Hvide Marine Reports Third Quarter Loss

Hvide Marine Inc. reported a net loss of $20.1 million or $.129 per diluted share on revenues of $86 million for the quarter ended September 30, 1999. In the period one year earlier, the company had a net income of $3.9 million or $.25 per diluted share on revenues of $100.1 million. Results in the current quarter and year-to-date have been adjusted to reflect the consolidation, as of September 30, 1999 of Lightship Tankers LLC, a 50.7 percent owned subsidiary, which was previously accounted for under the equity method. On an operating basis, the company had an operating loss of $6.2 million during the 1999 quarter versus operating income of $19 million in the 1998 quarter.