UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
month of November 2008
Commission
File Number: 001-13944
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NORDIC
AMERICAN TANKER SHIPPING LIMITED
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(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
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LOM
Building, 27 Reid Street, Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda
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(Address
of principal executive office)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
[X] Form 40-F
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Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ___
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)7: ___
INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached as Exhibit 1 is a press
release of Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited, dated November
13, 2008, announcing active communication with shareholders and
investors.
Exhibit 1
Nordic
American Tanker Shipping Ltd. (the Company) – (NYSE:NAT)
Active
communication with shareholders and investors
Hamilton,
Bermuda, November 13th,
2008
The
Chairman & CEO of Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. was interviewed live
on CNBC November 7th, 2008
in connection with the announcement of the earnings and dividend release for
3Q08. Earlier this week there was also an interview with Jim Cramer
(Mad Money) where NAT was discussed. The links to these two interviews can be
found below.
In
addition to the quarterly reports, the Chairman & CEO on occasions also
writes letters to shareholders in order to keep them updated on developments of
the Company. The last letter was sent October 13th and it
is posted on our web site (www.nat.bm).
We regard our contact with shareholders to be very important and the
above are examples
reflecting our policies to have an open and transparent dialogue. We are pleased
that NAT is in a very good position.
If you
have any questions, we encourage you to contact us on the below contact
details.
CNBC
Mad Money with Jim Cramer:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/27665007/?__source=yahoo%7Cheadline%7Cquote%7Ctext%7C&par=yahoo
CNBC
Squawk on the Street:
http://videoreprints.cnbc.com/playback.action?parms=Vy9xQitlTG9McWxHNGo3Q0tVdi8rMitMd0c0WVorMnJZbkdoWHhESks2SnVIVDUydDY1Y3lGZjcwTjNHSm43YkFBQWtCQ0FhdkRNPQ==
CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Matters
discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking
statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to
encourage companies to provide prospective information about their
business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning
plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and
underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of
historical facts.
The
Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary
statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe,”
“anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,”
“will,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “pending” and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements.
The
forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various
assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions,
including without limitation, our management's examination of historical
operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from
third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were
reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to
significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to
predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or
accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. We undertake
no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.
Important
factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from
those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world
economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in
charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand in the tanker market, as a
result of changes in OPEC's petroleum production levels and world wide oil
consumption and storage, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker
prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for our vessels, availability
of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or
actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or
future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions,
potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events,
vessels breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other important factors
described from time to time in the reports filed by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including the prospectus and related
prospectus supplement, our Annual Report on Form 20-F, and our reports on Form
6-K.
Contacts:
Scandic
American Shipping Ltd
Manager
for:
Nordic
American Tanker Shipping Limited
P.O
Box 56, 3201 Sandefjord, Norway
Tel:
+ 47 33 42 73 00 E-mail: nat@scandicamerican.com
Rolf
Amundsen, Investor Relations
Nordic
American Tanker Shipping Limited
Tel:
+1 800 601 9079 or + 47 908 26 906
Gary
J. Wolfe
Seward
& Kissel LLP, New York, USA
Tel:
+1 212 574 1223
Turid
M. Sørensen, CFO
Nordic
American Tanker Shipping Limited
Tel: +
47 33 42 73 00 or + 47 905 72 927
Herbjørn
Hansson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Nordic
American Tanker Shipping Limited
Tel:
+1 866 805 9504 or + 47 901 46 291
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.
NORDIC
AMERICAN TANKER SHIPPING LIMITED
(registrant)
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Dated: November
13, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Herbjørn Hansson
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Herbjørn
Hansson
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Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and
President
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