SFL - Invitation to Presentation of 2Q 2009 Results

HAMILTON, NORWAY--(Marketwire - August 14, 2009) -

Ship Finance International Limited ("Ship Finance") (NYSE: SFL)
plans
to release its financial results for second quarter 2009 on
Thursday
August 20, 2009.

The Company plans to host a conference call and a webcast for all
shareholders and interested parties on Thursday August 20, 2009 at
10:30 AM (EST) / 4:30 PM (Central European Time). Relevant
material
will be available from the Investor Relations section at
www.shipfinance.org as of the same day.

In order to listen to the presentation you may do one of the
following:

a. Webcast

Go to the Investor Relations section at www.shipfinance.org and
click
on the link to "Webcast". To listen to the conference call from
the
web, you need to have installed Windows Media Player, and you need
to
have a sound card on your computer.

b. Conference Call

Participants dial in numbers:
US Toll Free # 1-888-935-4577
International Dial In # +44 207 806 1967
Norwegian Toll Free # 800 19640

Conference ID: 7452263

There will be a Q&A session after the presentation. Information on
how to ask questions will be given at the beginning of the Q&A
session.

A replay of the conference call will be available until August 26,
2009, Midnight by dialing:

US Toll Free # 1-866-932-5017

International Dial In # +44 207 111 1244

The replay access code is: 7452263#

About Ship Finance

Ship Finance is a major ship owning company listed on the New
York
Stock Exchange (NYSE: SFL). Including newbuildings, the Company
has a
fleet of 66 vessels, including 32 crude oil tankers (VLCC
and
Suezmax), two chemical tankers, eight oil/bulk/ore vessels,
one
dry-bulk carrier, 13 container vessels, six offshore supply
vessels,
one jack-up drilling rigs and three ultra-deepwater drilling
units.
The fleet is one of the largest in the world and most of the
vessels
are employed on long-term charters.

More information can be found on the Company's
website:
www.shipfinance.org

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward looking statements.
These
statements are based upon various assumptions, many of which
are
based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including Ship
Finance
management's examination of historical operating trends.
Although
Ship Finance believes that these assumptions were reasonable
when
made, because assumptions are inherently subject to
significant
uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible
to
predict and are beyond its control, Ship Finance cannot
give
assurance that it will achieve or accomplish these
expectations,
beliefs or intentions.

Important factors that, in the Company's view, could cause
actual
results to differ materially from those discussed in
this
presentation include the strength of world economies and
currencies,
general market conditions including fluctuations in charter
hire
rates and vessel values, changes in demand in the tanker market as
a
result of changes in OPEC's petroleum production levels and
world
wide oil consumption and storage, changes in the Company's
operating
expenses including bunker prices, dry-docking and insurance
costs,
changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken
by
regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or
future
litigation, general domestic and international political
conditions,
potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or
political
events, and other important factors described from time to time
in
the reports filed by the Company with the United States
Securities
and Exchange Commission.

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