TBS International Limited Chief Executive Officer Joseph Royce Appears on Bloomberg Television


HAMILTON, BERMUDA--(Marketwire - August 13, 2008) - TBS International Limited (NASDAQ: TBSI) Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Joseph Royce, was interviewed on Monday, August 11, 2008 by Pimm Fox of Bloomberg Television in the segment "On the Economy." Mr. Royce discussed the economic development trends in emerging economies around the world and its impact on dry bulk and dry cargo shipping, as well as TBS' overall development and strategy.

The interview is available on the TBS International website www.tbsship.com home page or under media interviews of the investor relations section of the website. You can also access the interview directly by clicking on or pasting the following link http://www.irwebpage.com/tbs/media_interviews.html to your Internet browser.

About TBS International Limited:

TBS is an ocean transportation services company that offers worldwide shipping solutions through liner, parcel and bulk services, and vessel chartering. TBS has developed its business around key trade routes between Latin America and China, Japan and South Korea, as well as select ports in North America, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean. TBS provides frequent regularly scheduled voyages in its network, as well as operations, logistics, port services and strategic planning for its customers.

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Contact Information: Contact: For more information, please contact: Ferdinand V. Lepere Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer TBS International Limited Tel. 914-961-1000 InvestorRequest@tbsship.com Investor Relations / Media: Nicolas Bornozis Capital Link, Inc. New York Tel. 212-661-7566 E-mail: tbs@capitallink.com