American Commercial Lines to Present at the Jefferies Global Shipping and Logistics Conference

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN--(Marketwire - September 2, 2010) -  American Commercial Lines Inc. (NASDAQ: ACLI) ("ACL" or the "Company") announced today that Mike Ryan, ACL's President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Jefferies Global Shipping and Logistics Conference on Wednesday, September 8 at 9:00 a.m. ET. The conference is being held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York, NY.

A live audio webcast of the presentation, with slides, may be accessed at www.aclines.com and will be available for on-demand replay following the conclusion of the live webcast and then archived through November 8, 2010, after which, the slide presentation will remain available.

American Commercial Lines Inc., headquartered in Jeffersonville, Indiana, is an integrated marine transportation and service company operating in the United States Jones Act trades, with approximately $850 million in revenues and approximately 2,570 employees as of December 31, 2009. For more information about American Commercial Lines Inc., visit www.aclines.com.

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