The Bahamas delegation to the 68th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly left for New York, September 22, 2013, with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell serving as head of the delegation, until Prime Minister Perry Christie arrives in New York September 27. Pictured: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell speaks at a press conference, September 22, 2013. Also pictured at the press conference, held in the Diplomatic Lounge of the Lynden Pindling International Airport, is Minister of Social Services and Community Development Melanie Sharon Griffin. (BIS Photo / Eric Rose)

Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Ltd, an industrial transportation company serving marine transportation, announced today its intention to offer to sell, subject to market and other conditions, $25 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.875 per cent First Preferred Ship Mortgage Notes due 2021 as an add-on to its outstanding $200 million aggregate principal amount of 8.87 per cent First Preferred Ship Mortgage Notes due 2021.