ATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwired - Apr 11, 2017) - TEN Ltd ("TEN") (NYSE: TNP), a leading diversified crude, product and LNG tanker operator, today announced the delivery of Sola TS, the sixth in a series of nine aframax tankers from Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries built on long term contracts to Norway's Statoil. In addition, the Company announced the initiation of a new strategic alliance with a major US oil company for the chartering of a series of crude tankers, primarily VLCCs and suezmaxes, for periods of up-to three years.

"Following our tested policy of long term cooperation with significant international end users, we are proud to announce the initiation of a commercial relationship to further solidify the Company's cash flows and earnings visibility," stated Mr. George Saroglou, Chief Operating Officer of TEN. "Such industrial alliances, attracted by the Company's operational experience over the years, assures the high utilization rate of the fleet, at well above industry averages, while enhancing our commitment to our shareholders for long term attractive returns," Mr. Saroglou concluded.

ABOUT TSAKOS ENERGY NAVIGATION
 TEN, founded in 1993, is one of the first and most established public shipping companies in the world today. The Company's pro-forma fleet, including three Aframax tankers under construction, consists of 65 double-hull vessels, constituting a mix of crude tankers, product tankers and LNG carriers, totalling 7.2 million dwt. Of these, 45 vessels trade in crude, 15 in products, three are shuttle tankers and two are LNG carriers.

NEWBUILDINGS DELIVERED & VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

 #  Vessel Name  Type  Dwt  Delivery  Status  Employment
 1  Ulysses  VLCC  300,000  June 2016  Delivered  Yes
 2  Elias Tsakos  Aframax  112,700  June 2016  Delivered  Yes
 3  Thomas Zafiras  Aframax  112,700  Aug 2016  Delivered  Yes
 4  Sunray  Panamax LR1  74,200  Aug 2016  Delivered  Yes
 5  Sunrise  Panamax LR1  74,200  Sep 2016  Delivered  Yes
 6  Maria Energy  LNG  93,616  Oct 2016  Delivered  Yes
 7  Leontios H  Aframax  112,700  Oct 2016  Delivered  Yes
 8  Parthenon TS  Aframax  112,700  Nov 2016  Delivered  Yes
 9  Hercules I  VLCC  300,000  Jan 2017  Delivered  Yes
 10  Marathon TS  Aframax  112,700  Feb 2017  Delivered  Yes
 11  Lisboa  DP2 Shuttle  157,000  March 2017  Delivered  Yes
 12  Sola TS  Aframax  112,700  March 2017  Delivered  Yes
 13  Oslo TS  Aframax  112,700  Q2 2017  TBD  Yes
 14  Stavanger TS  Aframax  112,700  Q3 2017  TBD  Yes
 15  Bergen TS  Aframax  112,700  Q4 2017  TBD  Yes

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ABOUT 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.