ACL to Present at BB&T Capital Markets Transportation Services Conference and Deutsche Bank Small Cap Growth Conference

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Commercial Lines Inc. ("ACL" or the "Company") announced today that it will be a presenter at the BB&T Capital Markets Transportation Services Conference at the Conrad Miami in Miami, Florida on February 15, 2006 at 11:10 a.m. eastern time. ACL will also be a presenter at the Deutsche Bank Small Cap Growth Conference at the Ritz-Carlton Naples in Naples, Florida on February 16, 2006 at 11:30 a.m. eastern time. Mark R. Holden, President and Chief Executive Officer, W. N. Whitlock, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Christopher A. Black, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will speak to the investment community at both events.

The presentations may be accessed live on the Company's web site at http://www.aclines.com/ . For those unable to participate in the live webcast, the presentations will be archived on the web site.

American Commercial Lines Inc., headquartered in Jeffersonville, Indiana is an integrated marine transportation and service company operating in the United States Jones Act trades. For more information about ACL generally, visit http://www.aclines.com/ .

Forward-Looking Statements

This release includes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's present expectations and beliefs about future events. As with any projection or forecast, these statements are inherently susceptible to risks, uncertainty and changes in circumstance. Important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements and should be considered in evaluating the outlook of American Commercial Lines Inc. Risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in American Commercial Lines Inc.'s and its subsidiaries' filings with the SEC, including the Prospectus filed on October 7, 2005 by American Commercial Lines Inc. with the SEC. American Commercial Lines Inc. is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of changes, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

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