TRAILER BRIDGE APPOINTS INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

TRAILER BRIDGE APPOINTS INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR    Trailer Bridge today announced the appointment of Allen L. Stevens to the Company’s Board of Directors.
   With the addition of Mr. Stevens, the full Board expands to nine members. As an independent director, Mr. Stevens will also join independent directors Peter Shaerf and Nickel van Reesema on the Company’s audit committee.
   Mr. Stevens, 58, is President of Stevens Industries, Inc., a company with interests in Great Lakes shipping, grain cargo handling and real estate. Mr. Stevens has been involved in the maritime industry for over 30 years, initially in the financial planning area at Sea-Land Service and subsequently as the Chief Financial Officer and board member at McLean Industries, Inc., a large holding company with interests in container shipping and real estate. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Harvard Law School.