aimed at ensuring that the Company's Jones Act fleet is compliant with the U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ("OPA OPA: see Office of Price Administration. "). Maritrans' patented barge rebuilding process enables the Company to convert its vessels for significantly less cost than building new vessels.

During 2005 Maritrans continued to successfully implement its rebuilding program. In June June: see month. , the Company took delivery of the M209, which is the sixth double-hull barge that the Company has rebuilt using its patented barge rebuilding process. The rebuild included the insertion insertion n. the addition of language at a place within an existing typed or written document, which is always suspect unless initialled by all parties.  of a midbody mid·bod·y
n.
1. The anatomical middle region of the trunk of the body.

2. One of several granules composed of microtubules that forms between daughter cells during the telophase of mitosis.
, which increased the vessel's cargo carrying capacity by approximately 30,000 barrels. The rebuilding of the M209 and the tug boat Enterprise cost approximately $27.0 million and $4.5 million, respectively. The M209 received a CAP1 rating from the American Bureau of Shipping The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is a classification society. At the end of 2006, ABS was the third largest class society with a classed fleet of over 10,000 commercial vessels and offshore facilities.  which indicates that the barge meets the standards of a newly built vessel.

In July July: see month. , the Company awarded contracts to rebuild the M 210 and the OCEAN 211 to double-hull configurations. These will be the Company's seventh and eighth single-hull barges to be rebuilt to double-hull configurations. The rebuild of the M210, which commenced its rebuilding process on January January: see month.  26, 2006, is expected to have a total cost of approximately $30 million, of which $24 million is a fixed contract with the shipyard and the remainder of the equipment is to be furnished fur·nish  
tr.v. fur·nished, fur·nish·ing, fur·nish·es
1. To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for.

2.
 by the Company. The rebuild of the OCEAN 211 is also expected to have a total cost of approximately $30 million, of which $23 million is a fixed contract with the shipyard and the remainder of the equipment is to be furnished by the Company. The rebuilds of the M 210 and OCEAN 211 will also include the insertions of mid-bodies that will increase each of their capacity by approximately 38,000 barrels, or 17%. The rebuilds of the M 210 and the OCEAN 211 are expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2006 and the second quarter of 2007, respectively. As of December 31, 2005, $10.3 million and $2.6 million had been spent on these rebuilds, respectively. Upon completion of their double-hulling, and reflecting their larger carrying capacities, the M 210 and OCEAN 211 will be renamed the M 242 and M 243, respectively.

TUG BOAT INCIDENT

On January 18, 2006, the Company's sea-going tug, VALOUR, sank off the coast of Cape Fear Noun 1. Cape Fear - a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean
NC, North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State - a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures


Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop.
. Three crew members lost their lives in the incident. At the time of the incident, the VALOUR was transporting the tank barge M 192, a double-hull petroleum barge. Following an evaluation by the U.S. Coast Guard, which concluded that there was no damage to the M 192 and there was no loss of cargo from the tank barge, the vessel was cleared to return to service and discharge her cargo. When the barge M210 entered the shipyard for her double-hull rebuilding, her married tugboat Columbia Columbia, cities, United States
Columbia (kəlŭm`bēə).

1 City (1990 pop. 75,883), Howard co., central Md., between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.
 was available to work, and the Company has utilized this tugboat to temporarily fill the tugboat shortage caused by the loss of the VALOUR. The Company is currently evaluating mid-term and long-term tugboat replacement scenarios. The Company continues to work with the U.S. Coast Guard on the investigation into the cause of the incident. The VALOUR is covered by the Company's hull insurance policy and costs of the incident are covered by protection and indemnity insurance Protection and indemnity insurance, commonly known as P&I, is marine insurance against third party liabilities and expenses arising from owning ships or operating ships as principals.  carried by the Company. Hull insurance proceeds of approximately $4 million, which exceed the carrying value Carrying Value

Also know as "book value," it is a company's total assets minus intangible assets and liabilities, such as debt.

Notes:
This is different than market value, as it can be higher or lower depending on the circumstances.
 of the tugboat of approximately $1.1 million, are expected to be received in the first quarter of 2006.

Mr. Whitworth commented, "The entire Maritrans family has been deeply saddened by the loss of these fine seamen, and we continue to keep their families as well as the surviving crewmembers in our thoughts and prayers."

SALE OF COMMON STOCK

In December, Maritrans announced that it entered into an agreement to sell 3 million shares of its common stock in a registered offering off of its shelf registration statement. The Company also sold an additional 450,000 shares of its common stock upon the exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters. The Company received proceeds of approximately $84.5 million from the sale, net of underwriting fees Underwriting fee

The portion of the gross underwriting spread that compensates the securities firms that underwrite a public offering for their services.
 and commissions and other expenses related to the transaction.

Mr. Whitworth concluded, "We intend to build upon the progress we made in 2005 to further solidify so·lid·i·fy  
v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies

v.tr.
1. To make solid, compact, or hard.

2. To make strong or united.

v.intr.
 our leadership in our core markets and expand into related businesses as we continue to seek to deliver strong results to our stockholders, employees and customers. At the same time we will continue to execute our double-hull rebuilding program, which will enable us to receive our seventh rebuilt vessel in the third quarter of 2006. We recently completed our equity offering and extended and increased our revolving credit facility, and therefore believe we are well positioned to pursue future growth opportunities for the benefit of the Company and our stockholders. In seeking such opportunities, we will continue to focus on profitable initiatives that meet strict return requirements."

DIVIDEND

Maritrans' Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share, payable on March 15, 2006, to stockholders of record on March 1, 2006. The ex-dividend date Ex-dividend date

The first day of trading when the buyer of a stock is no longer entitled to the most recently announced dividend payment ( i.e. the trade will settle the day after the record date, too late for the buyer to appear on the shareholder record and receive the dividend.
 will be February 27, 2006.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

Maritrans' management will host a conference call on February 15, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. eastern time to discuss the Company's fourth quarter and annual results. To access this call, please dial 800-633-8410. A replay of the call may be accessed by dialing 800-633-8284 and providing the reservation number 21283380. The replay will be available from 11:00 a.m. eastern time on February 15, 2006, to 11:00 a.m. eastern time on March 1, 2006. The conference call will also be webcast live on Maritrans' website, www.maritrans.com and will be available on the website through March 1, 2006.

ABOUT MARITRANS

Maritrans Inc. is a U.S. based company with a 78-year commitment to building and operating petroleum transport vessels for the U.S. domestic trade. Maritrans employs a fleet of tug/barge units and tankers. One of these vessels, our tanker Allegiance, was redeployed in December 2005 to the transportation of non-petroleum cargo. Approximately 69% of our oil carrying fleet capacity is double-hulled. Our current oil carrying fleet capacity aggregates approximately 3.9 million barrels, 72% of which is barge capacity. Maritrans is headquartered in Tampa, Florida “Tampa” redirects here. For other uses, see Tampa (disambiguation).
Tampa is a United States city in Hillsborough County, on the west coast of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County.GR6.
, and maintains an office in the Philadelphia area.

SAFE HARBOR Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
 STATEMENT

Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended a·mend  
v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends

v.tr.
1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive.

2.
 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements made with respect to present or anticipated utilization, future revenues and customer relationships, capital expenditures, future financings, and other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, and involve predictions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, levels of activity, growth, performance, earnings per share or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, growth, performance, earnings per share or achievements expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "seem," "should," "believe," "future," "potential," "estimate," "offer," "opportunity," "quality," "growth," "expect," "intend," "plan," "focus," "through," "strategy," "provide," "meet," "allow," "represent," "commitment," "create," "implement," "result," "seek," "increase," "establish," "work," "perform," "make," "continue," "can," "will," "include," or the negative of such terms or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements inherently involve certain risks and uncertainties, although they are based on our current plans or assessments that are believed to be reasonable as of the date of this prospectus supplement. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and include the following: demand for, or level of consumption of, oil and petroleum products; future spot market charter rates; ability to attract and retain experienced, qualified and skilled crewmembers; competition that could affect our market share and revenues; risks inherent in marine transportation; the cost and availability of insurance coverage; delays or cost overruns Noun 1. cost overrun - excess of cost over budget; "the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget"
cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
 in the building of new vessels, the double-hulling of our remaining single hulled vessels and scheduled shipyard maintenance; decrease in demand for lightering services; environmental and regulatory conditions; reliance on a limited number of customers for revenue; the continuation of federal law restricting United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  point-to-point maritime shipping to US vessels (the Jones Act); asbestos-related lawsuits; fluctuating fluc·tu·ate  
v. fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing, fluc·tu·ates

v.intr.
1. To vary irregularly. See Synonyms at swing.

2. To rise and fall in or as if in waves; undulate.

v.
 fuel prices; high fixed costs fixed costs,
n.pl the costs that do not change to meet fluctuations in enrollment or in use of services (e.g., salaries, rent, business license fees, and depreciation).
; capital expenditures required to operate and maintain a vessel may increase due to government regulations; reliance on unionized labor; federal laws covering our employees that may subject us to job-related claims; and significant fluctuations of our stock price. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. You should read this news release completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this news release. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the federal securities laws, we are not obligated ob·li·gate  
tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates
1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force.

2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige.
 to update these forward-looking statements, even though our situation may change in the future. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
                             ($ Thousands)

                             Three Months Ended  Twelve Months Ended
                                December 31,          December 31,
                              2005       2004       2005       2004
                            --------   --------   --------   --------

Revenue                      $45,910    $40,025   $180,710   $149,718
Voyage Costs                  12,616      9,599     43,307     30,175
                            --------   --------   --------   --------
Time Charter Equivalent      $33,294    $30,426   $137,403   $119,543
                            ========   ========   ========   ========


         UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                ($ Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

                             Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
                                December 31,          December 31,
                              2005       2004       2005       2004
                            --------   --------   --------   --------
Revenue                      $45,910    $40,025   $180,710   $149,718
Operations expense
   Operations                 15,567     13,229     55,394     50,342
   Voyage costs               12,616      9,599     43,307     30,175
Maintenance expense            5,008      5,091     20,320     20,761
General and administrative
 expense                       2,461      3,265     12,478     11,709
Depreciation and
 amortization expense          6,039      5,872     23,201     22,193
(Loss)/gain on sale of
 assets                          (19)        --        628         --
                            --------   --------   --------   --------
Operating Income               4,200      2,969     26,638     14,538
Other Income                     165         75      4,596        587
Interest Expense                (588)      (774)    (2,846)    (2,318)
                            --------   --------   --------   --------
Pre-tax income                 3,777      2,270     28,388     12,807
Income Tax Provision             810        829      8,509      2,975
                            --------   --------   --------   --------
Net Income                   $ 2,967    $ 1,441   $ 19,879   $  9,832
                            ========   ========   ========   ========

Diluted Earnings Per Share   $  0.32    $  0.17   $   2.28   $   1.16
Diluted Shares Outstanding     9,177      8,500      8,717      8,444
Capital Expenditures         $25,049    $ 8,635   $ 64,877   $ 33,391

Utilization of Calendar days    77.1%      79.1%      81.1%      80.7%
Barrels carried (in millions)   41.7       45.1      173.8      175.8
Available days                 1,220      1,175      4,861      4,854


      UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
                             ($ Thousands)

                                  December 31, 2005  December 31, 2004
                                  -----------------  -----------------

Cash and cash equivalents            $    58,794         $    6,347
Other current assets                      35,680             30,207
Net vessels and equipment                233,572            191,924
Other assets                               3,957              3,305
                                     ------------        -----------
Total assets                         $   332,003         $  231,783
                                     ============        ===========

Current portion of debt              $     3,973         $    3,756
Total other current liabilities           27,893             19,002
Long-term debt                            55,400             59,373
Deferred shipyard costs and other         14,998             21,244
Deferred income taxes                     35,756             36,004
Stockholders' equity                     193,983             92,404
                                     ------------        -----------
Total liabilities and
 stockholders' equity                 $  332,003         $  231,783
                                     ============        ===========


 UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
                             ($ Thousands)

                                     Twelve Months Ended December 31,
                                         2005                2004
                                     ------------        -----------
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income                           $    19,879         $    9,832
Depreciation and amortization             23,201             22,193
Other                                     (3,470)            (3,615)
                                     ------------        -----------
Total adjustments to net income           19,731             18,578
                                     ------------        -----------
    Net cash provided by operating
     activities                           39,610             28,410

Net cash used in investing activities    (64,222)           (25,111)
                                     ------------        -----------
Net cash provided by (used in)
 financing activities                     77,059               (566)
                                     ------------        -----------
Net increase in cash and cash
 equivalents                              52,447              2,733
Cash and cash equivalents at
 beginning of period                       6,347              3,614
                                     ------------        -----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
 period                              $    58,794         $    6,347
                                     ============        ===========


                                         Barge or
                                      Tanker Initial
                                       Construction/
                   Capacity in            Rebuild
Barges/Tugs         Barrels(1) Double-Hull Date
----------------------------------------------------------------------
M 400/Constitution    410,000         Yes  1981 Originally built with
                                                 double-hull
M 300/Liberty         263,000         Yes  1979 Originally built with
                                                 double-hull
M 254/Intrepid        250,000         Yes  2002 Double-hull rebuild
M 252/Navigator       250,000         Yes  2002 Double-hull rebuild
M 244/Seafarer        240,000         Yes  2000 Double-hull rebuild
M 215/Freedom         214,000          No  1975 Decision to rebuild
                                                 has not yet been
                                                 made(2)
Ocean 211/                                      Scheduled double-hull
 Independence         212,000          No  2007  delivery(3)
M 210/Columbia        213,000          No  2006 Scheduled double-hull
                                                 delivery(3)
M 214/Honour          208,000         Yes  2004 Double-hull rebuild(4)
M 209/Enterprise      206,000         Yes  2005 Double-hull rebuild(4)
M 192/Valour *        172,000         Yes  1998 Double-hull rebuild
                   -----------
   Total oil
    carrying
    capacity        2,638,000
                   ===========

Oil Tankers
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Perseverance          251,000           No 1981 (5)
Integrity             270,000          Yes 1975 Originally built with
                                                 double-hull
Diligence             270,000          Yes 1977 Originally built with
                                                 double-hull
Seabrook              224,000           No 1983 (6)
                   -----------
   Total oil
    carrying
    capacity        1,015,000
                   ===========

Other
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Allegiance            251,000           No 1980 Redeployed in
                                                 transport of grain
                   -----------
   Total capacity   3,904,000
                   ===========


(1) Represents 98% capacity, which is of the effective carrying
    capacity of a tank vessel.

(2) If rebuilt, we anticipate that a 30,000 barrel mid-body would he
    inserted.

(3) Vessels are being rebuilt with 38,000 barrel mid-body insertions.

(4) Completion of the double-hull rebuild included a 30,000 barrel
    mid-body insertion.

(5) Expected to he redeployed for transportation of non-petroleum
    cargo upon mandated OPA phase-out.

(6) Chartered in from Seabrook Carriers Inc.

 *  In January 2006, the tugboat Valour sank. The Company is currently
    evaluating tugboat replacement scenarios.
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