Hamilton, Bermuda,January 8, 2010.
Nordic  American  Tanker  Shipping  Limited  todayannounced  that  it expects to
publish  its dividend and 4th quarter  2009 report February 12, 2010, before the
opening  of  trading  at  NYSE.   The  record  date  is  expected to be February
23, 2010, and  the payment  of dividend  is expected  to take  place on or about
March 5, 2010.
Contacts:

Scandic American Shipping Ltd
Manager for:
Nordic American Tanker ShippingLimited
P.O Box 56, 3201 Sandefjord, Norway
Tel: + 47 33 42 73 00 E-mail:  nat@scandicamerican.com


Rolf Amundsen, Investor Relations
Nordic American Tanker ShippingLimited
Tel: +1 800 601 9079 or + 47 908 26 906

Gary J. Wolfe
Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, USA
Tel: +1 212 574 1223

Turid M. Sørensen, CFO
Nordic American Tanker ShippingLimited
Tel:  + 47 33 42 73 00 or + 47 905 72 927

Herbjørn Hansson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Nordic American Tanker ShippingLimited
Tel:  +1 866 805 9504 or + 47 901 46 291


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