NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb. 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited (Nasdaq:ULTR), an industrial transportation company serving marine transportation needs in four markets (River Business, Offshore Supply Business, Ocean Business and Passenger Business), announced today that it is scheduled to present at the BB&T Capital Markets 24th Annual Transportation Services Conference in Coral Gables, FL on Wednesday, February 11, 2009. Felipe Menendez Ross, President and Chief Executive Officer, will speak to the investment community at 10:15 a.m. ET.
The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/bbt13/ultr/. In addition, the accompanying slide presentation and webcast will be available in the Investor Relations section of Ultrapetrol's Web site at http://www.ultrapetrol.net. The audio and slide presentation from the conference will be archived through February 25, 2009.
About Ultrapetrol
Ultrapetrol is an industrial transportation Company serving the marine transportation needs of its clients in the markets on which it focuses. It serves the shipping markets for grain, vegetable oils, minerals, crude oil, petroleum and refined petroleum products, as well as the offshore oil platform supply market and the leisure passenger cruise market, with its extensive and diverse fleet of vessels. These include river barges and push boats, platform supply vessels, tankers, oil-bulk-ore and capesize bulk vessels and a passenger ship. More information about the Company can be found on its Web Site at http://www.ultrapetrol.net.
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