UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended  JUNE 30, 2007

 

OR

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                to               

 

Commission File Number  1-6479-1

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

13-2637623

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

666 Third Avenue, New York, New York

 

10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

(212) 953-4100

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

 

 

No Change

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if  changed since last report

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.                  YES  x     NO  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  x     Accelerated filer  o     Non-accelerated filer  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  YES  o     NO  x

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practical date.

Common Shares outstanding as of July 30, 2007—32,668,557

 




OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
IN THOUSANDS

 

 

June 30,
2007

 

December 31,
2006

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

742,116

 

$

606,758

 

Voyage receivables

 

158,329

 

136,043

 

Other receivables, including federal income taxes recoverable

 

72,925

 

71,723

 

Inventories and prepaid expenses

 

40,775

 

30,997

 

Total Current Assets

 

1,014,145

 

845,521

 

Capital Construction Fund

 

215,790

 

315,913

 

Vessels and other property, less accumulated depreciation of $443,764 and $377,791

 

2,469,590

 

2,501,846

 

Vessels held for sale

 

11,025

 

 

Vessels under capital leases, less accumulated amortization of $81,821 and $78,272

 

27,201

 

30,750

 

Deferred drydock expenditures, net

 

58,257

 

50,774

 

Total Vessels, Deferred Drydock and Other Property

 

2,566,073

 

2,583,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in Affiliated Companies

 

157,306

 

275,199

 

Intangible Assets, less accumulated amortization of $3,810 and $389

 

117,690

 

92,611

 

Goodwill

 

74,526

 

64,293

 

Other Assets

 

69,018

 

53,762

 

Total Assets

 

$

4,214,548

 

$

4,230,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, sundry liabilities and accrued expenses

 

$

194,051

 

$

192,500

 

Short-term debt and current installments of long-term debt

 

27,546

 

27,426

 

Current obligations under capital leases

 

8,021

 

7,650

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

229,618

 

227,576

 

Long-term Debt

 

1,526,256

 

1,273,053

 

Obligations under Capital Leases

 

29,527

 

33,894

 

Deferred Gain on Sale and Leaseback of Vessels

 

205,560

 

218,759

 

Deferred Federal Income Taxes ($239,535 and $234,269) and Other Liabilities

 

288,406

 

270,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

1,935,181

 

2,207,311

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

4,214,548

 

$

4,230,669

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,
2007

 

June 30,
2006

 

June 30,
2007

 

June 30,
2006

 

Shipping Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pool revenues including $18,860, $12,129, $35,785 and $25,693 received from companies accounted for by the equity method

 

$

138,973

 

$

133,002

 

$

276,776

 

$

326,107

 

Time and bareboat charter revenues

 

90,447

 

68,252

 

175,381

 

139,100

 

Voyage charter revenues

 

70,577

 

29,499

 

123,124

 

56,572

 

 

 

299,997

 

230,753

 

575,281

 

521,779

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage expenses

 

25,763

 

14,449

 

41,863

 

25,366

 

Vessel expenses

 

68,858

 

53,876

 

129,672

 

102,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter hire expenses, including $20,244, $19,516, $41,121 and $43,655 paid to a company accounted for by the equity method

 

67,949

 

38,056

 

117,365

 

81,227

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

44,099

 

35,860

 

86,582

 

70,214

 

General and administrative

 

31,687

 

23,070

 

60,725

 

47,081

 

Loss/(gain) on disposal of vessels

 

(5,623

)

3,498

 

(5,620

)

3,619

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

232,733

 

168,809

 

430,587

 

330,298

 

Income from Vessel Operations

 

67,264

 

61,944

 

144,694

 

191,481

 

Equity in Income of Affiliated Companies

 

2,885

 

4,516

 

6,269

 

11,328

 

Operating Income

 

70,149

 

66,460

 

150,963

 

202,809

 

Other Income

 

34,290

 

6,794

 

57,048

 

16,186

 

 

 

104,439

 

73,254

 

208,011

 

218,995

 

Interest Expense

 

18,281

 

15,134

 

31,449

 

37,741

 

Income before Federal Income Taxes

 

86,158

 

58,120

 

176,562

 

181,254

 

Provision/(Credit) for Federal Income Taxes

 

7,166

 

(2,111

)

12,918

 

(7,341

)

Net Income

 

$

78,992

 

$

60,231

 

$

163,644

 

$

188,595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

34,404,900

 

39,536,097

 

36,733,878

 

39,526,087

 

Diluted

 

34,622,798

 

39,590,687

 

36,895,084

 

39,580,119

 

Per Share Amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income

 

$

2.30

 

$

1.52

 

$

4.45

 

$

4.77

 

Diluted net income

 

$

2.28

 

$

1.52

 

$

4.44

 

$

4.76

 

Cash dividends declared

 

$

0.5625

 

$

0.50

 

$

0.8125

 

$

0.675

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

IN THOUSANDS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

163,644

 

$

188,595

 

Items included in net income not affecting cash flows:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

86,582

 

70,214

 

Amortization of deferred gain on sale and leasebacks

 

(23,561

)

(20,861

)

Deferred compensation relating to restricted stock and stock option grants

 

4,606

 

1,900

 

Provision/(credit) for deferred federal income taxes

 

5,668

 

(5,400

)

Undistributed earnings of affiliated companies

 

7,717

 

7,045

 

Other — net

 

3,667

 

3,951

 

Items included in net income related to investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of securities—net

 

(41,285

)

(8,889

)

Loss/(gain) on disposal of vessels

 

(5,620

)

3,619

 

Payments for drydocking

 

(24,690

)

(21,279

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

(43,379

)

18

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

133,349

 

218,913

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditures for vessels

 

(149,991

)

(5,394

)

Withdrawals from Capital Construction Fund

 

106,700

 

 

Proceeds from disposal of vessels

 

117,548

 

 

Acquisition of Heidmar lightering, net of cash acquired of $2,600

 

(38,375

)

 

Expenditures for other property

 

(4,848

)

(3,293

)

Investments in and advances to affiliated companies

 

(27,934

)

 

Proceeds from disposal of investments in affiliated companies

 

194,815

 

 

Other — net

 

258

 

(936

)

Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities

 

198,173

 

(9,623

)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of treasury stock

 

(427,618

)

 

Issuance of debt, net of issuance costs

 

267,000

 

48,663

 

Payments on debt and obligations under capital leases

 

(17,680

)

(242,889

)

Cash dividends paid

 

(18,163

)

(16,807

)

Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options

 

317

 

215

 

Other — net

 

(20

)

(9,765

)

Net cash (used in) financing activities

 

(196,164

)

(220,583

)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

135,358

 

(11,293

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

606,758

 

188,588

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

742,116

 

$

177,295

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS
(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Additional

 

Retained

 

Treasury Stock

 

Comprehensive

 

 

 

 

 

Stock*

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Income**

 

Total

 

Balance at January 1, 2007

 

$

40,791

 

$

202,712

 

$

1,996,826

 

1,565,559

 

$

(34,522

)

$

1,504

 

$

2,207,311

 

Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

163,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

163,644

 

Effect of Derivative Instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,538

 

15,538

 

Effect of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(206

)

(206

)

Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

178,976

***

Cash Dividends Declared

 

 

 

 

 

(28,411

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28,411

)

Deferred Compensation Related to Options Granted

 

 

 

1,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,771

 

Issuance of Restricted Stock Awards

 

 

 

(1,662

)

 

 

(135,619

)

1,662

 

 

 

 

Amortization of Restricted Stock Awards

 

 

 

2,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,835

 

Options Exercised and Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

 

 

237

 

 

 

(6,302

)

80

 

 

 

317

 

Purchases of Treasury Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,573,564

 

(427,618

)

 

 

(427,618

)

Balance at June 30, 2007

 

$

40,791

 

$

205,893

 

$

2,132,059

 

7,997,202

 

$

(460,398

)

$

16,836

 

$

1,935,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2006

 

$

40,791

 

$

199,570

 

$

1,640,742

 

1,341,718

 

$

(17,019

)

$

11,944

 

$

1,876,028

 

Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

188,595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

188,595

 

Net Unrealized Holding Losses on Available-For-Sale Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,155

)

(6,155

)

Effect of Derivative Instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,657

 

24,657

 

Minimum Pension Liability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(41

)

(41

)

Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

207,056

***

Cash Dividends Declared

 

 

 

 

 

(26,691

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(26,691

)

Deferred Compensation Related to Options Granted

 

 

 

756

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

756

 

Issuance of Restricted Stock Awards

 

 

 

(931

)

 

 

(81,179

)

931

 

 

 

 

Amortization of Restricted Stock Awards

 

 

 

1,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,144

 

Options Exercised and Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

 

 

115

 

 

 

(7,850

)

100

 

 

 

215

 

Balance at June 30, 2006

 

$

40,791

 

$

200,654

 

$

1,802,646

 

1,252,689

 

$

(15,988

)

$

30,405

 

$

2,058,508

 


*                    Par value $1 per share; 120,000,000 shares authorized; 40,790,759 shares issued.

**             Amounts are net of tax.

***      Comprehensive income for the three month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was $92,530 and $65,899, respectively.

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:

Note A — Basis of Presentation:

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  They do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2007.

The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Newly Issued Accounting Standards

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” The standard provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about the extent to which companies measure assets and liabilities at fair value, the information used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value measurements on earnings. FAS 157 applies whenever other standards require or permit assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value but does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. FAS157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company believes that the adoption of FAS 157 will not have a material effect on its earnings or financial position.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158 (“FAS 158”), “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R).” FAS 158 requires companies to:

·                  recognize in its statement of financial position an asset for a defined benefit postretirement plan’s overfunded status or a liability for a plan’s underfunded status,

·                  measure a defined benefit postretirement plan’s assets and obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year, and

·                  recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan in comprehensive income in the year in which the changes occur.

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FAS 158 does not change the amount of net periodic benefit cost included in net income or address the various measurement issues associated with postretirement benefit plan accounting. The requirement to recognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan and the disclosure requirements was effective for OSG for the year ended December 31, 2006. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. Earlier application of the measurement date provisions is encouraged; however, early application must be for all of an employer’s benefit plans. The adoption of the measurement date provisions of FAS 158 will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position.

In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159 (“FAS 159”), “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — including an amendment of FAS 115.”  FAS 159 provides entities with the opportunity to choose to measure eligible financial instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting previsions.  FAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted provided the Company also elects to apply the provisions of FAS 157.  The Company believes that the adoption of FAS 159 will not have a material effect on its earnings or financial position.

Note B — Earnings per Common Share:

The computation of basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The computation of diluted earnings per share assumes the exercise of all dilutive stock options and restricted stock units using the treasury stock method. The components of the calculation of basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended 
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended 
June 30,

 

Dollars in thousands

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Net income

 

$

78,992

 

$

60,231

 

$

163,644

 

$

188,595

 

Common shares outstanding, basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic

 

34,404,900

 

39,536,097

 

36,733,878

 

39,526,087

 

Common shares outstanding, diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic

 

34,404,900

 

39,536,097

 

36,733,878

 

39,526,087

 

Dilutive equity awards

 

217,898

 

54,590

 

161,206

 

54,032

 

Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted

 

34,622,798

 

39,590,687

 

36,895,084

 

39,580,119

 

 

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For the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the anti-dilutive effects of equity awards that were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share were not material.

Note C — Change in Accounting Principle:

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” an interpretation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 (“FAS 109”), “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements.  In addition, FIN 48 specifically excludes income taxes from the scope of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies.”  FIN 48 applies to all tax positions related to income taxes that are subject to FAS 109, including tax positions considered to be routine. The Company, as required, adopted FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007.  The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material effect on the Company’s earnings or financial position.

Note D — Acquisitions:

Maritrans Inc.

On November 28, 2006 the Company acquired Maritrans Inc. (“Maritrans”), a leading U.S. Flag crude oil and petroleum product shipping company that owned and operated one of the largest fleets of double hull vessels serving the East Coast and U.S. Gulf Coast trades.  The operating results of Maritrans have been included in the Company’s financial statements commencing November 29, 2006.  Maritrans’ fleet consisted of 11 ATBs, one of which was in the process of being double hulled, five product carriers, two of which had been redeployed to transport grain, and three large ATBs under construction.  Holders of Maritrans’ common stock received $37.50 per share in cash for an aggregate consideration of approximately $450 million.  Taking into account the assumption of Maritrans’ outstanding debt, the total purchase price was approximately $506 million.  OSG initially financed the acquisition through borrowings under existing credit facilities.

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The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of Maritrans’ assets and liabilities at the date of the acquisition (in thousands):

Assets:

 

 

 

Current assets, including receivables

 

$

74,843

 

Vessels

 

452,037

 

Intangible assets subject to amortization

 

93,000

 

Goodwill

 

64,912

 

Other assets

 

1,598

 

Total assets acquired

 

686,390

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

Current liabilities, including currentinstallments of long-term debt

 

34,090

 

Long-term debt

 

51,427

 

Deferred federal income taxes and other liabilities

 

131,787

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

217,304

 

Net assets acquired (cash consideration)

 

$

469,086

 

 

The Company’s purchase price allocation is preliminary and will be finalized by year-end 2007.

Heidmar Lightering

In April 2007, OSG acquired the Heidmar Lightering business from a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. for cash of approximately $41,000,000.  The operation, a fleet of four International Flag Aframaxes and two U.S. Flag workboats, provides crude oil lightering services to refiners, oil companies and trading companies primarily in the U.S. Gulf.  The business manages a portfolio of one-to-three year fixed rate cargo contracts.  Under the agreement, OSG acquired the lightering fleet, which was time chartered-in, including a 50% residual interest in two specialized lightering Aframaxes.  The operating results of the Heidmar Lightering business have been included in the Company’s financial statements commencing April 1, 2007.

Note E — Business and Segment Reporting:

The Company has three reportable segments: International Crude Tankers, International Product Carriers, and U.S. vessels. Segment results are evaluated based on income from vessel operations before general and administrative expenses and gain/(loss) on disposal of vessels. The accounting policies followed by the reportable segments are the same as those followed in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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Information about the Company’s reportable segments as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 follows:

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude

 

Product

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands

 

Tankers

 

Carriers

 

Other

 

U.S.

 

Totals

 

Three months ended June 30, 2007:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shipping revenues

 

$

171,417

 

$

63,614

 

$

6,239

 

$

58,727

 

$

299,997

 

Time charter equivalent revenues

 

160,310

 

59,223

 

5,933

 

48,768

 

274,234

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

18,711

 

10,925

 

1,467

 

12,996

 

44,099

 

Gain on disposal of vessels

 

(1

)

5,624

 

 

 

5,623

 

Income from vessel operations

 

68,891

 

13,874

 

1,258

 

9,305

 

93,328

 

Equity in income of affiliated companies

 

1,336

 

 

150

 

1,399

 

2,885

 

Investments in affiliated companies at June 30, 2007

 

25,954

 

900

 

128,156

 

2,296

 

157,306

 

Total assets at June 30, 2007

 

1,580,448

 

642,022

 

130,191

 

780,385

 

3,133,046

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2007:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shipping revenues

 

319,656

 

127,792

 

11,388

 

116,445

 

575,281

 

Time charter equivalent revenues

 

307,112

 

117,121

 

10,815

 

98,370

 

533,418

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

35,778

 

22,284

 

2,801

 

25,719

 

86,582

 

Gain on disposal of vessels

 

4

 

5,624

 

(8

)

 

5,620

 

Income from vessel operations

 

145,132

 

30,457

 

1,415

 

22,795

 

199,799

 

Equity in income of affiliated companies

 

3,691

 

 

320

 

2,258

 

6,269

 

Expenditures for vessels

 

16,392

 

42,487

 

 

91,112

 

149,991

 

Payments for drydocking

 

10,782

 

9,620

 

 

4,288

 

24,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30, 2006:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shipping revenues

 

147,358

 

58,386

 

5,095

 

19,914

 

230,753

 

Time charter equivalent revenues

 

145,552

 

49,340

 

6,295

 

15,117

 

216,304

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

20,036

 

9,779

 

1,123

 

4,922

 

35,860

 

Loss on disposal of vessels

 

(1,310

)

 

(88

)

(2,100

)

(3,498

)

Income from vessel operations

 

74,277

 

10,881

 

1,840

 

1,514

 

88,512

 

Equity in income of affiliated companies

 

3,042

 

 

175

 

1,299

 

4,516

 

Investments in affiliated companies at June 30, 2006

 

162,586

 

 

119,534

 

3,029

 

285,149

 

Total assets at June 30, 2006

 

1,826,056

 

710,677

 

120,911

 

87,999

 

2,745,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2006:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shipping revenues

 

355,379

 

121,022

 

10,100

 

35,278

 

521,779

 

Time charter equivalent revenues

 

352,643

 

103,202

 

12,496

 

28,072

 

496,413

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

39,830

 

19,215

 

2,153

 

9,016

 

70,214

 

Loss on disposal of vessels

 

(1,431

)

 

(88

)

(2,100

)

(3,619

)

Income from vessel operations

 

204,052

 

31,415

 

3,651

 

3,063

 

242,181

 

Equity in income of affiliated companies

 

8,030

 

 

307

 

2,991

 

11,328

 

Expenditures for vessels

 

2,153

 

47

 

 

3,194

 

5,394

 

Payments for drydocking

 

3,477

 

10,315

 

 

7,487

 

21,279

 

 

 

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Reconciliations of time charter equivalent revenues of the segments to shipping revenues as reported in the consolidated statements of operations follow:

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

In thousands

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Time charter equivalent revenues

 

$

274,234

 

$

216,304

 

$

533,418

 

$

496,413

 

Add: Voyage expenses

 

25,763

 

14,449

 

41,863

 

25,366

 

Shipping revenues

 

$

299,997

 

$

230,753

 

$

575,281

 

$

521,779

 

Consistent with general practice in the shipping industry, the Company uses time charter equivalent revenues, which represents shipping revenues less voyage expenses, as a measure to compare revenue generated from a voyage charter to revenue generated from a time charter. Time charter equivalent revenues, a non-GAAP measure, provides additional meaningful information in conjunction with shipping revenues, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, because it assists Company management in making decisions regarding the deployment and use of its vessels and in evaluating their financial performance.

Reconciliations of income from vessel operations of the segments to income before federal income taxes as reported in the consolidated income statements follow:

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

In thousands

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Total income from vessel operations of all segments

 

$

93,328

 

$

88,512

 

$

199,799

 

$

242,181

 

General and administrative expenses

 

(31,687

)

(23,070

)

(60,725

)

(47,081

)

(Loss)/gain on disposal of vessels

 

5,623

 

(3,498

)

5,620

 

(3,619

)

Consolidated income from vessel operations

 

67,264

 

61,944

 

144,694

 

191,481

 

Equity in income of affiliated companies

 

2,885

 

4,516

 

6,269

 

11,328

 

Other income

 

34,290

 

6,794

 

57,048

 

16,186

 

Interest expense

 

(18,281

)

(15,134

)

(31,449

)

(37,741

)

Income before federal income taxes

 

$

86,158

 

$

58,120

 

$

176,562

 

$

181,254

 

Reconciliations of total assets of the segments to amounts included in the consolidated balance sheets follow:

In thousands as of June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

Total assets of all segments

 

$

3,133,046

 

$

2,745,643

 

Corporate cash and securities, including Capital Construction Fund

 

957,906

 

477,577

 

Other unallocated amounts

 

123,596

 

104,500

 

Consolidated total assets

 

$

4,214,548

 

$

3,327,720

 

 

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Investments in affiliated companies include joint ventures and other investments accounted for using the equity method.  As of June 30, 2007, the Company had approximately a 50% interest in two joint ventures that have four LNG Carriers and two VLCCs under construction.

Double Hull Tankers, Inc.

In October 2005, OSG sold seven tankers (three VLCCs and four Aframaxes) to Double Hull Tankers, Inc. (“DHT”) in connection with DHT’s initial public offering.  In consideration, the Company received $412,580,000 in cash and 14,000,000 shares in DHT, representing a 46.7% equity stake in the new tanker concern. In November 2005, the Company sold 648,500 shares of DHT, pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters of DHT’s initial public offering, and received net cash proceeds of $7,315,000. During 2007, the Company sold the remaining 13,351,500 shares of DHT and received net cash proceeds of $194,815,000.  Such sales reduced the Company’s interest in DHT to 0.0% as of June 30, 2007 from 44.5% as of December 31, 2006.  OSG time chartered the vessels back from DHT for initial periods of five to six and one-half years with various renewal options of up to an additional five to eight years, depending on the vessel.  The charters provide for profit sharing with DHT when the aggregate TCE revenues earned by the vessels exceed the aggregate basic charter hire defined in the agreement. Under related agreements, a subsidiary of the Company technically manages these vessels for DHT for amounts that have been fixed (except for vessel insurance premiums) over the term of the agreements.

VLCC Joint Venture

In January 2007, the Company acquired a 49.99% interest in a company, which is constructing two VLCCs, for approximately $24,100,000.  The vessels are scheduled to be delivered to the joint venture in 2009.  The remaining commitments under the construction contracts will be financed by the joint venture through advances from the partners. The Company expects to make additional advances aggregating approximately $86,000,000 during the period from 2008 to 2009.

LNG Joint Venture

In November 2004, the Company formed a joint venture with Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) whereby companies in which OSG holds a 49.9% interest ordered four 216,000 cbm LNG Carriers. Upon delivery in 2007 or 2008, these vessels will commence 25-year time charters to Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (II). The aggregate construction cost for such newbuildings of $908,100,000 will be financed by the joint venture through long-term bank financing and partner contributions. OSG has advanced $90,635,000 to such joint venture as of June 30, 2007, representing its share of working capital ($10,000) and the first installment under the construction contracts ($90,625,000, or approximately 49.9% of $181,600,000). During the first six months of 2007, the joint venture made $45,403,000 of progress payments. The aggregate unpaid costs of $181,613,000 will be funded through bank financing that will be nonrecourse to the partners. The joint venture has entered into forward start floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps with a group of major financial institutions that are being accounted for as cash flow hedges. The interest rate swaps cover notional amounts aggregating approximately $826,926,000, pursuant to which it will pay fixed rates of 4.91% and 4.93% and receive a floating rate based on LIBOR. These agreements have forward start dates ranging from July to October 2008 and maturity dates ranging from July to October 2022. As of June 30, 2007, the joint venture has

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recorded an asset of $44,518,000 for the fair value of these swaps.  The Company’s share of such amount is included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the accompanying balance sheet.

A condensed summary of the results of operations of the equity method investments follows: 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

In thousands

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Time charter equivalent revenues

 

$

54,584

 

$

57,718

 

$

107,020

 

$

121,291

 

Ship operating expenses

 

(40,508

)

(44,471

)

(79,763

)

(88,843

)

Income from vessel operations

 

14,076

 

13,247

 

27,257

 

32,448

 

Other income

 

466

 

474

 

917

 

863

 

Interest expense *

 

(3,347

)

(3,229

)

(6,580

)

(6,500

)

Net income

 

$

11,195

 

$

10,492

 

$

21,594

 

$

26,811

 

* Interest is net of amounts capitalized in connection with vessel construction of $9,259 (three months ended June 30, 2007), $3,269 (three    months ended June 30, 2006), $17,932 (six months ended June 30, 2007) and $4,852 (six months ended June 30, 2006).

Note G — Derivatives:

Forward Freight Agreements

The Company enters into tanker Forward Freight Agreements (“FFAs”) and related FFA options with an objective to utilize them as both: (i) economic hedging instruments that reduce its exposure to changes in the spot market rates earned by some of its vessels in the normal course of its shipping business; or (ii) for trading purposes to take advantage of short term fluctuations in the market.

Certain FFAs qualified as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes at June 30, 2007 with the change in fair value of the effective portions being recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income as a loss amounting to $2,671,000. All qualifying hedges together with FFAs that do not qualify for hedge accounting are shown at fair value in the balance sheet.

As of June 30, 2007, the Company recorded a liability of $9,696,000 related to the fair values of all of these agreements representing positions that extend to December 2009.  For the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, OSG recognized net losses of $9,167,000 and $1,257,000, respectively, from transactions involving FFAs and related FFA options.

Interest Rate Swaps

As of June 30, 2007, the Company is a party to floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps, which are being accounted for as cash flow hedges, with various major financial institutions covering notional amounts aggregating approximately $61,572,000 pursuant to which it pays fixed rates ranging from 4.7% to 5.4% and receives floating rates based on LIBOR (approximately 5.4% as of June 30, 2007). These agreements contain no leverage features and have maturity dates ranging from December 2008 to August 2014.  As of June 30, 2007, the Company has recorded an asset of $312,000 related to the fair values of these swaps.

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During the first quarter of 2006, the Company transferred a loss of $232,000 from accumulated other comprehensive income to other income in the accompanying statement of operations for interest rate swaps that matured in July 2006 with notional amounts totaling $199,000,000 that no longer qualified as effective cash flow hedges because the underlying debt was repaid.

Note H — Debt:

The Company entered into a $1.8 billion seven-year unsecured revolving credit agreement in 2006 with a group of banks (except that after five years the maximum amount the Company may borrow under the credit agreement is reduced by $150 million and after six years such amount is further reduced by an additional $150 million).  Borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based on LIBOR.  The terms, conditions and financial covenants contained therein are generally more favorable than those contained in the Company’s then existing long-term facilities. In March 2006, in connection with entering into this credit agreement, the Company terminated all of its unsecured revolving credit facilities (long-term of $1,285,000,000 and short-term of $45,000,000) that existed prior thereto.

In June 2006, the Company amended floating rate secured term loans covering eight vessels.  The amendment provided additional borrowings of approximately $48,000,000, removed the encumbrance on one of the vessels, reduced the interest rate and extended the maturity dates of certain of the loans.

During the second quarter of 2006, the Company repurchased principal amounts of $23,885,000 of its 8.25% notes and $6,700,000 of its 8.75% debentures that are due in 2013.  Accordingly, the Company recognized a loss of $1,511,000 on the repurchased debt.

As of June 30, 2007, the Company had unused long-term unsecured credit availability of $978,900,000 which reflects $88,100,000 of letters of credit issued principally in connection with the construction of four Aframaxes.

Agreements related to long-term debt provide for prepayment privileges (in certain instances with penalties), limitations on the amount of total borrowings and secured debt, and acceleration of payment under certain circumstances, including failure to satisfy certain financial covenants.

As of June 30, 2007, approximately 18.3% of the net book value of the Company’s vessels is pledged as collateral under certain debt agreements.

Interest paid, excluding capitalized interest, amounted to $29,345,000 and $43,062,000 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Note I — Taxes:

On October 22, 2004, the President of the U.S. signed into law the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The Jobs Creation Act reinstated tax deferral for OSG’s foreign shipping income for years beginning after December 31, 2004.  Effective January 1, 2005, the earnings from shipping operations of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are not subject to U.S. income taxation as long as such earnings are not

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repatriated to the U.S.  The Company intends to permanently reinvest these earnings, as well as the undistributed income of its foreign companies accumulated through December 31, 1986, in foreign operations.  Accordingly, no provision for U.S. income taxes on the shipping income of its foreign subsidiaries was required in 2007 and 2006. Further, no provision for U.S. income taxes on the Company’s share of the undistributed earnings of its less than 50%-owned foreign shipping joint ventures was required as of June 30, 2007 because the Company intends to indefinitely reinvest such earnings ($80,000,000 at June 30, 2007).  The unrecognized deferred U.S. income taxes attributable thereto approximated $27,900,000.

In September 2006, the Company made an election under the Jobs Creation Act, effective for years commencing with 2005, to have its qualifying U.S. Flag operations taxed under a tonnage tax regime rather than under the usual U.S. corporate income tax regime.  As a result of that election, OSG’s taxable income for U.S. income tax purposes with respect to the eligible U.S. Flag vessels will not include income from qualifying shipping activities in U.S. foreign trade (i.e., transportation between the U.S. and foreign ports or between foreign ports).

As of June 30, 2007, undistributed earnings on which U.S. income taxes have not been provided aggregated approximately $1,800,000,000, including $119,000,000 earned prior to 1976; the unrecognized deferred U.S. income tax attributable to such undistributed earnings approximated $630,000,000.

The components of the provision/(credit) for federal income taxes follow:

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

In thousands

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Current

 

$

4,332

 

$

(100

)

$

7,250

 

$

(1,941

)

Deferred

 

2,834

 

(2,011

)

5,668

 

(5,400

)

 

 

$

7,166

 

$

(2,111

)

$

12,918

 

$

(7,341

)

Note J — Capital Stock and Stock Compensation:

In June 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $300,000,000 worth of the Company’s common stock, from time-to-time. On April 24, 2007, the Board authorized, and the Company agreed to purchase, all of the outstanding shares held by Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, or 5,093,391 shares, at $65.42 per share. The above purchase, in addition to total shares repurchased to date under the June 2006 authority, aggregated 6,451,491 shares as of June 30, 2007. In addition, on April 24, 2007, the Board authorized a new share repurchase program of $200,000,000, which replaced the prior $300,000,000 share repurchase program. Such purchases of the Company’s common stock will be made at the Company’s discretion and take into account such factors as price and prevailing market conditions. As of  June 30, 2007, the Company had repurchased 427,800 shares of its common stock under the 2007 program.

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In the first six months of 2007 and 2006, the Company awarded a total of 143,351 and 83,411 shares, respectively, of restricted common stock at no cost to certain of its employees, including senior officers. Restrictions limit the sale or transfer of these shares until they vest, which occurs over a four or five-year period. During the restriction period, the shares will have voting rights and cash dividends will be paid if declared. The weighted average fair value of the restricted stock issued during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was $56.42 and $49.04 per share, respectively.  In addition, in the first six months of 2007 and 2006, options covering 346,391 and 154,686 shares were granted, respectively, at the market prices at the date of the grant. Such options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and expire ten years from the grant date.  The weighted average exercise prices of options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 were $58.78 and $49.03 per share, respectively (the market prices at dates of grant).  The weighted average grant-date fair values of options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 were $17.96 and $18.04 per share, respectively.

In the first six months of 2007, the Company granted a total of 278,083 performance related restricted stock units and performance related options covering 146,270 shares to certain of its employees, including senior officers.  Each performance stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock if certain market related performance goals are met and the covered employees are continuously employed through the end of the period over which the performance goals are measured.  The performance stock units have no voting rights and may not be transferred or otherwise disposed of until they vest.  In certain instances, cash dividends, if declared, will be held uninvested and without interest and paid in cash if and when such performance stock units vest.  The weighted average grant-date market prices of the performance stock units awarded during the first six months of 2007 was $56.46 per share.  The estimated weighted average grant-date fair value of performance stock units awarded during the first six months of 2007 was $20.41 per share. The weighted average exercise price of the performance options awarded during the first six months of 2007 was $63.44 per share (the market price at date of grant).  The estimated weighted average grant-date fair value of performance options awarded during the first six months of 2007 was $18.67 per share.

In the first six months of 2007 and 2006, the Company granted a total of 12,000 and 11,000 restricted stock units, respectively, to certain of its non-employee directors.  Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock upon the non-executive director’s termination of service as a board member.  The restricted stock units vest upon the earlier of the first anniversary of the date of grant or the next annual meeting of the stockholders.  The restricted stock units have no voting rights and may not be transferred or otherwise disposed of while the non-employee director is a director.  The non-employee director is entitled to dividends in the form of additional restricted stock units at the same time dividends are paid on the Company’s common stock in an amount equal to the result obtained by dividing (i) the product of (x) the amount of units owned by the non-employee director on the record date for the dividend times (y) the dividend per share by (ii) the closing price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the payment date, which restricted units vest immediately on the payment date for the dividend.  At the date of the awards in the first six months of 2007 and 2006, the fair market value of the Company’s stock was $79.16 and $58.32 per share, respectively.

Compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period, contingent or otherwise, applicable to each grant, using the straight-line method.

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Note K — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of related taxes, in the consolidated balance sheets follow:

In thousands as of

 

June 30, 2007

 

December 31, 2006

 

Unrealized gains on derivative instruments

 

$

20,790

 

$

5,252

 

Items not yet recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost (pension and other postretirement plans)

 

(3,954

)

(3,748

)

 

 

$

16,836

 

$

1,504

 

Included in accumulated other comprehensive income at June 30, 2007 are the following amounts that have not yet been recognized in net periodic cost:  unrecognized transition obligation of $1,770,000 ($1,222,000 net of tax), unrecognized prior service costs of $643,000 ($647,000 net of tax) and unrecognized actuarial losses of $3,063,000 ($2,085,000 net of tax).  The transition obligation, prior service credit and actuarial loss previously included in accumulated other comprehensive income recognized in net periodic cost during the six months ended June 30, 2007 were $119,000, $286,000 and $40,000, respectively.

Note L — Leases:

1.                   Charters-in:

As of June 30, 2007, the Company had commitments to charter-in 67 vessels. Sixty-four of such charter-ins are, or will be, accounted for as operating leases, of which 31 are bareboat charters and 33 are time charters.  The future minimum commitments and related number of operating days under these operating leases are as follows:

Bareboat Charters-in:

 Dollars in thousands at June 30, 2007

 

Amount

 

Operating Days

 

2007

 

$

40,217

 

4,001

 

2008

 

99,802

 

8,466

 

2009

 

110,061

 

7,055

 

2010

 

118,672

 

6,058

 

2011

 

109,955

 

5,409

 

Thereafter

 

372,264

 

18,641

 

Net minimum lease payments

 

$

850,971

 

49,630

 

 

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Time Charters-in:

 

Dollars in thousands at June 30, 2007

 

 

 

Amount

 

Operating Days

 

2007

 

$

95,663

 

4,087

 

2008

 

196,598

 

8,524

 

2009

 

194,980

 

8,420

 

2010

 

186,649

 

8,040

 

2011

 

146,800

 

6,372

 

Thereafter

 

333,341

 

19,281

 

Net minimum lease payments

 

$

1,154,031

 

54,724

 

 

The above table reflects the acquisition of the Heidmar Lightering business, which included two vessels that were time-chartered in.  The future minimum commitments for time charters-in have been reduced to reflect estimated days that the vessels will not be available for employment due to drydock.

The future minimum commitments under three bareboat charters-in that are classified as capital leases are as follows:

Dollars in thousands at June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

$

5,142

 

2008

 

11,888

 

2009

 

10,808

 

2010

 

9,692

 

2011

 

8,102

 

Net minimum lease payments

 

45,632

 

Less amount representing interest

 

(8,084

)

Present value of net minimum lease payments

 

$

37,548

 

 

In February 2007, the Company sold and chartered back two of its Handysize Product Carriers, which bareboat charters are classified as operating leases.  The aggregate gain on the transaction of approximately $10,773,000 was deferred and is being amortized over the seven and one-half year terms of the leases as a reduction of charter hire expenses.  The leases provide the Company with certain renewal options.

During the first six months of 2007, the Company entered into charter-in arrangements in conjunction with other pool members covering a 50% interest in the three-year time charters of two newbuilding Aframaxes and a five-year time charter of one newbuilding VLCC, which commence upon their delivery from shipyards in 2007.

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2.     Charters-out:

The future minimum revenues, before reduction for brokerage commissions, expected to be received on noncancelable time charters and the related revenue days (revenue days represent calendar days, less days that vessels are not available for employment due to repairs, drydock or lay-up) are as follows:

In thousands at June 30, 2007

 

 

 

Amount

 

Revenue Days

 

2007

 

$

187,210

 

7,607

 

2008

 

276,456

 

11,072

 

2009

 

212,622

 

7,198

 

2010

 

200,850

 

5,289

 

2011

 

159,015

 

3,633

 

Thereafter

 

165,071

 

3,573

 

Net minimum lease payments

 

$

1,201,224

 

38,372

 

 

Future minimum revenues do not include the Company’s share of time charters entered into by the pools in which it participates. Revenues from a time charter are not generally received when a vessel is off-hire, including time required for normal periodic maintenance of the vessel. In arriving at the minimum future charter revenues, an estimated time off-hire to perform periodic maintenance on each vessel has been deducted, although there is no assurance that such estimate will be reflective of the actual off-hire in the future.

Charters on two vessels provide the charterer with options to buy the vessels at the end of the charters in June 2009 at fixed prices, which will approximate their expected book values.  As of June 30, 2007, the charterer has exercised its purchase option for one of the two vessels.

Note M — Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans:

The net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s domestic defined benefit pension, and postretirement health care and life insurance plans was not material during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.

There was no required contribution to the Company’s domestic defined benefit plans for the 2006 plan year, and the Company believes that there will be no required contribution for the 2007 plan year.

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Note N— Other Income:

Other income consists of:

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

In thousands

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividends

 

$

9,534

 

$

4,506

 

$

16,454

 

$

9,335

 

Gain on sale of securities and other investments

 

26,270

 

3,923

 

41,285

 

8,889

 

 

 

35,804

 

8,429

 

57,739

 

18,224

 

Loss on repurchases of debt

 

 

(1,511

)

 

(1,511

)

Loss on derivative transactions

 

(1,955

)

(5

)

(2,155

)

(245

)

Miscellaneous — net

 

441

 

(119

)

1,464

 

(282

)

 

 

$

34,290

 

$

6,794

 

$

57,048

 

$

16,186

 

Note O — Agreements with Executive Officers:

On February 15, 2007, OSG and its chief executive officer entered into two letter agreements.  One letter agreement amended the employment letter agreement dated as of January 19, 2004, to extend the time period from January 19, 2007 to January 19, 2012 for certain protection in the event of termination of employment without cause or for good reason.  The other agreement amended the change of control agreement dated as of January 19, 2004, to extend its term to end on the earliest to occur of three events, one of which is a fixed date which the letter agreement extended from January 19, 2007 to January 19, 2012.

Note P — Legal Matters:

On December 19, 2006, the Company and the U.S. Department of Justice reached a comprehensive settlement regarding violations concerning the Company’s handling of waste oils and maintenance of books and records relating thereto stemming from an investigation that began in 2003.  Under the settlement, the Company agreed to plead guilty to a total of 33 counts, one of which concerned the improper discharge of oil in 2002 and the remainder of which concerned record-keeping violations, including making false statements, obstruction and conspiracy related to such record-keeping violations.  The settlement also provides that the Company pay a fine in the amount of $27.8 million and pay $9.2 million to designated environmental community service programs, all of which has been reserved in the Company’s financial statements, and agree to an environmental compliance program, which is substantially the same as the Company’s existing environmental management programs.  The settlement was subject to the acceptance by federal courts in the District of Massachusetts and the Eastern District of Texas, and such courts accepted the settlement in March 2007 and June 2007, respectively.

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On March 2, 2007, the Company, acting in compliance with the terms of its existing management programs, self-reported to the U.S. Department of Justice allegations of possible violations of law concerning the Company’s handling of waste oils and maintenance of books and records on one of the Company’s International Flag vessels.  The Company and the U.S. Department of Justice are both investigating these allegations and the Company is cooperating with the Justice Department investigation.  The Justice Department has issued a subpoena for documents concerning the vessel.  In addition, certain crew members have testified before a grand jury.  In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, “Contingent Liabilities,” the Company assessed the likelihood of incurring any liability as a result of the investigation.  The investigation is preliminary and no charges against the Company have been filed.  Accordingly, no loss accrual has been recorded.

The Company incurred costs of approximately $2,116,000 and $5,582,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, in connection with this investigation.  Such costs have been included in general and administrative expenses.

Note Q — Commitments:

As of June 30, 2007, the Company had remaining commitments of $680,150,000 on non-cancelable contracts for the construction or rebuilding of 13 vessels (four Aframaxes, two Handysize Product Carriers and seven ATBs, including contracts for the double hulling of one existing ATB) scheduled for delivery between October 2007 and December 2010.

During the second quarter of 2007, the Company agreed to purchase two 2006-built International Flag Panamax Product Carriers for approximately $125,000,000. These vessels will be delivered to the Company in the third quarter of 2007.

The Company has entered into agreements to sell two of the above Aframax newbuildings upon each vessel’s delivery from the shipyard, at prices that should approximate each vessel’s delivered cost.  These two newbuildings will then be chartered back for periods of 10 and 12 years.  One of such agreements provides the Company with certain purchase options.

Note R — Vessel Sales:

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company sold one U.S. Flag Handysize Product Carrier, which had been redeployed to transport grain, at a price that approximated its carrying amount and one International Flag Handysize Product Carrier and entered into agreements to sell its two remaining U.S. Flag Dry Bulk Carriers for delivery during the third quarter of 2007.  A gain of approximately $1,000,000 will be recognized in the third quarter of 2007 attributable to the sale of the two U.S. Flag vessels.  Such U.S. Flag vessels were classified as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2007. In addition, the Company sold and chartered back two other International Flag Handysize Product Carriers.

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The Company has entered into an agreement to sell one of its 2000-built VLCCs for forward delivery.  At the discretion of the purchaser, the vessel will be delivered no later than July 2009, at which time OSG expects to recognize a gain on the sale of a minimum of $75,000,000.  The agreement also provides for profit sharing with the purchaser, effective through the date of delivery of the vessel, when time charter equivalent rates earned exceed a base rate defined in the agreement.

During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company entered into agreements to sell two Aframaxes and one VLCC.  Delivery to the purchasers of all three vessels occurred in the second half of 2006.  The Company recorded an impairment loss of approximately $1,300,000 in the second quarter of 2006, with respect to the sale of one of such vessels.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

General:

The Company is one of the largest independent bulk shipping companies in the world. The Company’s operating fleet consists of 107 vessels aggregating 11.8 million dwt, including three vessels that have been chartered-in under capital leases and 47 vessels that have been chartered-in under operating leases. In addition to its operating fleet of 107 vessels, charters-in for 17 vessels are scheduled to commence upon delivery of the vessels between 2007 and 2010 and 16 newbuilds (including one U.S. Flag ATB that is being double hulled) are scheduled for delivery between 2007 and 2010.  Four LNG Carriers are scheduled to be delivered in late 2007 or early 2008 to a joint venture in which the Company has a 49.9% interest, bringing the total operating and newbuild fleet to 143 vessels.

Acquisition of Maritrans:

On November 28, 2006, the Company acquired Maritrans, a leading U.S. Flag crude oil and petroleum product shipping company that owned and operated one of the largest fleets of double hull vessels serving the East Coast and U.S. Gulf Coast trades.  The operating results of Maritrans have been included in the Company’s financial statements commencing November 29, 2006.  Maritrans’ fleet consisted of 11 ATBs, one of which was in the process of being double hulled, five product carriers, two of which have been redeployed to transport grain, and three large ATBs under construction.  Holders of Maritrans’ common stock received $37.50 per share in cash for an aggregate consideration of approximately $450 million.  Taking into account the assumption of Maritrans’ outstanding debt, the total purchase price was approximately $506 million.  OSG initially financed the acquisition through borrowings under existing credit facilities.

Operations:

The Company’s revenues are highly sensitive to patterns of supply and demand for vessels of the size and design configurations owned and operated by the Company and the trades in which those vessels operate. Rates for the transportation of crude oil and refined petroleum products from which the Company earns a substantial majority of its revenue are determined by market forces such as the supply and demand for oil, the distance that cargoes must be transported, and the number of vessels expected to be available at the time such cargoes need to be transported. The demand for oil shipments is significantly affected by the state of the global economy and level of OPEC’s exports. The number of vessels is affected by newbuilding deliveries and by the removal of existing vessels from service, principally because of scrapping.   The Company’s revenues are also affected by the mix of charters between spot (Voyage Charter) and long-term (Time Charter). Because shipping revenues and voyage expenses are significantly affected by the mix between voyage charters and time charters, the Company manages its vessels based on TCE revenues. Management makes economic decisions based on anticipated TCE rates and evaluates financial performance based on TCE rates achieved.

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Overview

Second quarter 2007 rates were higher in all tanker segments relative to 2006 second quarter rates. Stronger worldwide product demand, increased long-haul crude and fuel oil imports into China and rising shipments from the port of Ceyhan of Azeri crude sourced via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (“B-T-C”) pipeline had a positive impact on crude tanker rates, helping to offset both lower OPEC crude oil production and an increase in tanker tonnage. Product Carrier rates were buoyed by increased gasoline imports into the U.S. as a result of strong gasoline demand in the U.S. combined with below normal gasoline production and inventory levels.

Worldwide oil demand during the second quarter of 2007 was approximately 84.4 million barrels per day (“b/d”), an increase of 1.1 million b/d, or 1.4%, compared with the second quarter of 2006. Non-OECD second quarter demand increased by 3.1% compared with an OECD demand increase of 0.1%. The demand increase in Non-OECD countries was centered in China, where demand grew by 380,000 b/d, or 5.3%, and in the Middle East, where demand expanded by 400,000 b/d, or 5.8%. Demand increased in North America, the largest consuming area in the world, and in OECD Asia by 0.9% and 0.3%, respectively while demand in OECD Europe declined by 1.4%.

Worldwide oil demand in the first half of 2007 increased by 740,000 b/d, or 0.9%, compared with the first six months of 2006. Non-OECD demand increased by 1,020,000 b/d, or 2.9%, led by a 4.9% increase in China, a 2.5% increase in other Non-OECD Asia and a 4.4% increase in the Middle East. However, OECD demand decreased  by  0.6% as an increase in North American demand, primarily for gasoline and diesel, and strong demand for naphtha and transportation fuels in Korea and Australia, could not offset a decline in Europe, where heating oil deliveries fell due to warmer than normal weather.

Tanker rates during the first half of 2007 were influenced by continued lower production by OPEC, primarily Saudi Arabia, which was somewhat offset by increased production in the Former Soviet Union and Angola, and by the shut-in of over 800,000 b/d of crude production in Nigeria, altering trade flows. Rates were also affected by lower refinery utilization rates in all OECD regions due to both planned and unplanned downtime, the impact of declines in inventory levels since the beginning of the year and an increase in the use of tankers for the floating storage of crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Product Carrier rates in the first half of 2007 benefited from additional movements of gasoline into Mexico and West Africa and from strong demand for gasoline in the U.S. coinciding with low inventory volumes and a reduction in the volume of gasoline being produced due to lower refinery utilization rates.

Tanker supply increased by 3.9%, or 13.8 million dwt from year-end 2006 levels.  While there was growth in all vessel categories, the highest percentage increase occurred in the Panamax sector, where tonnage increased by 9.9% since the beginning of the year. Product Carriers, on the other hand, reflected the lowest percentage growth at 1.5%.

Higher costs for raw materials and strong demand for newbuildings both in the tanker and dry cargo markets have kept vessel prices at shipyards high. Newbuilding vessel prices strengthened during the first six months, increasing by approximately 6% for crude tankers and by approximately 5% for Product Carriers from year-end 2006 levels. Prices for modern second hand vessels also remained strong, holding about even with newbuilding prices.

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First half 2007 production in OPEC Middle East countries was down approximately 800,000 b/d from first half 2006 levels, with Saudi Arabia accounting for most of the decline. As a result, worldwide inventory levels, which began 2007 about 58 million barrels above comparable 2006 levels, were estimated to be slightly below year ago levels at the end of the second quarter.

Lower refinery utilization rates from both planned and unplanned downtime combined with increased gasoline demand in the U.S. led to an increase in product imports that supported Product Carrier rates over the first six months of 2007. Refinery utilization rates, which had averaged approximately 94% in second quarters over the last six years, averaged just 89% in 2007, due, in part, to increased downtime vulnerability resulting from tightened government product specifications.

More extensive than usual refinery maintenance programs in Japan during the second quarter of 2007 reduced long haul crude movements into Asia. Refinery runs in Japan are forecast to increase from their low point in May for the last half of 2007.

The opening of the B-T-C pipeline in the middle of 2006 has had a significant impact on tanker demand and trade flows. Seaborne movements of crude oil from the port of Ceyhan have increased from the initial lifting of approximately 10,000 b/d of Azeri crude oil in the second quarter of 2006 to about 500,000 b/d during the second quarter of 2007. Liftings are expected to reach approximately 1.2 million b/d by 2010 as new production comes onstream. Crude lifted from Ceyhan, which is light sweet low sulfur crude oil is being moved in Aframax tankers to refineries in Europe, on Suezmax tankers going West and on VLCCs going East. Additional movements are forecast from Ceyhan to Europe and North America to replace declining North Sea production and to Asia, particularly China and India, where demand for light sweet crude oil continues to grow.

The tables below show the daily TCE rates that prevailed in markets in which the Company’s vessels operated for the periods indicated. It is important to note that the spot market is quoted in Worldscale rates. The conversion of Worldscale rates to the following TCE rates required the Company to make certain assumptions as to brokerage commissions, port time, port costs, speed and fuel consumption, all of which will vary in actual usage. In each case, the rates may differ from the actual TCE rates achieved by the Company in the period indicated because of the timing and length of voyages and the portion of revenue generated from long-term charters.

International Flag VLCCs

 

 

Spot Market TCE Rates
VLCCs in the Arabian Gulf

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Average

 

$

44,100

 

$

40,800

 

$

44,200

 

$

52,000

 

High

 

$

69,200

 

$

76,700

 

$

75,600

 

$

119,000

 

Low

 

$

20,200

 

$

19,300

 

$

20,200

 

$

19,300

 

 

Rates based on 60% Arabian Gulf to Eastern destinations and 40% Arabian Gulf to Western destinations

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Rates for VLCCs trading out of the Arabian Gulf in the second quarter of 2007 averaged $44,100 per day, an increase of 8% from average rates for the second quarter of 2006 and about the same level as the first quarter of 2007. Despite the fact that second quarter 2007 OPEC Arabian Gulf production was below second quarter 2006 levels, VLCC rates were bolstered by a significant increase in exports of African crudes to China, an increase in Venezuelan fuel oil movements to Asia and the expanded use of VLCCs to store crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico owing to the contango (futures prices above spot price levels) in crude oil prices. The use of VLCCs for storage reduced the amount of tonnage available in the market, effectively increasing overall crude tanker utilization rates. Some of these tankers have since discharged their oil and returned to the shipping markets.

Arabian Gulf OPEC crude oil production in the second quarter of 2007 was 20.3 million b/d, approximately 700,000 b/d below the levels in the same quarter last year, but 120,000 b/d above first quarter 2007 levels, which largely reflected increased production in Iraq and Iran. During May, Saudi Arabia announced that it would reduce its crude exports to Asia by about 10% in a further effort to trim inventories in consuming regions. The civil unrest and union strikes in Nigeria exacerbated the tanker surplus in the Arabian Gulf and had an adverse impact on second quarter rates.

Seaborne crude oil imports into China reached 2.9 million b/d during the second quarter of 2007, an increase of 400,000 b/d over the second quarter of 2006. Additional quantities from North Africa accounted for more than 200,000 b/d of the increase. Also, China’s fuel oil imports from Venezuela reached a new high in the second quarter of 2007.  Both of these developments had a favorable impact on tonne-mile demand.

The world VLCC fleet reached 512 vessels (150.2 million dwt) at June 30, 2007, an increase of 15 vessels (4.6 million dwt) from the end of 2006. The VLCC orderbook increased by ten vessels since the beginning of the year,  and totaled  179  vessels (54.9 million dwt) at June 30, 2007, equivalent to 36.5% of the existing VLCC fleet, based on deadweight tons.

International Flag Aframaxes

 

 

Spot Market TCE Rates
Aframaxes in the Caribbean

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Average

 

$

27,100

 

$

25,300

 

$

32,300

 

$

31,600

 

High

 

$

38,000

 

$

42,000

 

$

51,000

 

$

49,000

 

Low

 

$

19,400

 

$

13,000

 

$

19,400

 

$

13,000

 

 

Rates based on Caribbean to U.S. Gulf and Atlantic Coasts

Rates for Aframaxes operating in the Caribbean during the second quarter of 2007 averaged $27,100 per day, an increase of 7% from average rates for the second quarter of 2006 but 27% below the average for the first quarter of 2007.  Higher rates during the second quarter of 2007 compared with the second quarter 2006 reflect the impact of increased liftings of Azeri crude oil from the B-T-C pipeline at Ceyhan. In addition, a port strike in France as well as other related port delays in March and April significantly increased waiting time and effectively increased utilization rates, placing upward pressure

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on rates. Rates then declined in May as the strike was settled, reducing port congestion, and fell further in June as both North Sea production and Russian crude oil exports declined.

Production in both Mexico and Venezuela during the first half of 2007 declined from 2006 levels. Mexican production decreased by 5.6% primarily because of accelerating production declines in the Cantarell field. Venezuelan crude oil output declined by 8.2% over the first six months of 2007 mainly because of the curtailment in investments by major oil companies stemming from the Venezuelan government’s renegotiation of contracts to increase its ownership interest and tax revenues from heavy oil upgrade operations. In addition, Venezuela is shipping more crude oil to Asia and less to the U.S. While this supply change is favorable for long haul movements, it reduces the amount of short haul movements from Venezuela to the U.S.  There has been a steady increase, however, in Brazil’s production from new offshore fields that has somewhat offset declines in Venezuela’s short haul movements. Steadily increasing production levels are forecast for Brazil that should at least maintain tonne-mile demand from South America.

 The downward trend in North Sea production continued, falling 3.9% in the second quarter and 4.7% in the first half of 2007 relative to the respective 2006 time periods. A substantial North Sea maintenance program limited the availability of cargoes and weighed heavily on North Sea tanker rates in June while a June 1 increase in export duties on Russian crude exports reduced available cargoes in the Baltic Sea.

The world Aframax fleet has expanded by 30 vessels (3.4 million dwt) since December 31, 2006 and reached 744 vessels (75.9 million dwt) at June 30, 2007. The Aframax orderbook increased to 286 vessels (31.5 million dwt) at June 30, 2007 from 230 vessels (25.3 million dwt) at the beginning of the year. The current orderbook now represents 41.5% of the existing Aframax fleet, based on deadweight tons.

International Flag Panamaxes

 

 

Spot Market TCE Rates
Panamaxes — Crude and Residual Oils
Caribbean to U.S. Atlantic Coast

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Average

 

$

23,700

 

$

21,200

 

$

26,500

 

$

23,800

 

High

 

$

43,500

 

$

29,000

 

$

43,500

 

$

34,000

 

Low

 

$

15,000

 

$

17,000

 

$

15,000

 

$

17,000

 

 

Rates for Panamaxes that move crude and residual oils from the Caribbean to the U.S. Atlantic Coast averaged $23,700 per day during the second quarter of 2007, 19% below the previous quarter, but 12% above the corresponding quarter in 2006. Freight rates were higher relative to the second quarter of 2006 primarily because utilities with fuel-switching capability chose to substitute comparatively cheaper fuel oil (on a dollars per BTU basis) for natural gas.

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The world Panamax fleet at June 30, 2007 increased to 441 vessels (28.9 million dwt) from 401 vessels (26.3 million dwt) as of December 31, 2006. The orderbook increased to 274 vessels (16.6 million dwt) at June 30, 2007 from 255 vessels (15.8 million dwt) at December 31, 2006. The current orderbook represents 57.4% of the existing Panamax fleet, based on deadweight tons.

International Flag Handysize Product Carriers

 

 

 

 

Spot Market TCE Rates

 

 

 

Handysize Product Carriers 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Average

 

$

29,700

 

$

20,000

 

$

29,000

 

$

22,600

 

High

 

$

39,000

 

$

24,000

 

$

39,000

 

$

35,900

 

Low

 

$

19,500

 

$

15,300

 

$

19,100

 

$

15,300

 

 

 Rates based on 60% trans-Atlantic and 40% Caribbean movements to the U.S.

Rates for Product Carriers operating in the Caribbean and trans-Atlantic trades averaged $29,700 per day during the second quarter of 2007, almost 50% higher than average rates for the second quarter of 2006 and 5% above average rates for the first quarter of 2007. Second quarter rates, which are typically below first quarter rates, were higher this year largely due to a gasoline deficit in the U.S. as the result of lower refinery utilization rates from both planned and unplanned downtime combined with increased gasoline demand in the U.S. Additional arbitrage volumes were obtained from Europe to make up the shortfall, boosting rates.

New IMO regulations enacted at the beginning of 2007 ban existing IMO III product carriers from transporting vegetable oils unless the vessels are able to meet certain requirements. The required use of IMO II (or IMO III product carriers with waivers) has resulted in additional long haul trades as well as owners retiring older vessels. This has had a positive effect on product carrier rates during the first half of 2007.

The world Handysize fleet increased by 12 vessels during the first six months of 2006, growing to 1,115 vessels (46.2 million dwt) at June 30, 2007 from 1,103 vessels (45.5 million dwt) at December 31, 2006. The orderbook rose to 396 vessels (17.3 million dwt) at June 30, 2007, equivalent to 37.4% of the existing Handysize fleet, based on deadweight tons.

U.S. Flag Jones Act Product Carriers

 

 

 

Average Spot Market TCE Rates

 

 

 

Jones Act Product Carriers and Product Articulated Barges (ATBs)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

45,000 dwt Tankers

 

$

56,700

 

$

50,500

 

$

60,750

 

$

50,300

 

30,000 dwt ATBs

 

$

37,000

 

$

32,600

 

$

39,500

 

$

32,500

 

 

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Rates for Jones Act Product Carriers and ATBs averaged $56,700 per day and $37,000 per day, respectively during the second quarter of 2007. Second quarter rates in 2007 were 12% higher than average rates in the second quarter of 2006. The higher average rates realized in 2007 reflect an increase in both tanker and barge movements of petroleum products from U.S. Gulf Coast refineries to the Lower Atlantic states as well as to the U.S. West Coast.

The Delaware Bay lightering business transported an average of 280,000 b/d during the second quarter of 2007, which was 50,000 b/d above the second quarter of 2006 and 15,000 b/d higher than the first quarter of 2007. Higher lightering volumes in the second quarter 2007 compared to same timeframe in 2006 reflects an increase in refinery throughput levels at U.S. East Coast refineries.

Three vessels were delivered during the second quarter of 2007, including one ATB that was converted to double hull in a U.S. yard and another ship that was double hulled in China.  There were two vessels out of the market undergoing conversion to double hull compared with four in the first quarter of 2007 resulting in 62 vessels trading in the Jones Act coastwise market at the end of the second quarter of 2007.

As of June 30, 2007, the total Jones Act Product Carrier fleet of tankers, ATBs and ITBs (Integrated Tug Barge) consisted of 62 vessels (2.4 million dwt).  Four vessels reached their OPA 90 expiration dates during 2007 while two new tankers and two converted vessels entered the trade during the first half of 2007.  Approximately 40% of the fleet, based on deadweight tons, is not double hull and will be phased out during the next nine years in accordance with OPA 90 regulations.   During the second half of 2007, two vessels will reach their OPA expiration dates.  During this same period two more vessels are being converted to double hull and two new vessels will be delivered.  Some of the 17 older double hull vessels could also be removed from service prior to 2015 based on their age profile.  The Jones Act Product Carrier orderbook consists of 36 tankers and barges in the 160,000 to 420,000 barrel size range that are scheduled for delivery through 2011.

Outlook

World oil demand in 2007 is expected to increase by 1.8%, or 1.5 million b/d, over 2006 levels, compared with an increase in 2006 of just 0.8 million b/d, or 0.9%, from 2005 levels, according to the International Energy Agency (“IEA”). Demand growth is forecast to accelerate in the second half of 2007 with expected year-over-year increases of 2.5% (2.1 million b/d) and 3.0% (2.6 million b/d) in the third and fourth quarters, respectively, largely driven by rising oil demand in North America  and Asia, particularly China. Additionally, the end of peak refinery maintenance in May should result in an increase in refining activity of over two million b/d during the second half of 2007 compared with the first half of 2007.

Meeting the increase in demand in the second half of 2007 requires additional production from both OPEC and Non-OPEC members. OPEC member Angola recently commenced operations at its Rosa field, which is forecast to provide approximately 200,000 b/d of incremental production. Nigerian crude oil output is forecast to increase from current levels and Middle East OPEC production is expected to rise to meet second half 2007 seasonal demand increases. The additional long haul movements from the Middle East and West Africa should provide rate support for the crude oil tanker market over the last half of this year.

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Additional second half 2007 production is forecast to occur in the Former Soviet Union, especially in Azerbaijan where year-end production is forecast to increase by approximately 100,000 b/d from levels in the second quarter of 2007. The planned North Sea maintenance programs will shut-in an average 270,000 thousand b/d through September, after which there should be an expansion in North Sea shipments during the fourth quarter

While peak refining maintenance activities are over in the U.S., it is forecast that the trans-Atlantic gasoline arbitrage trade will continue to be strong during the summer and thus support rates in the Product Carrier sector. Incremental demand in West Africa and the Middle East for relatively low quality European gasoline should also support second half 2007 Product Carrier rates.

Freight rates remain highly sensitive to severe weather and geopolitical events.  Any evidence of hurricanes recurring in the Gulf of Mexico could have a pronounced effect on freight rates for both crude oil and product movements depending on the extent to which upstream and downstream facilities are affected.  Geopolitical events, such as ongoing violence in Nigeria’s oil producing Niger delta, escalating tensions with Iran and other regional conflicts in the Middle East, could also cause changes in supply patterns that could significantly impact rates.

The expected growth in tanker supply of 5% to 7% during 2007 may limit potential increases in freight rates. Fleet expansion is forecast in all vessel categories, with the largest increase in the Panamax sector.

Update on Critical Accounting Policies:

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require the Company to make estimates in the application of its accounting policies based on the best assumptions, judgments, and opinions of management. For a description of all of the Company’s material accounting policies, see Note A to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Newly Issued Accounting Standards

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” The standard provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about the extent to which companies measure assets and liabilities at fair value, the information used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value measurements on earnings. FAS 157 applies whenever other standards require or permit assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value but does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. FAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company believes that the adoption of FAS 157 will not have a material effect on its earnings or financial position.

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In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158 (“FAS 158”), “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R).” FAS 158 requires companies to:

·                  recognize in its statement of financial position an asset for a defined benefit postretirement plan’s overfunded status or a liability for a plan’s underfunded status,

·                  measure a defined benefit postretirement plan’s assets and obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year, and

·                  recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan in comprehensive income in the year in which the changes occur.

FAS 158 does not change the amount of net periodic benefit cost included in net income or address the various measurement issues associated with postretirement benefit plan accounting. The requirement to recognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan and the disclosure requirements was effective for OSG for the year ended December 31, 2006. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. Earlier application of the measurement date provisions is encouraged; however, early application must be for all of an employer’s benefit plans. The adoption of the measurement date provisions of FAS 158 will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position.

In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159 (“FAS 159”), “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment of FAS 115.”  FAS 159 provides entities with the opportunity to choose to measure eligible financial instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting previsions.  FAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted provided the Company also elects to apply the provisions of FAS 157.  The Company believes that the adoption of FAS 159 will not have a material effect on its earnings or financial position.

Income from Vessel Operations:

During the second quarter of 2007, TCE revenues increased by $57,930,000, or 27%, to $274,234,000 from $216,304,000 in the second quarter of 2006.  During the second quarter of 2007, approximately 63% of the Company’s TCE revenues were derived in the spot market compared with 65% in the second quarter of 2006.  In the second quarter of 2007, approximately 37% of TCE revenues were generated from time or bareboat charters (“term”) compared with 35% in the second quarter of 2006. During the first six months of 2007, TCE revenues increased by $37,005,000, or 7%, to $533,418,000 from $496,413,000 in the first six months of 2006. During the first six months of 2007, approximately 64% of the Company’s TCE revenues were derived in the spot market compared with 69% in the first six months of 2006.  In the first six months of 2007, approximately 37% of TCE revenues were generated from time or bareboat charters (“term”) compared with 31% in the first six months of 2006.

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Reliance on the spot market contributes to fluctuations in the Company’s revenue, cash flow, and net income, but affords the Company greater opportunity to increase income from vessel operations when rates rise.  On the other hand, time and bareboat charters provide the Company with a predictable level of revenues.

During the second quarter of 2007, income from vessel operations increased by $5,320,000, or 9%, to $67,264,000 from $61,944,000 in the second quarter of 2006. During the first six months of 2007, income from vessel operations decreased by $46,787,000, or 25%, to $144,694,000 from $191,481,000 in the first six months of 2006. See Note E to the condensed financial statements for additional information on the Company’s segments, including equity in income of affiliated companies and reconciliations of (i) time charter equivalent revenues to shipping revenues and (ii) income from vessel operations for the segments to income before federal income taxes, as reported in the consolidated statements of operations.  Information with respect to the Company’s proportionate share of revenue days for vessels operating in companies accounted for using the equity method is shown below in the discussion of “Equity in Income of Affiliated Companies.”

International Crude Tankers (dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

TCE revenues

 

$

160,310

 

$

145,552

 

$

307,112

 

$

352,643

 

Vessel expenses

 

(23,792

)

(23,611

)

(43,850

)

(47,367

)

Charter hire expenses

 

(48,916

)

(27,628

)

(82,352

)

(61,394

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(18,711

)

(20,036

)

(35,778

)

(39,830

)

Income from vessel operations(a)

 

$

68,891

 

$

74,277

 

$

145,132

 

$

204,052

 

Average daily TCE rate

 

$

38,713

 

$

35,431

 

$

38,738

 

$

43,970

 

Average number of vessels(b)

 

26.0

 

30.0

 

26.0

 

30.0

 

Average number of vessels chartered-in under operating leases

 

21.1

 

15.5

 

18.9

 

15.4

 

Number of revenue days(c)

 

4,141

 

4,108

 

7,928

 

8,020

 

Number of ship-operating days(d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owned vessels

 

2,366

 

2,730

 

4,706

 

5,430

 

Vessels bareboat chartered-in under operating leases

 

364

 

364

 

724

 

724

 

Vessels time chartered-in under operating leases

 

1,393

 

1,042

 

2,546

 

2,060

 

Vessels spot chartered-in under operating leases

 

159

 

 

159

 

 


(a)          Income from vessel operations by segment is before general and administrative expenses and gain/(loss) on disposal of vessels.

(b)         The average is calculated to reflect the addition and disposal of vessels during the period.

(c)          Revenue days represent ship-operating days less days that vessels were not available for employment due to repairs, drydock or lay-up. Revenue days are weighted to reflect the Company’s interest in chartered-in vessels.

(d)         Ship-operating days represent calendar days.

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The following tables provide a breakdown of TCE rates achieved for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 between spot and time charter rates. The information is based, in part, on information provided by the pools or commercial joint ventures in which the segment’s vessels participate.

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Spot Charter

 

Time Charter

 

Spot Charter

 

Time Charter

 

VLCCs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average rate

 

$

53,474

 

$

 

$

46,692

 

$

 

Revenue days

 

1,559

 

 

1,633

 

 

Aframaxes:(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average rate

 

$

32,187

 

$

28,678

 

$

26,590

 

$

28,139

 

Revenue days

 

988

 

349

 

1,142

 

337

 

Panamaxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average rate

 

$

34,287

 

$

24,573

 

$

26,946

 

$

25,010

 

Revenue days

 

390

 

527

 

450

 

546

 


(a)          Spot charter TCE results exclude the effect of forward freight agreements. Including such effect, the average spot charter TCE rate for the three months ended June 30, 2007 would have been $31,584 per day.

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

Spot Charter

 

Time Charter

 

Spot Charter

 

Time Charter

 

VLCCs:(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average rate

 

$

50,306

 

$

 

$

65,167

 

$

 

Revenue days

 

3,115

 

 

3,265

 

 

Aframaxes:(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average rate

 

$

37,356

 

$

28,898

 

$

33,802

 

$

27,345

 

Revenue days

 

1,942

 

668

 

2,179

 

662

 

Panamaxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average rate

 

$

32,912

 

$

24,819

 

$

31,290

 

$

24,844

 

Revenue days

 

809

 

1,065

 

831

 

1,083

 


(a)          Spot charter TCE results exclude the effect of forward freight agreements. Including such effect, the average spot charter TCE rate for the six months ended June 30, 2006 would have been $64,980 per day.

(b)         Spot charter TCE results exclude the effect of forward freight agreements. Including such effect, the average spot charter TCE rate for the six months ended June 30, 2007 would have been $36,788 per day.

During the second quarter of 2007, TCE revenues for the International Crude Tankers segment increased by $14,758,000, or 10%, to $160,310,000 from $145,552,000 in the second quarter of 2006 reflecting higher daily TCE rates earned by all classes of the segment’s vessels. The Crude Tankers segment includes the operating results of the Heidmar Lightering business from the April 1, 2007 effective date of the transaction.  The acquisition of the lightering business added TCE revenues of $13,841,000 and 328 revenue days to results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007. These revenue days were substantially offset by the impact of the sale of two Aframaxes and one VLCC subsequent to June 30, 2006. TCE revenues for the second quarter of 2007 reflects a loss of $592,000 generated by forward freight agreements.

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Vessel expenses increased marginally by $181,000 to $23,792,000 in the second quarter of 2007 from $23,611,000 in the prior year’s second quarter due a decrease in operating days. Although operating days decreased due to the sale and sale and leaseback of four vessels (two VLCCs and two Aframaxes) subsequent to June 30, 2006, average daily vessel expenses for the second quarter of 2007 increased by $855 per day principally as the result of increases in crew costs and repair expenses and the timing of delivery of spares. Charter hire expenses increased by $21,288,000 to $48,916,000 in the second quarter of 2007 from $27,628,000 in the second quarter of 2006.  The increase includes $12,095,000 attributable to the acquisition of the Heidmar lightering business.  The balance of the increase was attributable to VLCCs and Aframaxes that were chartered in subsequent to June 30, 2006.  Depreciation and amortization decreased by $1,325,000 to $18,711,000 from $20,036,000 in the second quarter of 2006 principally due to the vessel sales discussed above.

During the first six months of 2007, TCE revenues for the International Crude Tankers segment decreased by $45,531,000, or 13%, to $307,112,000 from $352,643,000 in the first six months of 2006. This decrease resulted principally from a decrease in daily TCE rates earned by the VLCCs.  TCE revenues for the first six months of 2007 and 2006 reflect a loss of $1,099,000 and $611,000, respectively, generated by forward freight agreements.

Vessel expenses decreased by $3,517,000 to $43,850,000 in the first six months of 2007 from $47,367,000 in the first six months of 2006 due a decrease in operating days. Operating days decreased due to the sale and sale and leaseback of four vessels, as discussed above.  Partially offsetting the impact of the decrease in operating days, average daily vessel expenses for the first six months of 2007 increased by $375 per day compared with the same year-ago period, principally as the result of increases in crew costs. Charter hire expenses increased by $20,958,000 to $82,352,000 in the first six months of 2007 from $61,394,000 in the first six months of 2006 for the reasons noted above.  Depreciation and amortization decreased by $4,052,000 to $35,778,000 from $39,830,000 in the first six months of 2006 principally due to the vessel sales discussed above.

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International Product Carriers (dollars in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

TCE revenues

 

$

59,223

 

$

49,340

 

$

117,121

 

$

103,202

 

Vessel expenses

 

(21,290

)

(21,933

)

(40,164

)

(40,063

)

Charter hire expenses

 

(13,134

)

(6,747

)

(24,216

)

(12,509

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(10,925

)

(9,779

)

(22,284

)

(19,215

)

Income from vessel operations

 

$

13,874

 

$

10,881

 

$

30,457

 

$

31,415

 

Average daily TCE rate

 

$

21,477

 

$

18,796

 

$

20,772

 

$

19,752

 

Average number of vessels

 

15.3

 

18.0

 

16.1

 

18.0

 

Average number of vessels chartered-in under operating leases

 

17.5

 

12.5

 

16.6

 

12.2

 

Number of revenue days

 

2,757

 

2,625

 

5,638

 

5,225

 

Number of ship-operating days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owned vessels

 

1,389

 

1,638

 

2,918

 

3,258

 

Vessels bareboat chartered-in under operating leases

 

1,274

 

1,092

 

2,445

 

2,172

 

Vessels time chartered-in under operating leases

 

318

 

41

 

562

 

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The following tables provide a breakdown of TCE rates achieved for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 between spot and time charter rates.  The information for Handysize Product Carriers is based, in part, on information provided by the commercial joint venture in which certain of the Company’s vessels participate.

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Spot Charter

 

Time Charter

 

Spot Charter

 

Time Charter

 

Panamax Product Carriers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average rate

 

$

 

$

18,761

 

$

 

$

20,110

 

Revenue days

 

 

182

 

 

179

 

Handysize Product Carriers:(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average rate

 

$

35,320

 

$

18,998

 

$

26,661

 

$

17,630

 

Revenue days

 

725

 

1,850

 

643

 

1,803

 


(a)          Spot charter TCE results exclude the effect of forward freight agreements. Including such effect, the average spot charter TCE rate for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 would have been $29,785 and $25,139 per day, respectively.

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2007

 

2006

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

Spot Charter

 

Time Charter

 

Spot Charter

 

Time Charter

 

Panamax Product Carriers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average rate

 

$

 

$

18,211

 

$

 

$

22,685

 

Revenue days

 

 

362

 

 

359

 

Handysize Product Carriers:(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average rate

 

$

32,739

 

$

18,530

 

$

28,888

 

$

18,028

 

Revenue days

 

1,448

 

3,828

 

1,139

 

3,727

 


(a)          Spot charter TCE results exclude the effect of forward freight agreements. Including such effect, the average spot charter TCE rate for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 would have been $28,643 and $28,288 per day, respectively.

During the second quarter of 2007, TCE revenues for the International Product Carriers segment increased by $9,883,000, or 20%, to $59,223,000 from $49,340,000 in the second quarter of 2006. This increase in TCE revenues resulted from an increase in revenue days attributable to the delivery of four time chartered-in Handysize Product Carriers subsequent to June 30, 2006 and an increase in daily TCE rates earned by the Handysize Product Carriers. TCE revenues for the second quarter of 2007 reflect a loss of $4,018,000 generated by forward freight agreements, compared with a loss of $976,000 in the second quarter of 2006.

Vessel expenses decreased by $643,000 to $21,290,000 in the second quarter of 2007 from $21,933,000 in the prior year’s second quarter principally due to the sale of Overseas Almar in April 2007.  Charter hire expenses increased by $6,387,000 to $13,134,000 in the second quarter of 2007 from $6,747,000 in the second quarter of 2006 due to the delivery of the four time chartered-in vessels discussed above, as well as the sale and bareboat charter back of two Handysize Product Carriers (Overseas Limar and Overseas Nedimar) during the first quarter of 2007. Depreciation and amortization increased by $1,146,000 to $10,925,000 in the second quarter of 2007 from $9,779,000 in the second quarter of 2006 principally due to the amortization of drydock costs incurred subsequent to June 30, 2006.

During the first six months of 2007, TCE revenues for the International Product Carriers segment increased by $13,919,000, or 13%, to $117,121,000 from $103,202,000 in the first six months of 2006. This increase in TCE revenues resulted from an increase in revenue days attributable to the delivery of four time chartered-in Handysize Product Carriers subsequent to June 30, 2006. TCE revenues for the first six months of 2007 reflect a loss of $5,936,000 generated by forward freight agreements, compared with a loss of $645,000 in the first six months of 2006.

Vessel expenses increased marginally by $101,000 to $40,164,000 in the first six months of 2007 from $40,063,000 in the comparable period of the prior year due to an increase in average daily expenses. Charter hire expenses increased by $11,707,000 to $24,216,000 in the first six months of 2007 from $12,509,000 in the first six months of 2006 due to the delivery of the four time chartered-in vessels and the sale and bareboat charter back of two Handysize Product Carriers discussed above. Depreciation and amortization increased by $3,069,000 to $22,284,000 in the first six months of 2007 from $19,215,000 in the first six months of 2006 principally due to the amortization of drydock costs incurred subsequent to June 30, 2006.

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Other International (dollars in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

TCE revenues (a)

 

$

5,933

 

$

6,295

 

$

10,815

 

$

12,496

 

Vessel expenses

 

(46

)

(166

)

(252

)

(392

)

Charter hire expenses

 

(3,162

)

(3,166

)

(6,347

)

(6,300

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(1,467

)

(1,123

)

(2,801

)

(2,153

)

Income from vessel operations

 

$

1,258

 

$

1,840

 

$

1,415

 

$

3,651

 

Average daily TCE rate (a)

 

$

32,642

 

$

26,603

 

$

29,895

 

$

26,526

 

Average number of vessels chartered in under operating leases

 

2.0

 

2.0

 

2.0

 

2.0

 

Number of revenue days

 

182

 

182

 

362

 

362

 

Number of ship-operating days, vessels time chartered-in under operating leases

 

182

 

182

 

362

 

362

 


(a)          TCE revenues include inter-segment commercial management fees of $1,455 and $2,976 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.  Such amounts have been excluded in the calculation of the average daily TCE rates.

As of June 30, 2007, the Company operated two International Flag Dry Bulk Carriers.

U. S. Segment (dollars in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

TCE revenues

 

$

48,768

 

$

15,117

 

$

98,370

 

$

28,072

 

Vessel expenses

 

(23,730

)

(8,166

)

(45,407

)

(14,969

)

Charter hire expenses

 

(2,737

)

(515

)

(4,449

)

(1,024

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(12,996

)

(4,922

)

(25,719

)

(9,016

)

Income from vessel operations

 

$

9,305

 

$

1,514

 

$

22,795

 

$

3,063

 

Average daily TCE rate

 

$

30,029

 

$

24,461

 

$

29,936

 

$

24,755

 

Average number of vessels

 

19.0

 

5.0

 

19.3

 

5.0

 

Average number of vessels chartered in under operating leases

 

2.0

 

2.0

 

1.8

 

2.0

 

Number of revenue days

 

1,624

 

618

 

3,286

 

1,134

 

Number of ship-operating days: Owned vessels

 

1,729

 

455

 

3,496

 

905

 

Vessels bareboat chartered-in under operating leases

 

182

 

182

 

322

 

362

 

 

In November 2006, the Company acquired Maritrans Inc., a leading U.S. Flag crude oil and petroleum product shipping company that owned and operated one of the largest fleets of double hull U.S. Flag vessels serving the East and U.S. Gulf coastwise trades.  As a result of the combination, OSG’s U.S. Flag operating fleet totaled 21 vessels as of June 30, 2007, including 18 handysize product carriers and articulated tug barges and three other vessels.

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During the second quarter of 2007, TCE revenues for the U.S. segment increased by $33,651,000, or 223%, to $48,768,000 from $15,117,000 in the second quarter of 2006. The acquisition of Maritrans added TCE revenues of $28,980,000 and 1,096 revenue days. During the first six months of 2007, the Company took delivery of the Overseas Houston and the Overseas Long Beach, the first two vessels in a series of Jones Act Product Carriers constructed by Aker Philadelphia Shipyard and bareboat chartered to the Company.  The Overseas Long Beach, which delivered to the Company late in June 2007, did not reflect any earnings for the quarter since it did not begin trading until July.  These increases were partially offset by the impact of the redelivery of a dry bulk carrier in late 2006.

Vessel expenses increased by $15,564,000 to $23,730,000 in the second quarter of 2007 from $8,166,000 in the second quarter of 2006 principally due to an increase in operating days as a result of the Maritrans acquisition. Charter hire expenses increased by $2,222,000 to $2,737,000 in the second quarter of 2007 from $515,000 in the second quarter of 2006 principally due to the delivery of the Overseas Houston. Depreciation and amortization increased by $8,074,000 to $12,996,000 in the second quarter of 2007 from $4,922,000 in the second quarter of 2006 principally due to the Maritrans acquisition.

During the first six months of 2007, TCE revenues for the U.S. segment increased by $70,298,000, or 250%, to $98,370,000 from $28,072,000 in the first six months of 2006. The acquisition of Maritrans added TCE revenues of $60,758,000 and 2,189 revenue days. Results for the first six months of 2007 also reflect the delivery and operations of the Overseas Houston. These increases were partially offset by the impact of the redelivery of a dry bulk carrier in late 2006.

Vessel expenses increased by $30,438,000 to $45,407,000 in the first six months of 2007 from $14,969,000 in the first six months of 2006 principally due to an increase in operating days as a result of the Maritrans acquisition. Charter hire expenses increased by $3,425,000 to $4,449,000 in the first six months of 2007 from $1,024,000 in the first six months of 2006 principally due to the delivery of the Overseas Houston. Depreciation and amortization increased by $16,703,000 to $25,719,000 in the first six months of 2007 from $9,016,000 in the first six months of 2006 principally due to the Maritrans acquisition.

General and Administrative Expenses

During the second quarter of 2007, general and administrative expenses increased by $8,617,000 to $31,687,000 from $23,070,000 in the second quarter of 2006 principally because of the following:

·                  expenses of the Tampa, Philadelphia and Houston offices associated with the Maritrans and Heidmar lightering business acquisitions aggregating $5,921,000; and

·                  an increase in compensation and pension benefits of approximately $4,000,000, including $1,598,000 related to stock options and restricted stock.

These increases were partially offset by:

·                 costs of $1,156,000 incurred during the second quarter of 2007, compared with $3,100,000 in the second quarter of 2006, in connection with the investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice.

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During the first six months of 2007, general and administrative expenses increased by $13,644,000 to $60,725,000 from $47,081,000 in the first six months of 2006 principally because of the following:

·                  expenses of the Tampa, Philadelphia and Houston offices aggregating $10,380,000; and

·                  an increase in compensation and pension benefits of approximately $7,000,000, including $2,706,000 related to stock options and restricted stock.

These increases were partially offset by:

·                 costs of $2,116,000 incurred during the first six months of 2007, compared with $5,582,000 in the first six months of 2006, in connection with the investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Equity in Income of Affiliated Companies:

During the second quarter of 2007, equity in income of affiliated companies decreased by $1,631,000 to $2,885,000 from $4,516,000 in the second quarter of 2006.  During the first six months of 2007, equity in income of affiliated companies decreased by $5,059,000 to $6,269,000 from $11,328,000 in the first six months of 2006.  The above declines reflect, in large part, the Company’s sale of its remaining interest in DHT during the first six months of 2007.  Such sales reduced OSG’s interest first to 29.2% in January 2007 and then to 0.0% in June 2007. All vessels operating in companies accounted for by the equity method were on time charter, with profit sharing.

Additionally, the Company has a 37.5% interest in ATC, a company that operates U.S. Flag tankers to transport Alaskan crude oil for BP.  ATC earns additional income (in the form of incentive hire paid by BP) based on meeting certain predetermined performance standards.  Such income is included in the U.S. segment.

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The following table is a summary of the Company’s interest in its equity method investments, excluding ATC, and OSG’s proportionate share of the revenue days for the respective vessels.  Revenue days are adjusted for OSG’s percentage ownership in order to state the revenue days on a basis comparable to that of a wholly-owned vessel.  The ownership percentages reflected below are the Company’s actual ownership percentages as of June 30, 2007 and 2006.

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

Revenue
Days

 

% of
Ownership

 

Revenue
Days

 

% of
Ownership

 

VLCCs operating on long-term charters

 

73

 

0.0

%

121

 

44.5

%

Aframaxes operating on long-term charters

 

102

 

0.0

%

155

 

44.5

%

Total

 

175

 

0.0

%

276

 

44.5

%

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

Revenue
Days

 

% of
Ownership

 

Revenue
Days

 

% of
Ownership

 

VLCCs operating on long-term charters

 

151

 

0.0

%

241

 

44.5

%

Aframaxes operating on long-term charters

 

204

 

0.0

%

313

 

44.5

%

Total

 

355

 

0.0

%

554

 

44.5

%

Interest Expense:

The components of interest expense are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Interest before impact of swaps and capitalized interest

 

$

23,192

 

$

16,343

 

$

40,620

 

$

39,310

 

Impact of swaps

 

(13

)

57

 

(28

)

832

 

Capitalized interest

 

(4,898

)

(1,266

)

(9,143

)

(2,401

)

Interest expense

 

$

18,281

 

$

15,134

 

$

31,449

 

$

37,741

 

Interest expense increased by $3,147,000 to $18,281,000 in the second quarter of 2007 from $15,134,000 in the second quarter of 2006 as a result of increases in the average amount of debt outstanding of $489,488,000 (substantially all of which was floating rate debt) and in the average rate paid on floating rate debt of 40 basis points to 5.9% from 5.5% in the comparable quarter of 2006. The weighted average effective interest rate for debt (excluding capital lease obligations) outstanding at June 30, 2007 and 2006 was 6.5% and 6.8%, respectively. Such rates take into consideration related interest rate swaps.

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Interest Expense:

Interest expense decreased by $6,292,000 to $31,449,000 in the first six months of 2007 from $37,741,000 in the first six months of 2006 as a result of an increase in the amount of interest capitalized in the first six months of 2007 compared with the comparable 2006 period and the inclusion in interest expense in the first six months of 2006 of a $4,800,000 write off of the unamortized balance of deferred finance charges for terminated credit facilities.  These decreases were partially offset by increases in the average amount of debt outstanding of $205,873,000 (substantially all of which was floating rate debt) and in the average rate paid on floating rate debt of 60 basis points to 5.9% from 5.3% in the comparable period of 2006.

Provision/(Credit) for Federal Income Taxes:

The income tax provisions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and the income tax credits for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 were based on the pre-tax results of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries, adjusted to include non-shipping income of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries. The changes in the income tax provisions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 compared with the comparable periods of 2006 were principally the result of an increase in non-shipping income of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries.

On October 22, 2004, the President of the U.S. signed into law the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The Jobs Creation Act reinstated tax deferral for OSG’s foreign shipping income for years beginning after December 31, 2004. Effective January 1, 2005, the earnings from shipping operations of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are not subject to U.S. income taxation as long as such earnings are not repatriated to the U.S.  Because the Company intends to permanently reinvest these earnings in foreign operations, no provision for U.S. income taxes on such earnings of its foreign subsidiaries is required after December 31, 2004.

In September 2006, the Company made an election under the Jobs Creation Act, effective for years commencing with 2005, to have qualifying U.S. Flag operations taxed under a tonnage tax regime rather than under the usual U.S. corporate income tax regime.  As a result of that election, OSG’s taxable income for U.S. income tax purposes with respect to the eligible U.S. Flag vessels will not include income from qualifying shipping activities in U.S. foreign trade (i.e., transportation between the U.S. and foreign ports or between foreign ports).

EBITDA:

EBITDA represents operating earnings, which is before interest expense and income taxes, plus other income and depreciation and amortization expense. EBITDA is presented to provide investors with meaningful additional information that management uses to monitor ongoing operating results and evaluate trends over comparative periods.  EBITDA should not be considered a substitute for net income or cash flow from operating activities prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States or as a measure of profitability or liquidity.  While EBITDA is frequently used as a measure of operating results and performance, it is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to differences in methods of calculation.

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The following table reconciles net income, as reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations, to EBITDA (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Net income

 

$

78,992

 

$

60,231

 

$

163,644

 

$

188,595

 

Provision/(credit) for federal income taxes

 

7,166

 

(2,111

)

12,918

 

(7,341

)

Interest expense

 

18,281

 

15,134

 

31,449

 

37,741

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

44,099

 

35,860

 

86,582

 

70,214

 

EBITDA

 

$

148,538

 

$

109,114

 

$

294,593

 

$

289,209

 

Liquidity and Sources of Capital:

Working capital at June 30, 2007 was approximately $785,000,000 compared with $618,000,000 at December 31, 2006. Current assets are highly liquid, consisting principally of cash, interest-bearing deposits and receivables.  In addition, the Company maintains a Capital Construction Fund with a market value of approximately $216,000,000 at June 30, 2007.  Net cash provided by operating activities in the first six months of 2007 was more than $133,000,000 (which is not necessarily indicative of the cash to be provided by operating activities for the year ending December 31, 2007) compared with $219,000,000 in the first six months of 2006. Current financial resources, together with cash anticipated to be generated from operations, are expected to be adequate to meet requirements in the next year.  The Company’s reliance on the spot market contributes to fluctuations in cash flows from operating activities.  Any decrease in the average TCE rates earned by the Company’s vessels in quarters subsequent to June 30, 2007, compared with the actual TCE rates achieved during the first six months of 2007, will have a negative comparative impact on the amount of cash provided by operating activities.

In order to increase liquidity, the Company periodically evaluates transactions which may result in either the sale or the sale and leaseback of certain vessels in its fleet.

The Company entered into a $1.8 billion seven-year unsecured revolving credit agreement in 2006 with a group of banks (except that after five years the maximum amount the Company may borrow under the credit agreement is reduced by $150 million and after six years such amount is further reduced by an additional $150 million). Borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based on LIBOR. The terms, conditions and financial covenants contained therein are generally more favorable than those contained in the Company’s then existing long-term facilities. In March 2006, in connection with entering into this credit agreement, the Company terminated all of its unsecured revolving credit facilities (long-term of $1,285,000,000 and short-term of $45,000,000) that existed prior thereto.

The indentures pursuant to which the Company’s senior unsecured notes were issued require the Company to secure the senior unsecured notes equally and comparably with any other unsecured indebtedness in the event OSG is required to secure such debt.

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As of June 30, 2007, OSG had $1,800,000,000 of long-term unsecured credit availability, of which $733,000,000 had been borrowed and an additional $88,100,000 had been used for letters of credit issued principally in conjunction with the construction of four Aframaxes. The Company’s one long-term revolving credit facility matures as follows: $150,000,000 (2011), $150,000,000 (2012) and $1,500,000,000 (2013).

The Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants contained in the Company’s debt agreements as of June 30, 2007.  The financing agreements impose operating restrictions and establish minimum financial covenants.  Failure to comply with any of the covenants in the financing agreements could result in a default under those agreements and under other agreements containing cross-default provisions.  A default would permit lenders to accelerate the maturity of the debt under these agreements and to foreclose upon any collateral securing that debt.  Under those circumstances, the Company might not have sufficient funds or other resources to satisfy its obligations.

Because a portion of OSG’s debt is secured and because of limitations imposed by financing agreements on the ability to secure additional debt and to take other actions, the Company’s ability to obtain other financing might be impaired.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2007, the affiliated companies in which OSG held an equity interest had total bank debt outstanding of $866,948,000. Such debt is nonrecourse to the Company.

In November 2004, the Company formed a joint venture with Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) whereby companies in which OSG holds a 49.9% interest ordered four 216,000 cbm LNG Carriers. Upon delivery in 2007 or 2008, these vessels will commence 25-year time charters to Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (II). The aggregate construction cost for such newbuildings of $908,100,000 will be financed by the joint venture through long-term bank financing and partner contributions. OSG has advanced $90,635,000 to such joint venture as of June 30, 2007, representing its share of working capital ($10,000) and the first installment under the construction contracts  ($90,625,000, or approximately 49.9% of $181,600,000). During the first six months of 2007, the joint venture made $45,403,000 of progress payments. The aggregate unpaid contract costs of $181,613,000 will be funded through bank financing that will be nonrecourse to the partners. The joint venture has entered into forward start floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps with a group of major financial institutions that are being accounted for as cash flow hedges. The interest rate swaps cover notional amounts aggregating approximately $826,926,000, pursuant to which it will pay fixed rates of 4.91% and 4.93% and receive a floating rate based on LIBOR. These agreements have forward start dates ranging from July to October 2008 and maturity dates ranging from July to October 2022.

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Aggregate Contractual Obligations

A summary of the Company’s long-term contractual obligations, excluding operating lease obligations for office space, as June 30, 2007 follows (in thousands):

 

 

Balance of
2007

 

2008

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

Beyond
2011

 

Total

 

Debt(1)

 

$

64,894

 

$

128,429

 

$

125,241

 

$

123,909

 

$

122,889

 

$

1,730,464

 

$

2,295,826

 

Obligations under capital leases(1)

 

5,142

 

11,888

 

10,808

 

9,692

 

8,102

 

 

45,632

 

Operating lease obligations (chartered-in vessels)(2)

 

135,880

 

296,400

 

305,041

 

305,320

 

256,755

 

705,605

 

2,005,001

 

Advances to affiliated companies

 

 

26,995

 

59,388

 

 

 

 

86,383

 

Construction contracts and vessel purchase agreements(3)

 

295,406

 

212,189

 

145,392

 

139,955

 

249

 

 

793,191

 


(1)          Amounts shown include contractual interest obligations.  The interest obligations for floating rate debt ($1,059,800 as of June 30, 2007) have been estimated based on the fixed rates stated in related floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps, where applicable, or the LIBOR rate at June 30, 2007 of 5.4%.  The Company is a party to floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps covering notional amounts aggregating $61,572 at June 30, 2007.  These swaps effectively convert the Company’s interest rate exposure from a floating rate based on LIBOR to an average fixed rate of 5.8%.

(2)          As of June 30, 2007, the Company had charter-in commitments for 64 vessels on leases that are, or will be, accounted for as operating leases.  Certain of these leases provide the Company with various renewal and purchase options.

(3)          Represents remaining commitments under (i) agreements to acquire vessels, and (ii) shipyard construction contracts, excluding capitalized interest and other construction costs.

OSG has used interest rate swaps to convert a portion of its debt from a floating rate to a fixed rate based on management’s interest-rate outlook at various times.  These agreements contain no leverage features and have various final maturity dates from December 2008 to August 2014.

OSG expects to finance vessel commitments from working capital, the Capital Construction Fund, cash anticipated to be generated from operations, existing long-term credit facilities, and additional long-term debt, as required. The amounts of working capital and cash generated from operations that may, in the future, be utilized to finance vessel commitments are dependent on the rates at which the Company can charter its vessels. Such charter rates are volatile.

Risk Management:

The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates, which could impact its results of operations and financial condition.  The Company manages this exposure to market risk through its regular operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments.  The Company manages its ratio of fixed to floating rate debt with the objective of achieving a mix that reflects management’s interest rate outlook at various times.  To manage this mix in a cost-effective manner, the Company, from time-to-time, enters into interest rate swap agreements, in which it agrees to exchange various combinations of fixed and variable interest rates based on agreed upon notional amounts.  The Company uses such derivative financial instruments as risk management

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tools and not for speculative or trading purposes.  In addition, derivative financial instruments are entered into with a diversified group of major financial institutions in order to manage exposure to nonperformance on such instruments by the counterparties.

The Company enters into Forward Freight Agreements (“FFAs”) and related FFA options as economic hedges to reduce its exposure to changes in the spot market rates earned by some of its vessels in the normal course of its shipping business.  By using FFAs and related FFA options, OSG manages the financial risk associated with fluctuating market conditions.  FFAs generally cover periods ranging from one month to one year and involve contracts to provide a fixed number of theoretical voyages at fixed rates.  FFAs and related FFA options are executed either over-the-counter, between two parties, or through NOS ASA, a Norwegian clearing house, with whom OSG started to trade during November 2006.  Although NOS ASA requires the posting of collateral, the use of a clearing house reduces the Company’s exposure to counterparty credit risk.  OSG is exposed to market risk in relation to its positions in FFAs and related FFA options and could suffer substantial losses from these activities in the event its expectations prove to be incorrect.  OSG enters into FFAs and related FFA options with an objective of either economically hedging risk or for trading purposes to take advantage of short term fluctuations in freight rates.  As of June 30, 2007, OSG was committed to FFA agreements with a fair value of $9,696,000, which has been recorded as a liability.  These contracts settle between July 2007 and December 2009.

The shipping industry’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. All of the Company’s revenues and most of its operating costs are in U.S. dollars.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Review of Interim Financial Information

The condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2007 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 are unaudited; however, such financial statements have been reviewed by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Available Information

The Company makes available free of charge through its internet website, www.osg.com, its Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company also makes available on its website, its corporate governance guidelines, its code of business conduct, and charters of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors.

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Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).  Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that the Company’s current disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  There have been no material changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could materially affect these controls during the period covered by this Quarterly Report.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.                Legal Proceedings

On December 19, 2006, the Company and the U.S. Department of Justice reached a comprehensive settlement regarding violations concerning the Company’s handling of waste oils and maintenance of books and records relating thereto stemming from an investigation that began in 2003.  Under the settlement, the Company agreed to plead guilty to a total of 33 counts, one of which concerned the improper discharge of oil in 2002 and the remainder of which concerned record-keeping violations, including making false statements, obstruction and conspiracy related to such record-keeping violations.  The settlement also provides that the Company pay a fine in the amount of $27.8 million and pay $9.2 million to designated environmental community service programs, all of which has been reserved in the Company’s financial statements, and agree to an environmental compliance program, which is substantially the same as the Company’s existing environmental management programs.  The settlement was subject to the acceptance by federal courts in the District of Massachusetts and the Eastern District of Texas, and such courts accepted the settlement in March 2007 and June 2007, respectively.

On March 2, 2007, the Company, acting in compliance with the terms of its existing management programs, self-reported to the U.S. Department of Justice allegations of possible violations of law concerning the Company’s handling of waste oils and maintenance of books and records on one of the Company’s International Flag vessels.  The Company and the U.S. Department of Justice are both investigating these allegations and the Company is cooperating with the Justice Department investigation.  The Justice Department has issued a subpoena for documents concerning the vessel.  In addition, certain crew members have testified before a grand jury.  In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, “Contingent Liabilities,” the Company assessed the likelihood of incurring any liability as a result of the investigation.  The investigation is preliminary and no charges against the Company have been filed.  Accordingly, no loss accrual has been recorded.

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Item 1A.        Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in the Company’s risk factors from those disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Item 2.                Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

During June 2006, the Board approved a repurchase program, authorizing $300,000,000 to be expended on the repurchase of common stock. On April 24, 2007, the OSG’s Board of Directors authorized, and the Company agreed to purchase, all of the outstanding shares held by Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (“ADM”), or 5,093,391 shares, at $65.42 per share.  In addition, on April 24, 2007, the Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program of $200,000,000, which replaced the prior $300,000,000 share repurchase program. The ADM purchase, in addition to total shares repurchased to date under the June 2006 and April 2007 authorities, aggregates approximately $445,704,000, or 6,879,291 shares. Approximately, $168,115,000 remains available for purchase under the April 2007 authority.

The following table shows the second quarter 2007 stock repurchase activity:

 

Period

 

Total Number
of  Shares
Repurchased

 

Average Price Paid
per  Share

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased
As Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Program

 

Maximum
Number of 
Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
(a)

 

April

 

5,093,391

 

$

65.42

 

5,093,391

 

3,057,052

 

June

 

427,800

 

$

74.53

 

427,800

 

2,683,389

 

Total

 

5,521,191

 

$

66.13

 

5,521,191

 

 

 


(a)  Remaining shares represent the remaining dollar amount authorized divided by the average purchase price in the month.

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Item 4.                Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 5, 2007, the stockholders elected thirteen directors, each for a term of one year and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2007. A total of 34,464,845 shares were voted with respect to each of the aforementioned matters and there were no broker non-votes.

The tabulation of the votes cast for each nominee for director was as follows:

 

NUMBER OF SHARES

 


NAME OF NOMINEE FOR DIRECTOR

 


VOTED FOR

 

WITHHELD
AUTHORITY TO VOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morten Arntzen

 

33,820,126

 

644,719

 

Oudi Recanati

 

32,721,397

 

1,743,448

 

G. Allen Andreas III

 

33,967,408

 

497,437

 

Alan R. Batkin

 

33,994,636

 

470,209

 

Thomas B. Coleman

 

34,001,267

 

463,578

 

Charles A. Fribourg

 

33,996,882

 

463,963

 

Stanley Komaroff

 

33,800,883

 

663,962

 

Solomon N. Merkin

 

33,807,874

 

656,971

 

Joel I. Picket

 

33,810,533

 

654,312

 

Ariel Recanati

 

21,427,597

 

13,037,248

 

Thomas F. Robards

 

34,002,232

 

462,613

 

Jean-Paul Vettier

 

34,001,067

 

463,778

 

Michael J. Zimmerman

 

34,001,758

 

463,087

 

 

The resolution to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was adopted by a vote of 34,248,134 shares in favor, 210,206 shares against and 6,504 shares abstained.

Item 6.     Exhibits

See Exhibit Index on page 51.

 

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Ernst & Young LLP

5 Times Square

Phone: 212 773-3000

 

New York, New York 10036

 

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2007, and the related condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity for the six month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity for the year then ended not presented herein, and in our report dated February 22, 2007, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

ERNST & YOUNG LLP            

New York, New York

July 27, 2007

 

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OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

            AND SUBSIDIARIES            

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 1, 2007

 

 

 

/s/ MORTEN ARNTZEN

 

 

Morten Arntzen

 

Chief Executive Officer and President

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 1, 2007

 

 

 

/s/ MYLES R. ITKIN

 

 

Myles R. Itkin

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

15

 

Letter from Ernst & Young LLP.

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as amended.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as amended.

 

 

 

32

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

NOTE:

 

Instruments authorizing long-term debt of the Registrant and its subsidiaries, where the amounts authorized thereunder do not exceed 10% of total assets of the Registrant on a consolidated basis, are not being filed herewith. The Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of each such instrument to the Commission upon request.

 

 

 

 

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