U.S. Shipping Partners L.P. is a leading provider of long-haul marine transportation services, principally for refined petroleum products in the U.S. Jones Act trade.  We are also a leading provider of coastwise transportation of petrochemical and commodity chemical products.

Our existing fleet consists of eleven vessels; six integrated tug barge units (“ITBs”); one product tanker; three chemical parcel tankers; and one articulated tug barge unit (“ATB”).  With the addition of a series of ATB units currently under construction, we are adding double-hull newbuilds to our fleet that will serve customers in both the refined petroleum product and

chemical markets.U.S. Shipping Partners L.P. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "USS".