ACL Announces Earnings Release Date

American Commercial Lines Inc. (ACL) will conduct a conference call to review and discuss its second quarter financial results on July 26, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. ACL is scheduled to release its financial results for the quarter on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 after the close of the financial markets.

The telephone numbers to access the ACL Conference Call are: Domestic (800) 561-2731; International (617) 614-3528; and the Participant Passcode is 10184837. The call may also be accessed live on the Company's internet web site at http://www.aclines.com. For those unable to participate in the live call or webcast, the ACL Conference Call will be archived at http://www.aclines.com within three hours of the conclusion of the live call and will remain available through September 24, 2007.