2013-02-21 13:44:43 -

Ship Finance International Limited ("Ship Finance") (NYSE: SFL) plans to release
its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter 2012 on Monday February
25, 2013.

The Company plans to host a conference call and a webcast for all shareholders
and interested parties on Monday February 25, 2013 at 10:00 AM (EST) / 4:00 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 #                      1 877 249 9037

  International Dial In #             +44 207 1362051

  Norwegian Toll Free #               80056054



  Conference ID:                      7664101



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 March 4, 2013 by
dialing:

  US Toll Free #                      1 866 932 5017

  International Dial In #             +44 203 4270598

  The replay access code is:          7664101#




Investor and Analyst Contacts:
Harald Gurvin, Chief Financial Officer, Ship Finance Management AS
+47 23 11 40 09

Magnus T. Valeberg, Senior Vice President, Ship Finance Management AS
+47 23 11 40 12

Media Contact:
Ole B. Hjertaker, Chief Executive Officer, Ship Finance Management AS
+47 23 11 40 11



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 65
vessels, including 24 crude oil tankers (VLCC and Suezmax), two chemical
tankers, 12 drybulk carriers including one newbuilding, 15 container vessels
including four newbuildings, six offshore supply vessels, one jack-up drilling
rig, one ultra-deepwater drillship, two ultra-deepwater semi-submersible
drilling rigs and two car carriers. 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
worldwide 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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