TUG Maritrans Part

Maritrans Inc. (NYSE:TUG), today announced that it will release its third quarter 2005 earnings on the afternoon of November 2, 2005. Maritrans' management will host an investor conference call on Thursday, November 3, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. eastern time to discuss the results. To access the conference call, dial (800) 847-7729. Following the teleconference, a replay of the call may be accessed by dialing (800) 633-8284 and entering the reservation number 21266160. The replay will be available from 12:00 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, November 3, 2005, to 11:59 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, November 10, 2005. The conference call will also be webcast live on Maritrans' website, www.maritrans.com, and a replay will be available on the site immediately following the call through Thursday, November 17, 2005. ABOUT MARITRANS Maritrans Inc. is a U.S. based company with a 77-year commitment to building and operating petroleum transport vessels for the U.S. domestic trade. With 16 units, Maritrans has the largest fleet in its size category and one of the largest serving the U.S. coastwise trade. The fleet consists of five oil tankers and eleven oceangoing married tug/barge units with an aggregate oil-carrying capacity of approximately 3.9 million barrels, of which 65 percent is double-hulled. Maritrans has two primary areas of focus: transporting refined products in the Gulf of Mexico to growth areas such as Florida and supplying Philadelphia area refineries with crude oil lightering from large foreign tankers. Maritrans is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and maintains an office in the Philadelphia area.