Nordic American Tankers Ltd. Announces Demise of Andreas Ove Ugland, its Board Member

Nordic American Tankers Limited is an international tanker company focusing solely on owning, operating and chartering of Suezmax tankers. The Company has a fleet of approximately 19 Suezmax crude oil tankers. Its Suezmax vessels has a carrying capacity of one million barrels of oil. The Company's tankers operating in the spot market are chartered for a single voyage. The vessels in the Company's fleet are homogenous and interchangeable as they have approximately the same freight capacity and ability to transport the same type of cargo. Its vessels include Nordic Pollux, Nordic Apollo, Nordic Luna, Nordic Castor, Nordic Freedom, Nordic Sprinter, Nordic Skier, Nordic Vega, Nordic Light, Nordic Cross, Nordic Breeze, Nordic Zenith, Nordic Star, Nordic Space, Nordic Aquarius, Nordic Cygnus, Nordic Tellus, Nordic Hunter and Nordic Harrier.