Exhibit 32.1

SECTION 906

CERTIFICATION

I, Mark R. Holden, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Commercial Lines Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

1.	The Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the annual period ended December 31, 2007 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and
2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 27, 2008	/s/ Mark R. Holden
	Mark R. Holden
	President and Chief Executive Officer