Select Investment - U.S. Shipping Partners, L.P.

U.S. Shipping Partners, L.P. (NYSE:USS) went public on October 29, 2004. The Company is a leading provider of long-haul marine transportation services, principally for refined petroleum products, in the U.S. domestic “coastwide” trade. The Company is also involved in the coastwide transportation of petrochemical and commodity chemical products. A significant portion of the capacity of the vessels in the Company's fleet is under contract with major oil and chemical companies. All of the Company's vessels qualify under the Jones Act of 1920, which largely insulates the market from foreign competition.

Buyouts 2002 Deal of the Year / under $200 million

To learn more about U.S. Shipping Partners, L.P.:
http://www.usslp.com/