UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K Current Report to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 20, 2000 MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION

Current Report to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November __, 2000 MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-11573

DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction
incorporation or organization)

13-2625280
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1200 HARBOR BOULEVARD, C-901, WEEHAWKEN, NJ 07082-0901 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 201-330-0200

Registrant's telephone number, including area code 201-330-0200

ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

On ~~November~~December 1520, 2000 the Registrant issued the following press release:

Contact: ~~Mark Filanowski Marine Transport Corporation 201-330-0200 EXT. 203 William W. Galvin III The Galvin Partnership 203-618-9800~~

~~For~~Crowley ~~Immediate~~Maritime ~~Release~~Corporation Bill Verdon 510-251-7574 Marine Transport Corporation Mark Filanowski 201-330-0200 Ext. 203 William W. Galvin III The Galvin Partnership 203-618-9800

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MrThomas B. duCrowley, ~~Moulin cautioned~~Jr., Chairman ~~“Over~~of the ~~past~~Board ~~several~~and ~~months~~Chief ~~the~~Executive Officer of Crowley said, “Our ~~company~~investment ~~has~~in ~~explored~~Marine ~~various~~Transport ~~strategic~~is ~~combinations~~a ~~and~~unique ~~opportunities,~~opportunity ~~but~~for ~~at this~~Crowley ~~point~~to weadd ~~are~~a complementary ~~not~~business ~~committed~~line to ~~any~~our ~~particular~~present ~~path~~maritime activities. ~~Ultimately~~It is our plan to allow Marine Transport to pursue its present strategic plan with its dedicated management and employees, supported by the ~~Board~~joint resources of the ~~Directors~~combined ~~may~~companies. ~~decide~~This ~~that~~is ~~the~~an ~~goal~~historic ofevent ~~enhancing~~for ~~shareholder~~the ~~value~~U.S. ~~would~~Maritime becommunity in ~~better~~many ~~served~~respects, byand ~~continued~~we ~~organic~~look forward to developing expanded growth ofopportunities with ~~the~~Marine ~~Company~~Transport.”

~~Marine~~Richard ~~Transport~~du ~~Corporation~~Moulin, ~~is a U.S.-based supplier of marine~~Chairman ~~transportation services. MTC’s ocean fleet numbers 50 ships~~ and ~~six~~Chief ~~work boats,~~Executive ~~making~~Officer ~~it one~~ of ~~the~~Marine ~~largest~~Transport ~~U.S.-~~said, ~~based~~“We ~~fleets~~believe ~~of ocean going vessels.~~this ~~MTC’s~~transaction ~~core~~provides ~~business~~significant isvalue ~~industrial~~realization ~~shipping~~to ~~based~~our onexisting ~~long-term alliances, some as long as 50 years, with leading chemical and energy customers~~stockholders. ~~MTC’s~~ ~~Houston-based~~Crowley ~~operation,~~is ~~MTL~~one ~~Petrolink,~~of ~~provides~~the ~~crude~~most ~~oil~~well ~~lightering~~respected ~~services~~ companies in ~~the~~our ~~Gulf of Mexico~~business. ~~MTC,~~They ~~as an operator with International Safety Management~~know ~~(ISM)~~our ~~certification~~industry and inare ~~pursuit~~deeply ofcommitted ~~ISO~~to ~~14000~~it. ~~certification,~~We islook ~~able~~forward to ~~provide~~ ~~services to support U~~working together.S.” ~~and~~ING ~~international~~Barings ~~shipping~~LLC ~~expansion~~advised ~~for quality-conscious~~Marine ~~commercial~~Transport ~~and~~with ~~U.S.~~respect ~~government~~to ~~customers~~this transaction.

~~This~~Oakland-based ~~news~~Crowley Maritime ~~release~~Corp., ~~contains~~founded ~~certain~~in ~~forward~~1892, is primarily a family-~~looking~~ and employee-owned ~~statements.~~company ~~These~~engaged ~~statements~~in ~~are~~integrated ~~based~~logistics, onmarine ~~management's~~transportation ~~current~~and ~~expectations~~related ~~and~~services. ~~observations~~The corporation, ~~and~~with ~~are~~more ~~subject~~than to100 aoffices ~~number~~in ofmajor ~~risks~~ports and ~~uncertainties that~~cities ~~could~~around ~~cause~~the ~~actual~~world, ~~results~~has toseveral ~~differ~~operating ~~materially~~subsidiaries, ~~from~~including ~~the~~Crowley ~~forward-looking~~Liner ~~statements.~~Services, ~~Additional~~Crowley ~~information~~Marine ~~concerning~~Services, ~~these~~Crowley ~~statements~~Petroleum Transport and ~~other matters~~Crowley isLogistics. ~~contained~~Additional ininformation about the ~~Company's~~corporation, ~~periodic~~its ~~filings~~subsidiaries ~~with~~and business units may be found on the ~~Securities~~Internet ~~and Exchange~~at ~~Commission~~www.crowley.com.

Marine Transport Corporation is a U.S.-based supplier of marine transportation services, with one of the largest U.S.- based fleets of ocean going vessels. Marine Transport’s core business is industrial shipping with leading chemical and energy customers. Marine Transport’s Houston-based operation, MTL Petrolink, provides crude oil lightering services in the Gulf of Mexico.

The tender offer described in this announcement has not yet commenced, and this announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities nor a recommendation with respect to the tender offer. The tender offer will be made only through an Offer to Purchase and a related Letter of Transmittal. A tender offer statement on Schedule TO will be filed by Crowley with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) within the next ten business days, and a recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 will be filed with the SEC by Marine Transport, in connection with the transaction.

Stockholders of Marine Transport are urged to read the tender offer statement and the recommendation statement carefully because they contain important information. When the tender offer statement, recommendation statement and other documents are filed with the SEC, investors will be able to obtain copies of these documents and other filed documents relating to Marine Transport and the transaction for free at the SEC’s web site, www.sec.gov. In addition, copies of the tender offer statement and other documents relating to the transaction will be made available to all stockholders of Marine Transport at no expense to them.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: ~~November~~December 1520, 2000 Marine Transport Corporation (Registrant) By: /s/ Richard T. duDu Moulin Richard T. duDu Moulin President and Chief Executive Officer

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