Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. (NYSE: NAT) Announces Retention of Georgeson Inc. and Establishment of Toll Free Telephone Number for Shareholder Inquiries on its Annual Meeting

Hamilton, Bermuda, June 14, 2006

 

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. (the "Company") announced that it has retained Georgeson Inc. to assist with the Company's annual meeting June 26th.  Georgeson has established a toll free telephone line to take shareholders' questions on the annual meeting:  866-695-6072.

 

 

 

The Company is an international tanker company that owns nine modern double-hull Suezmax tankers of which eight are on spot charters or spot market related charters.

 

 

 

Scandic American Shipping Ltd 

Manager for:

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd.

P.O Box 56, 3201 Sandefjord, Norway

Tel: + 47 33 42 73 00 E-mail:  nat@scandicamerican.com

 

Web-site:  www.nat.bm

 

Rolf Amundsen, Investor Relations
Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd.
Tel: +1 800 601 9079 or + 47 908 26 906

 

Gary Wolfe

Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, USA
Tel: +1 212  574 1223

 

Herbjørn Hansson, Chairman & CEO

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd.

Tel:  +1 866 805 9504 or + 47 901 46 291