Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited. Announces Annual Meeting Date

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. (NYSE:NAT) Hamilton, Bermuda, June 9, 2008.

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited (NYSE:NAT) (the "Company") has earlier informed shareholders that it has set its Annual Meeting of Shareholders for June 23, 2008, at the Company's headquarters at the LOM Building, 27 Reid Street, Hamilton, Bermuda at 10:00 am, Bermuda time. Proxy materials were mailed to shareholders of record as of May 22, 2008. Shareholders who wish to make inquiries regarding the Annual Meeting may contact Georgeson, the Company's proxy solicitor, at 1-800-676-0216 or the Company as per below contact details.

Contacts: Scandic American Shipping Ltd Manager for: Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. P.O Box 56, 3201 Sandefjord, Norway Tel: + 47 33 42 73 00 E-mail: nat@scandicamerican.com Web-site: www.nat.bm

Rolf Amundsen, Investor Relations Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. Tel: +1 800 601 9079 or + 47 908 26 906

Gary Wolfe Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, USA Tel: +1 212 574 1223

Turid M. Sørensen, CFO Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited Tel: + 47 33 42 73 00 or + 47 905 72 927

Herbjørn Hansson, Chairman & CEO Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. Tel: +1 866 805 9504 or + 47 901 46 291



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Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd.

http://www.nat.bm

ISIN: BMG657731060

Stock Identifier: OSE.NAT

US: NYSE:NAT