Maritrans to Present at Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference

Maritrans Inc. (NYSE:TUG), a leading U.S. flag marine
petroleum transport company, today announced that the Company's Chief
Executive Officer, Jonathan Whitworth, will be presenting at the
Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference in New York on
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at 2:45 p.m. eastern time.
   A live audio webcast of Maritrans' presentation will be available
on the Merrill Lynch web site at:
http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/ml/transportation06/86214236.cfm.
Maritrans' investor relations material is available on the Company's
web site, www.maritrans.com.

   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 3.6
million barrels, 72% of which is barge capacity. Maritrans is
headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and maintains an office in the
Philadelphia area.