Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. 'NAT' Announces Filing for Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan


HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept. 27, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. (NYSE:NAT) (the "Company") today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan. Under the Plan, existing shareholders will be able to purchase additional shares by reinvesting all or a portion of the dividends that they receive from the Company. The minimum investment for existing shareholders will be $50. In addition, new investors will be able to join the Plan by making an initial investment of at least $250. Mellon Bank N.A. will act as Plan Administrator.

The Company is an international tanker company that owns seven modern double-hull Suezmax tankers. The Company expects to take delivery in November 2005 of an additional Suezmax tanker it has agreed to purchase.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any state.



 The offering  will be  made only  by  means of  a prospectus.    When
 available, copies  of the  prospectus  relating to  the Plan  may  be
 obtained from  Mellon  Bank  N.A., Newport  Office  Center  VII,  480
 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ  07310, and from the Company.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS



 Matters   discussed   in   this   press   release   may    constitute
 forward-looking statements.  The Private Securities Litigation Reform
 Act of  1995 provides  safe  harbor protections  for  forward-looking
 statements in  order to  encourage companies  to provide  prospective
 information about their business.  Forward-looking statements include
 statements concerning  plans, objectives,  goals, strategies,  future
 events  or  performance,   and  underlying   assumptions  and   other
 statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.

The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "plan," "potential," "will," "may," "should," "expect," "pending" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, our management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand in the tanker market, as a result of changes in OPEC's petroleum production levels and world wide oil consumption and storage, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for our vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessels breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other important factors described from time to time in the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the prospectus and related prospectus supplement, our Annual Report on Form 20-F, and our reports on Form 6-K.




          Web-site:  www.nat.bm


          Rolf Amundsen
          Chief Financial Officer
          Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd.
          Tel: +1 800 601 9079 or + 47 908 26 906


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


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