Earnings Release: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 After Close of the Market; Conference Call: Thursday, August 6, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT

HAMILTON, BERMUDA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/22/09 -- TBS International Limited (NASDAQ: TBSI) announced today that it will release its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009 after the market closes in New York on Wednesday, August 5, 2009.

The next day, Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the company's management will host a conference call to discuss the results.

Conference call details:

Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time using the following numbers: 1-888-680-0890 (from the US) or 1-617-213-4857 (International Dial In). Participant Passcode: 10391845. Participants may pre-register for the call at https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=PMJWEHWNU. Pre-registrants will be issued a PIN number to use when dialing into the live call which will provide quick access to the conference by bypassing the operator upon connection.

Replay:

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available from 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 6, 2009 until Thursday, August 13, 2009 by dialing 1-888-286-8010 (from the US) or 1-617-801-6888 (International Dial In). Access Code: 33631268. A replay of the webcast will be available soon after the completion of the call.

Webcast:

There will also be a live -- and then archived -- slides and audio webcast of the conference call on the company's website, www.tbsship.com, which can be accessed by clicking on the webcast link. As soon as practicable, the webcast and the corresponding slides will be archived and will also be accessible on our website.

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