|Exhibit 99.8


Press Release
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| | INTERPOOL,
INC. TO BROADCAST FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR END 2001 CONFERENCE CALL OVER THE INTERNET
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| | PRINCETON,
NEW JERSEY, February 27, 2002--Interpool, Inc. (NYSE:IPX) announced today that it intends
to release its fourth quarter and year end 2001 results on Thursday, February 28, 2002,
before the open of the market. In conjunction with this release, Interpool will host a
conference call, which will be simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet. Raoul J.
Witteveen, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Mitchell I. Gordon, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, will host the call.
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| | Thursday,
February 28, 2002 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time 10:00 A.M. Central Time 9:00 A.M. Mountain Time
8:00 A.M. Pacific Time
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| | Listeners
may access the conference call live over the Internet through On-line Information link in
the Financials section of the Companys web site
at http://www.interpool.com, or at http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=3680.
Please allow 15 minutes prior to the call
to visit these sites and download and install any necessary audio software. The webcast
of the conference call will be archived at these sites beginning approximately one hour
after the call ends through Friday March 29, 2002 at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time.
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| | Interpool,
originally founded in 1968, is one of the worlds leading suppliers of equipment and
services to the transportation industry. It is the largest lessor of intermodal container
chassis in the United States and a world-leading lessor of cargo containers used in
international trade. Interpool operates from over 90 locations throughout the world.
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| | This
Press Release contains certain forward-looking statements regarding future circumstances.
These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking
statements, including in particular the risks and uncertainties described in the companys
SEC filings. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to
these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
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| | For: Interpool, Inc.Contact:
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| | Mitchell
I. Gordon, Executive Vice President &Chief Financial Officer (212) 916-3284
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