Euroseas Ltd. Takes Delivery of Its 16th Vessel


MAROUSSI, ATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - May 27, 2008) - Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA), an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced today that it has taken delivery of the M/V Maersk Noumea, an intermediate container ship of 34,677 dwt and 2,556 twenty foot equivalent units (teu) built in 2001 in South Korea. As previously disclosed, the vessel was acquired for $43.5 million and comes with a period charter attached with a major container liner company at $16,800 per day until August 2011 with charterer's options to extend the charter for three additional years at $18,735, $19,240 and $19,750 per day, respectively.

Approximately 100% of Euroseas total containership fleet days in 2008 and about 47% for 2009 are fixed under period charters. Overall, including the Company's dry bulk fleet, about 92% of the total fleet days in 2008 and about 34% in 2009 are covered under period charters, already concluded spot charters, or, otherwise protected from market fluctuations.

Fleet Profile:

Euroseas Ltd. fleet profile is as follows:

                                            Year                 TCERate
Name            Type        Dwt      TEU   Built   Employment    ($/day)
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

Dry Bulk
 Vessels
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------
                                                    Baumarine
                                                       Pool -
                                                     ‘til end   Spot/Partly
IRINI (*)         Panamax    69,734           1988       2008         fixed
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

ARISTIDES                                             TC ‘til
 N.P.             Panamax    69,268           1993     Jan-09  $     52,000
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

                                                      TC ‘til
IOANNA P.         Panamax    64,873           1984     Aug-08  $     35,500
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

NIKOLAOS                                              TC ‘til
 P.             Handysize    34,750           1984     Sep-08  $     36,000
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

GREGOS          Handysize    38,691           1984       Spot  $     44,750
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------
Total Dry
 Bulk
 Vessels                5   277,316
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------


Multipurpose
 Dry
 Cargo
 Vessels
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------
                                                               $ 8,850 ‘til
                                                                    Dec-08,
                                                               $ 9,500 ‘til
                                                                    Dec-10,
TASMAN                                               TC ‘til   $ 9,000 ‘til
 TRADER                 1    22,568    950    1990    Mar-12         Mar-12
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

Container
 Carriers
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------
                                                                   $ 16,800
                                                                ‘til Aug 11
                                                      TC ‘til      $ 18,735
                                                       Aug-11   'til Aug 12
                                                    (3 yearly      $ 19,240
                                                      options   ‘til Aug 13
MAERSK                                                   ‘til      $ 19,750
 NOUMEA      Intermediate    34,677  2,556    2001     Aug-14)  ‘til Aug 14
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

TIGER                                                 TC ‘til
 BRIDGE      Intermediate    31,627  2,228    1990     Jul-09  $     16,500
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

                                                      TC ‘til
ARTEMIS      Intermediate    29,693  2,098    1987     Dec-08  $     19,000
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

                                                      TC ‘til
DESPINA P      Handy size    33,667  1,932    1990     Feb-09  $     15,250
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

OEL                                                   TC ‘til
 INTEGRITY     Handy size    33,667  1,932    1990     May-09  $     16,500
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

OEL                                                   TC ‘til
 TRANSWORLD    Handy size    30,007  1,742    1992 Sep/Nov 09  $     18,500
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

YM XINGANG                                            TC ‘til
 I             Handy size    23,596  1,599    1993     Jul-09  $     26,650
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

                                                      TC ‘til
MANOLIS P      Handy size    20,346  1,452    1995     Nov-09  $     15,800
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------
                                                                   $ 12,800
NINOS                                                           ‘til Apr-08
 (ex-YM                                               TC ‘til      $ 13,175
 QINGDAO I)        Feeder    18,253  1,169    1990     Apr-09   ‘til Apr-09
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

                                                      TC ‘til
KUO HSIUNG         Feeder    18,154  1,169    1993     Feb-09  $     15,800
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------
Total
 Container
 Carriers              10   273,687 17,787
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------
Fleet Grand
 Total                 16   573,571 18,827
            ------------- --------- ------ ------- ----------  ------------

(*) "IRINI" is employed in the Baumarine pool that is managed by Klaveness, a major global charterer in the dry bulk area, and also participates in "short" funds (contracts to carry cargo at agreed rates), reducing its exposure to the spot market.

About Euroseas Ltd.

Euroseas Ltd. was formed on May 5, 2005 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to consolidate the ship owning interests of the Pittas family of Athens, Greece, which has been in the shipping business over the past 136 years. Euroseas trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker ESEA.

Euroseas operates in the dry cargo, drybulk and container shipping markets. Euroseas' operations are managed by Eurobulk Ltd., an ISO 9001:2000 certified affiliated ship management company, which is responsible for the day-to-day commercial and technical management and operations of the vessels. Euroseas employs its vessels on spot and period charters and through pool arrangements.

The Company has a fleet of 16 vessels, including 3 Panamax drybulk carriers, 2 Handysize drybulk carriers, 3 Intermediate container ship, 5 Handysize container ships, 2 Feeder container ships and a multipurpose dry cargo vessel. Euroseas` 5 drybulk carriers have a total cargo capacity of 277,316 dwt, its 10 container ships have a cargo capacity of 17,787 teu and its 1 multipurpose vessel has a cargo capacity of 22,568 dwt or 950 teu.

Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events and the Company's growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "anticipates," "hopes," "estimates," and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to changes in the demand for dry bulk vessels and container ships, competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

Contact Information: Contact: Visit our website www.euroseas.gr Company Contact Tasos Aslidis Chief Financial Officer Euroseas Ltd. 11 Canterbury Lane, Watchung, NJ 07069 Tel. (908) 301-9091 E-mail: aha@euroseas.gr Investor Relations / Financial Media Nicolas Bornozis President Capital Link, Inc. 230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536 New York, NY 10169 Tel. (212) 661-7566 E-mail: nbornozis@capitallink.com