A Message from Our Chairman

Matthew I. DeLuca, Jr.

When I launched MID-SHIP Marine on March 1, 1974, my goal was to set a new standard for highly customized personal service that would enable our clients to grow and prosper. I firmly believed that if we were loyal and dedicated to our clients they would reciprocate and we would share in their success.

I was fortunate to have with me at that time a handful of people in New York and Florida who shared my enthusiasm and desire to be the best in the business. From this early foundation of talent and principles we have built a highly successful and diversified transportation company. I am proud to say that MID-SHIP continues to add talented and dedicated professionals who share my philosophy of providing service based on hard work, integrity and professionalism.

The accomplishments of our enterprise have required the diligence and vision of numerous people working together to deliver on the promises we have made to our clients for more than three and a half decades. As we march forward we continue to keep these thoughts in mind and strive to find the best mix of continuity and change to respond to a rapidly changing marketplace.

I thank our valued clients for their business and thank my partners and staff for their loyalty and dedication. We look forward to serving you with first class transportation solutions in the twenty-first century.

MID-SHIP Partners
Front Row: George Kachmar, Steven Rzehak, Brian Malone
Back Row: Bob Diamond, Matthew I. DeLuca, Jr., Aysan Ay

Continuity & Change

MID-SHIP’s prominence as one of the world’s leading brokers has been earned over more than 35 years by the hard work of a highly skilled and dedicated professional staff. The result of our effort is a distinguished list of loyal, long-term clients.

Dedication to our clients and their business success has been a constant priority and proud tradition at MID-SHIP. This tradition, however, also demands that we continually change to keep meeting the high standards of our clients.

Among the changes we have made are the expansion of our global facilities, and our participation in joint ventures around the world to increase the value and level of service available to our clients.

Over the years we have also added services to address the entire range of shipping needs, including complete operations services, full logistics capabilities, dedicated trucking services and project cargo management. All of these additional services have helped our clients to concentrate more on their primary business, and in turn be more successful.

With our global presence and core physical services tightly integrated with the latest technology, MID-SHIP stays at the leading edge as an unsurpassed service provider.

MID-SHIP is unique in its commitment to “client-first” service, along with the continual change needed to increase our client’s competitive advantage. While change and innovation are important, MID-SHIP insists on maintaining the highest quality of service.

This combination of continuity and change has earned MID-SHIP’s heritage of client loyalty. Our goal is to have the perfect balance of continuity and change so that MID-SHIP remains the market leader. To date it is working well, with many of our clients sticking with us since day one.

Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals Purchases Minority Interest in MID-SHIP Marine

NEW YORK [July 2, 2007] - MID-SHIP Marine, Inc. is pleased to announce that Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals (KMBT) has purchased a minority interest in MID-SHIP Marine, which closed on June 21, 2007. MID-SHIP will continue to serve as manager of the new entity which will be known as the "MID-SHIP Group LLC". The new company will incorporate all of MID-SHIP's entities, which include the chartering, logistics and trucking divisions.

“By combining the core competencies of MID-SHIP and Kinder Morgan, we can offer our clients extensive services across the entire supply chain while simultaneously maintaining the independence of both companies,” said Matt DeLuca, Jr., Chairman and CEO MID-SHIP Marine, Inc.

“We are delighted to be working with the MID-SHIP Group,” said Jeff Armstrong, President of Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals. “Our existing and potential customers will realize significant benefits from the combined services provided by both companies.”

MID-SHIP’s Board of Directors will now consist of MID-SHIP Partners Bob Diamond, Brian Malone, Steve Rzehak, George Kachmar and Matt DeLuca, Jr., and KMBT Vice President’s John Schlosser and Joe Pontoli. Matt DeLuca, Jr. will serve as Chairman and CEO.

Matt DeLuca, Jr. started MID-SHIP in March 1974 as chartering brokers and over the past 33 years has diversified with numerous offices in America, Brazil, Turkey and China. Strategic alliances are in place with Overseas Logistica, Brazil, Imperial Logistics, Germany and Ocean Services in Mexico.

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. (NYSE:KMP) is the largest independent terminal owner/operator in the U.S. with approximately 150 terminals with a liquids storage capacity of about 70 million barrels for petroleum products and chemicals. In addition, Kinder Morgan handles over 90 million tons annually of bulk materials such as coal, petcoke and steel.