Tsakos Energy Navigation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast


ATHENS, Greece, March 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. ("TEN") (NYSE:TNP) will report earnings for the fourth quarter and full year 2008 prior to the open of the market on Thursday, March 19, 2009.

That same morning, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, TEN will also host a conference call to review the results as well as management's outlook for the business. The call, which will be hosted by TEN's senior management, may contain information beyond what is included in the earnings press release.

To participate in the call from the United States or Canada, please dial +1.888.694.4702 approximately five minutes prior to the starting time. To participate in the call outside the United States or Canada, please dial +1.973.582.2741 five minutes prior to the starting time. The Conference ID is 8741 9108.

Two hours after the completion of the conference call, a digital recording of the call will be available for seven days, and can be accessed by dialing +1.800.642.1687 from inside the United States or Canada and +1.706.645.9291 from outside the United States or Canada and entering the Conference ID 8741 9108.

The call, which will be simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet, can be accessed at: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=56403. The online archive of the broadcast will be available within one hour of the live call at the same web address and will remain available for one month.

Concurrent with the live broadcast, the Company will post a supplemental slide presentation providing details related to fleet composition and deployment and other related company information. This presentation will be available on the Company's corporate website reception page at www.tenn.gr .

ABOUT TSAKOS ENERGY NAVIGATION

TEN's pro forma fleet consists of 50 vessels of 5.3 million dwt. TEN's operational fleet consists of 46 vessels all of double-hull design. TEN's newbuilding program includes four DNA-aframax crude carriers representing 420,000 dwt.

TEN's fixed employment for remaining 2009 days reaches 70% while for 2010, fixed employment is currently at 43%. Assuming the profit-sharing charters were only to generate the minimum for the remaining days of 2009, TEN would still expect to earn at least another $300 million in gross revenues. For 2010, based on the same assumptions, the minimum gross revenue already secured is currently $180 million.

TEN's balanced fleet profile is reflected in 25 crude tankers ranging from VLCCs to aframaxes and 24 product carriers ranging from aframaxes to handysize; complemented by one LNG.



 TEN's employment profile:
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 Type of Employment                                           Vessels
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 Period Employment - Fixed, fixed w/profit share &  min max     38
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 CoA - market related                                            2
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 Spot - market related                                           6
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 TEN's current newbuilding program:
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 Aframax                 DWT         Hull Type / Design     Delivery
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 1. Ise Princess         105,000         DH / DNA           Q3 2009
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 2. Asahi Princess       105,000         DH / DNA           Q4 2009
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 3. Sapporo Princess     105,000         DH / DNA           Q1 2010
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 4. Uraga Princess       105,000         DH / DNA           Q2 2010
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 DH: Double Hull
 DNA: Design New Aframax

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted by such forward-looking statements. TEN undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.



            

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