TUG Maritrans Part

Maritrans Inc. (NYSE:TUG), a leading U.S. flag marine petroleum transport company, today announced that it will not be presenting at the Jefferies Third Annual Shipping Conference in New York on Wednesday, September 27, 2006, as previously announced. 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 trades. Maritrans employs a fleet of 11 ATBs, five product carriers, two of which have been redeployed to transport non-petroleum cargoes, and three large ATBs under construction. Approximately 75 percent of the Company's oil carrying fleet capacity is double-hulled with a fleet capacity aggregating approximately 3.4 million barrels, 79 percent of which is barge capacity. Maritrans is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and maintains an office in the Philadelphia area. More information is available at http://www.maritrans.com. Maritrans Inc. (NYSE:TUG), a leading U.S. flag marine petroleum transport company, today announced that it will not be presenting at the Jefferies Third Annual Shipping Conference in New York on Wednesday, September 27, 2006, as previously announced. 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 trades. Maritrans employs a fleet of 11 ATBs, five product carriers, two of which have been redeployed to transport non-petroleum cargoes, and three large ATBs under construction. Approximately 75 percent of the Company's oil carrying fleet capacity is double-hulled with a fleet capacity aggregating approximately 3.4 million barrels, 79 percent of which is barge capacity. Maritrans is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and maintains an office in the Philadelphia area. More information is available at http://www.maritrans.com.