American Commercial Lines Inc. Announces its 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — American Commercial Lines Inc. (“ACL” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:ACLI) today announced that it will hold its 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Monday, May 11, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. eastern daylight time at Headquarters, American Commercial Lines Inc., 1701 E. Market Street, Jeffersonville, Indiana.

A live webcast of the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be available at www.aclines.com. Additionally, an archived replay of the webcast will be available at www.aclines.com within three hours of the conclusion of the meeting and will remain available through June 11, 2009. Following this date, the presentation will remain archived at www.aclines.com.

American Commercial Lines Inc., headquartered in Jeffersonville, Indiana, is an integrated marine transportation and service company operating in the United States Jones Act trades, with approximately $1.2 billion in revenues and approximately 3,400 employees as of December 31, 2008. For more information about American Commercial Lines Inc., visit www.aclines.com.

Source: American Commercial Lines Inc.

CONTACT: David T. Parker, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, of American Commercial Lines Inc., +1-800-842-5491

Web Site: http://www.aclines.com/