Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Non-Executive Independent Director

PIRAEUS, GREECE--(Marketwire - December 31, 2007) - Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONAV) (SGX: ONAV50), a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, announced today the appointment of Huang Yuan Chiang to the Board as a Class C Non-Executive Independent Director effective January 1, 2008.

The appointment of Mr. Huang satisfies the requirement of Singaporean regulators that the Company has two independent Singaporean directors by January 1, 2008. Following this appointment, the Board of Directors of Omega Navigation consists of nine members, seven of which are independent.

Mr. Huang is a lawyer by training and he has had a career in Investment Banking spanning 12 years. He has held senior management positions at various international banks including Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Bankers Trust and Deutsche Bank. His areas of specialisation were in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance and his last position at Bankers Trust was Managing Director, heading the Mergers & Acquisition Division for Bankers Trust for Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and India. Apart from Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc., Mr Huang holds board positions in several other listed and private companies. Mr. Huang has degrees in law and economics.

George Kassiotis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Omega Navigation, commented: "We are pleased to announce the appointment of Huang Yuan Chiang as the ninth member to our Board of Directors, who is based in Singapore, thereby enabling us to further expand and optimize our presence in Asia. The fact that seven of our members are now Non-Executive Independent Directors illustrates our commitment to adhering to the best corporate governance practices. Furthermore, the geographic diversity of our board of directors with a presence between Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States and its broad range of experience in the transportation and banking sectors is a valuable resource in the formulation and implementation of our business strategy aimed to maximize shareholder value for the long term."

About Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc.

Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. is an international provider of global marine transportation services through the ownership and operation of eight double hull product tankers. The current fleet includes eight double hull product tankers with a carrying capacity of 512,358 dwt. These eight product tankers are chartered out under three-year period time charters. Furthermore, the company recently announced the signing of shipbuilding contracts to construct and acquire five newbuilding double hull Handymax product tankers each with a capacity of 37,000 dwt scheduled for delivery between March 2010 and early in 2011. With the addition of these five vessels, the Omega fleet will expand to 13 product tankers with a total deadweight capacity of 697,358 tons.

The Company was incorporated in the Marshall Islands in February 2005. Its principal executive offices are located in Piraeus, Greece and it also maintains an office in the United States.

Omega Navigation's Class A Common Shares are traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol "ONAV" and are also listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited under the symbol "ONAV 50."

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," "intends," "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, the Company's management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company's records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes 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 the Company's control, the Company cannot assure you that the Company will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.

In addition to these important factors other important factors that, in the Company's 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 for product tanker and dry bulk shipping capacity, changes in the Company's operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the Company's 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 factors. Please see the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.

Contact Information: Contacts: Company Contact: Gregory A. McGrath Chief Financial Officer Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. PO Box 272 Convent Station, NJ 07961 Tel. (551) 580-0532 E-mail: gmcgrath@omeganavigation.com www.omeganavigation.com Investor Relations / Financial Media: Nicolas Bornozis President Capital Link, Inc. 230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536 New York, NY 10169 Tel. (212) 661-7566 E-mail: nbornozis@capitallink.com www.capitallink.com