INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORP
10-Q, 2000-11-14
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           INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              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  September 30, 2000
                                         --------------------

__   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             2-63322
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                      INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORPORATION
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Delaware                                    36-2989662
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(State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation or organization)               Number)

650 Poydras Street            New Orleans, Louisiana               70130
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

                                (504) 529-5461
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         (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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 for the past 90 days.  YES______x______  NO_____________

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

   Common Stock   $1 Par Value        6,082,887 shares  (September 30, 2000)
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<TABLE>
                          PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                           ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORPORATION
                   CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                  (All Amounts in Thousands Except Share Data)
                                  (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                  Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended
                                Sept. 30,   Sept. 30,    Sept. 30,   Sept. 30,
                                  2000        1999         2000        1999
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
<S>                            <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>
Revenues                       $  82,640   $  81,254    $ 253,254   $ 248,519
Subsidy Revenue                    3,682       3,145       11,029      10,144
Net Revenue from Contract
  Settlement                         -        17,336          -        17,336
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
                                  86,322     101,735      264,283     275,999
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
Operating Expenses:
   Voyage Expenses                63,388      66,962      199,092     193,121
   Vessel and Barge Depreciation   9,635       9,744       29,418      29,026
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
Gross Voyage Profit               13,299      25,029       35,773      53,852
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
Administrative and General
  Expenses                         5,123       5,934       16,691      18,082
Gain on Sale of Land/Vessels         -           -          5,063      10,161
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
Operating Income                   8,176      19,095       24,145      45,931
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
Interest:
    Interest Expense               8,754       8,117       25,624      23,358
    Investment Income               (999)       (367)      (1,717)     (1,062)
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
                                   7,755       7,750       23,907      22,296
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------

Income Before Provision (Benefit)
  for Income Taxes, Equity in Net
  (Loss) Income of Unconsolidated
  Entities, and Extraordinary Item   421      11,345         238       23,635
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
Provision (Benefit) for
  Income Taxes:
    Current                          502         200       1,580          843
    Deferred                        (264)      3,791      (1,294)       7,496
    State                            -            93         140          254
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
                                     238       4,084         426        8,593
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------

Equity in Net (Loss) Income of
  Unconsolidated Entities (Net
  of Applicable Taxes)                (7)        (24)          7           41
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------

Income (Loss) Before
  Extraordinary Item                 176       7,237        (181)      15,083
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
Extraordinary Gain on Early
  Retirement of Bonds (Net
  of Income Tax Provision of
  $130)                              242         -           242         -
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------

Net Income                     $     418   $   7,237    $     61    $  15,083
                               ==========  ==========   ==========  ==========

Basic and Diluted Earnings
  Per Share:
    Income (Loss) Before
      Extraordinary Item       $    0.03   $   1.12     $  (0.03)   $    2.32
    Extraordinary Gain              0.04        -           0.04          -
                               ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
    Net Income                 $    0.07   $   1.12     $   0.01    $    2.32
                               ==========  ==========   ==========  ==========

Weighted Average Shares of
  Common Stock Outstanding     6,082,887   6,449,017    6,082,976   6,508,491
<FN>
      The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
                     INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORPORATION
                     CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                         (All Amounts in Thousands)
                                (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                                                September 30,    December 31,
ASSETS                                              2000             1999
                                                -------------   -------------
<S>                                             <C>             <C>
Current Assets:
   Cash and Cash Equivalents                      $  17,972       $  18,661
   Marketable Securities                              7,525          11,337
   Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance for
     Doubtful Accounts of $297 and $294 in
     2000 and 1999, Respectively:
           Traffic                                   39,364          47,855
           Agents'                                    5,266           6,660
           Claims and Other                          11,043           7,174
   Federal Income Taxes Receivable                      579             583
   Deferred Income Taxes                                 57              60
   Net Investment in Direct Financing Leases          3,538           3,137
   Other Current Assets                               6,287           4,134
   Material and Supplies Inventory, at Lower of
     Cost or Market                                  11,655          12,726
                                                -------------   -------------
Total Current Assets                                103,286         112,327
                                                -------------   -------------
Marketable Equity Securities                            259             234
                                                -------------   -------------
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities                 4,207           2,805
                                                -------------   -------------
Net Investment in Direct Financing Leases           109,005         112,032
                                                -------------   -------------
Vessels, Property, and Other Equipment, at Cost:
   Vessels and Barges                               745,050         775,001
   Other Marine Equipment                             8,278           7,897
   Terminal Facilities                               18,425          18,470
   Land                                               1,230           1,230
   Furniture and Equipment                           17,197          17,222
                                                -------------   -------------
                                                    790,180         819,820
Less -  Accumulated Depreciation                   (365,270)       (379,588)
                                                -------------   -------------
                                                    424,910         440,232
                                                -------------   -------------
Other Assets:
  Deferred Charges, Net of Accumulated
    Amortization of $42,833 and $49,880
    in 2000 and 1999, Respectively                   31,725          39,692
  Acquired Contract Costs, Net of
    Accumulated Amortization of $16,701
    and $15,609 in 2000 and 1999, Respectively       13,824          14,916
  Due from Related Parties                              813             580
  Other                                              11,459          12,185
                                                -------------   -------------
                                                     57,821          67,373
                                                -------------   -------------
                                                  $ 699,488       $ 735,003
                                                =============   =============
<FN>
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
                    INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORPORATION
                    CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                 (All Amounts in Thousands Except Share Data)
                                 (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                                                September 30,    December 31,
                                                   2000              1999
                                                -------------   -------------
<S>                                             <C>              <C>
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' INVESTMENT

Current Liabilities:
   Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt           $  24,294        $  23,137
   Current Maturities of Capital Lease
     Obligations                                      8,004            3,231
   Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities          45,238           50,388
                                                -------------   -------------
Total Current Liabilities                            77,536           76,756
                                                -------------   -------------
Billings in Excess of Income Earned and
  Expenses Incurred                                   6,165            5,083
                                                -------------   -------------
Long-Term Capital Lease Obligations, Less
  Current Maturities                                 52,465            8,853
                                                -------------   -------------
Long-Term Debt, Less Current Maturities             312,978          391,589
                                                -------------   -------------
Other Long-Term Liabilities:
   Deferred Income Taxes                             43,727           45,124
   Claims and Other                                  25,129           25,114
                                                -------------   -------------
                                                     68,856           70,238
                                                -------------   -------------

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Stockholders' Investment:
   Common Stock                                       6,756            6,756
   Additional Paid-In Capital                        54,450           54,450
   Retained Earnings                                129,360          130,440
   Less - Treasury Stock                             (8,704)          (8,654)
   Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                (374)            (508)
                                                -------------   -------------
                                                    181,488          182,484
                                                -------------   -------------
                                                  $ 699,488        $ 735,003
                                                =============   =============
<FN>
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
                      INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORPORATION
        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS'INVESTMENT
                          (All Amounts in Thousands)
                                 (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                                             Accumulated
                                Additional                      Other
                         Common  Paid-In  Retained Treasury Comprehensive
                          Stock  Capital  Earnings  Stock   Income (Loss) Total
                        -------- -------- --------- -------- ---------- --------
<S>                     <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>        <C>
Balance at
  December 31, 1998     $  6,756 $ 54,450  $117,399 ($1,422)   ($75)    $177,108

Comprehensive Income:
   Net Income for Year Ended
     December 31, 1999        -        -     14,623      -      -         14,623

Other Comprehensive Income:
  Unrealized Holding Loss on
    Marketable Securities,
    Net of Deferred Taxes of
    ($233)                    -        -        -        -     (433)       (433)
                                                                        --------
Total Comprehensive Income                                                14,190

Treasury Stock                -        -        -     (7,232)    -       (7,232)

Cash Dividends                -        -     (1,582)      -      -       (1,582)
                        -------- --------- --------- -------- --------- --------
Balance at
  December 31, 1999     $  6,756 $ 54,450  $130,440   ($8,654)  ($508)  $182,484
                        ======== ========= ========= ======== ========= ========
Comprehensive Income:
   Net Income for the
     Period Ended
     September 30, 2000       -       -          61       -      -           61

Other Comprehensive Income:
  Unrealized Holding Gain on
    Marketable Securities,
    Net of Deferred Taxes of
    $72                       -       -         -         -       134        134
                                                                        --------
Total Comprehensive Income                                                   195

Treasury Stock                -       -         -        (50)      -        (50)

Cash Dividends                -       -      (1,141)      -        -     (1,141)
                        -------- --------- --------- --------- -------- --------
Balance at
  September 30, 2000    $  6,756 $ 54,450  $129,360   ($8,704)   ($374) $181,488
                        ======== ========= ========= ========= ======== ========
<FN>
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
                     INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORPORATION
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                        (All Amounts in Thousands)
                                (Unaudited)


<CAPTION>
                                             For Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                    2000             1999
                                               --------------   --------------
<S>                                            <C>              <C>
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
  Net Income                                     $     61         $ 15,083
  Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to
    Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
       Depreciation                                31,687           31,182
       Amortization of Deferred Charges and
         Other Assets                              14,588           13,311
       (Benefit) Provision for Deferred Income
         Taxes                                     (1,294)           7,496
       Equity in Net Income of Unconsolidated
         Entities                                      (7)             (41)
       Gain on Sale of Vessels and Other Property  (5,345)         (10,291)
       Net Revenue from Contract Settlement           -            (20,552)
       Proceeds from Contract Settlement              -             22,327
       Extraordinary Gain                            (242)             -
  Changes in:
       Accounts Receivable                          6,240            2,862
       Inventories and Other Current Assets        (1,135)          (2,776)
       Other Assets                                 3,773             (372)
       Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities    (6,933)          (9,654)
       Federal Income Taxes Payable                  (303)            (884)
       Unearned Income                              1,082             (387)
       Other Long-Term Liabilities                   (835)          (1,320)
                                               --------------   --------------
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities          41,337           45,984
                                               --------------   --------------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
  Net Investment in Direct Financing Lease          2,666          (56,533)
  Purchase of Vessels and Other Property          (33,865)         (51,104)
  Additions to Deferred Charges                    (4,709)         (11,249)
  Proceeds from Sale of Vessels and Other
    Property                                       20,988           19,336
  Purchase of and Proceeds from Short-Term
    Investments                                     3,990            1,797
  Investment in and Partial Sale of
    Unconsolidated Entities                        (1,391)             766
  Purchase of Marketable Equity Securities            -                (20)
  Other Investing Activities                         (233)             112
                                               --------------   --------------
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities             (12,554)         (96,895)
                                               --------------   --------------
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
  Proceeds from Issuance of Debt and Capital
    Lease Obligations                             117,400          108,400
  Reduction of Debt and Capital Lease
    Obligations                                  (146,254)         (59,975)
  Additions to Deferred Financing Charges            (324)            (513)
  Purchase of Treasury Stock                          (50)          (4,073)
  Common Stock Dividends Paid                      (1,141)          (1,215)
  Other Financing Activities                          897              -
                                               --------------   --------------
Net Cash (Used) Provided by Financing Activities  (29,472)          42,624
                                               --------------   --------------
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents            (689)          (8,287)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period   18,661           32,008
                                               --------------   --------------
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period       $ 17,972        $  23,721
                                               ==============   ==============
<FN>
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
</TABLE>
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              NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                               SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
                                (Unaudited)

Note 1.  Basis of Preparation
     The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Certain information and  footnote  disclosures required  by  generally  accepted
accounting principles for complete financial statements have been   omitted.
It  is  suggested  that  these   interim statements  be  read  in  conjunction
with  the   financial statements  and notes thereto included in the Form  10-K
of International  Shipholding Corporation for  the  year  ended December 31,
1999.  Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period financial
information in order to conform to current year presentations.
      Interim statements are subject to possible adjustments in  connection
with  the  annual  audit  of  the  Company's accounts  for  the  full  year
2000.   In  the  opinion  of management,  all  adjustments  (consisting  of
only  normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation  of
the information shown have been included.
      The foregoing 2000 interim results are not necessarily indicative  of
the results of operations for the  full  year 2000.

Note 2.  Operating Segments
     The Company's three operating segments, LINER SERVICES, TIME CHARTER
CONTRACTS, and CONTRACTS OF AFFREIGHTMENT,  are identified  primarily  based
on the characteristics  of  the contracts  and  terms under which its fleet of
vessels  and barges  are  operated.  The Company also  reports  an  OTHER
category  that includes results of several of the  Company's subsidiaries that
provide ship charter brokerage, agency and other   specialized  services
primarily  to  the  Company's operating  segments described below.  Each of
the reportable segments  is  managed separately as each requires  different
resources depending on the nature of the contract  or  terms under which each
vessel within the segment operates.
       The   Company  does  not  allocate  interest  income, administrative
and    general   expenses, equity  in unconsolidated entities, income taxes or
extraordinary items to its segments.  Intersegment revenues are based on market
prices  and include revenues earned by subsidiaries  of  the Company that
provided specialized services to the operating segments.  The  following table
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presents  information  about segment  profit and loss for the nine months
ended September 30, 2000 and 1999.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Time
                                Liner     Charter   Contracts of
(All Amounts in Thousands)     Services  Contracts Affreightment  Other   Total
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                           <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>
2000
Revenues from  external
 customers                    $135,282  $102,265   $ 23,814   $  2,922  $264,283
Intersegment revenues              -         -          -       22,891    22,891
Gross voyage profit before
 vessel and barge depreciation   8,669    44,421      9,753      2,348    65,191
Vessel and barge Depreciation   11,486    12,780      4,944        208    29,418
Interest expense                 4,305    15,580      5,414        325    25,624
Gain on sale of vessels            -       5,063        -          -       5,063
Segment (loss) profit before
 interest income, administrative
 and general expenses, equity in
 unconsolidated entities, taxes
 and extraordinary item         (7,122)   21,124       (605)     1,815    15,212
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1999
Revenues from  external
 customers                    $132,334  $ 95,351   $ 26,455   $  4,523  $258,663
Net revenue from contract
 settlement - less prior
 quarter's accrual                 -         -       17,336        -      17,336
Intersegment revenues              -         -          -       27,486    27,486
Gross voyage profit before
 vessel and barge depreciation  12,402    37,042     29,805      3,629    82,878
Vessel and barge depreciation   10,808    12,766      4,944        508    29,026
Interest expense                 4,533    12,210      6,037        578    23,358
Gain on sale of vessel and land    -       7,753        -        2,408    10,161
Segment (loss) profit before
 interest income, administrative
 and general expenses, equity in
 unconsolidated entities
 and taxes                      (2,939)   19,819     18,824      4,951    40,655
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</TABLE>
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     The  following table presents information about segment profit and loss
for the third quarter ended September  30, 2000 and 1999.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Time
                                Liner     Charter   Contracts of
(All Amounts in Thousands)     Services  Contracts Affreightment  Other   Total
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                            <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>       <C>
2000
Revenues from  external
 customers                     $ 43,068  $ 34,645   $  7,961   $   648  $ 86,322
Intersegment revenues               -         -          -       7,518     7,518
Gross voyage profit before
 vessel and barge depreciation    2,963    15,975      3,193       803    22,934
Vessel and barge depreciation     3,794     4,122      1,648        71     9,635
Interest expense                  1,520     5,225      1,909       100     8,754
Segment (loss) profit before
 interest income, administrative
 and general expenses, equity in
 unconsolidated entities, taxes,
 and extraordinary item          (2,351)    6,628       (364)      632     4,545
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1999
Revenues from external
 customers                     $ 43,623  $ 32,137   $  7,377  $  1,262  $ 84,399
Net revenue from contract
 settlement - less prior
 quarter's accrual                  -         -       17,336       -      17,336
Intersegment revenues               -         -          -       8,991     8,991
Gross voyage profit before
 vessel and barge depreciation    1,467    12,373     20,429       504    34,773
Vessel and barge depreciation     3,697     4,245      1,648       154     9,744
Interest expense                  1,664     4,558      1,869        26     8,117
Segment (loss) profit before
 interest income, administrative
 and general expenses, equity in
 unconsolidated entities
 and taxes                       (3,894)    3,570     16,912       324    16,912
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
     Following  is  a reconciliation of the totals  reported for the operating
segments to the applicable line items  in the consolidated financial statements:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(All Amounts in Thousands)
                        Three Months Ended Sept. 30, Nine Months Ended Sept. 30,
                            2000         1999            2000        1999
                         ----------  -----------      ----------  ----------
<S>                      <C>         <C>              <C>         <C>
Total profit for
 reportable segments      $  4,545    $ 16,912         $ 15,212    $ 40,655
Unallocated amounts:
   Interest income             999         367            1,717       1,062
   Administrative and
     general expenses        5,123       5,934           16,691      18,082
                         ----------  -----------      ----------  ----------
Income before equity in
 unconsolidated entities,
 taxes and extraordinary
 item                     $   421     $ 11,345         $    238    $ 23,635
                         ==========  ===========      ==========  ==========
</TABLE>
Note 3.  Earnings Per Share
      Basic  and  diluted earnings per share  were  computed based on the
weighted average number of common shares issued and  outstanding during the
relevant periods.  Stock options covering  475,000 shares were excluded from
the  computation of  diluted earnings per share in the first nine  months  of
2000 and 1999, as the effect would have been antidilutive.

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                                  ITEM 2.
          MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                         AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward-Looking Statements
--------------------------
     Certain statements made in this report or elsewhere by, or  on  behalf of,
the  Company  that  are  not  based  on historical   facts   are  intended  to
be   forward-looking statements  within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of  the  Private Securities Litigation Reform Act  of  1995.
Forward-looking  statements are based on  assumptions  about future  events
and  are  therefore  subject  to  risks  and uncertainties.   The Company
cautions readers  that  certain important factors have affected and may affect
in the future the  Company's actual consolidated results of operations and
may  cause  future results to differ materially  from  those expressed  in  or
implied by any forward-looking  statements made  in  this report or elsewhere
by, or on behalf of,  the Company.   A  description  of  certain  of  these
important factors  is contained in the Company's Form 10-K filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission for the  year  ended December 31, 1999.

General
-------
     The  Company's vessels are operated under a variety  of charters,  liner
services, and contracts.   The  nature  of these   arrangements  is  such  that,
without  a   material variation  in  gross  voyage profits  (total  revenues
less voyage  expenses  and  vessel and barge  depreciation),  the revenues and
expenses attributable to  a  vessel  deployed under   one   type  of  charter
or  contract   can   differ substantially from those attributable to the same
vessel  if deployed  under  a  different type of charter  or  contract.
Accordingly,  depending on the mix of charters or  contracts in place during
a  particular  accounting  period,   the Company's  revenues and expenses can
fluctuate substantially from one period to another even though the number of
vessels deployed,  the  number of voyages completed, the  amount  of cargo
carried and the gross voyage profit derived from  the vessels remain relatively
constant.    As   a   result, fluctuations  in  voyage  revenues  and  expenses
are not necessarily  indicative  of  trends  in  profitability,  and management
believes  that gross voyage  profit  is  a  more appropriate   measure   of
performance   than    revenues. Accordingly,  the discussion below addresses
variations  in gross voyage profits rather than variations in revenues.

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                            RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

                    NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
            COMPARED TO THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999


Gross Voyage Profit
-------------------
           Gross  voyage profit decreased 33.6%  from  $53.9 Million in the
first nine months of 1999 to $35.8 Million in the  first  nine months of 2000.
The first nine  months  of 1999  included net revenue of $17.3 Million plus
first  and second  quarter accruals of $3.2 Million from  a  settlement for
the  premature  termination of  a  coal  transportation contract  as  discussed
in the Company's December  31,  1999 Form  10-K.   After excluding this reported
settlement  from the  1999 results, gross voyage profit increased by 7.4% for
the first nine months of 2000 as compared to the same period in  1999.   The
increase occurred primarily in the Company's TIME  CHARTER  CONTRACTS segment,
where gross voyage  profit before  depreciation increased 19.9% from $37.0
Million  in the  first nine months of 1999 to $44.4 Million for the same period
in  2000.   The  increase  was  due  primarily   to supplemental  cargoes
carried in addition to  the  segment's charter  agreements.   In  addition,
the  acquisition   and commencement of operations of the Company's U.S.  Flag
Pure Car/Truck Carrier ("PCTC"), the GREEN DALE, in September  of 1999
contributed to the increase.  The Company's PCTC,  the ASIAN  EMPEROR, which
delivered to the Company and commenced operations in May of 1999, showed
improved results over  the older and smaller vessel it replaced.  The Company
also sold one  of its U.S. Flag Pure Car Carriers ("PCCs"), the  GREEN BAY,
in  June  of 2000, and replaced it with  a  newer  and larger PCTC, the GREEN
COVE.
      The  CONTRACTS OF AFFREIGHTMENT segment's gross profit before depreciation
and after the aforementioned elimination of   the  1999  settlement  for  the
contract  termination, increased 5.4% from $9.3 Million in the first nine months
of 1999  to $9.8 Million for the same period in 2000 due  to  a slight increase
in revenue tons carried.
     Effective  in the fourth quarter of 2000, the Company's CONTRACTS OF
AFFREIGHTMENT segment's contract with  a  major mining company in Irian Jaya,
Indonesia, will be serviced by one  multi-purpose vessel, a small tanker, and
two container ships.  The two Float-On/Float-Off ships, BANDA SEA and BALI SEA,
previously employed in this trade are being modified to enable  them  to carry
standard gauge railroad  cars.   They will then be transferred to the U.S. Gulf
where they will be employed  on  a  regular service, with sailings  every  four
days,  carrying loaded rail cars, rolled on and  rolled  off the  vessels,
between Mobile, Alabama,  and  Coatzacoalcos, Mexico.   Each  vessel has a
capacity for 60  standard rail cars.  This new service, under the name of CGR,
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Inc.,  will begin  in January of 2001.  With departures every four  days
from  Coatzacoalcos and Mobile, respectively, it will  offer with each vessel
a three-day transit between these ports and provide a total of 90 trips per
year in each direction.
     The   increase  in  gross  voyage  profit   after   the aforementioned
elimination of the 1999 settlement  for  the contract  termination  was offset
by  the  Company's  LINER SERVICES   segment,   where  gross  voyage   profit
before depreciation  decreased 30.1% from  $12.4  Million  for  the first nine
months of 1999 to $8.7 Million for the first nine months  of 2000.  The
decrease resulted in part because  one of  the segment's LASH vessels, the
RHINE FOREST, was  in  a shipyard for over 76 days for planned maintenance
during the first  quarter  of 2000.  Additionally, increased  fuel  oil cost
continues  to negatively affect earnings  even  though partially offset by
hedging contracts entered into prior  to the  beginning of the year.  After
adjusting for the hedging contracts  in  place through December of 2000,  the
Company paid  $8.9  Million  more for fuel for  its  LINER  SERVICES segment
during the first nine months of 2000  than  in  the same  period in 1999. This
increased fuel cost was incurred even  though  fewer voyage days were incurred
in  the  first quarter  of 2000 because of the out-of-service time for  the
RHINE FOREST.
     Vessel and barge depreciation for the first nine months of 2000 increased
1.4% to $29.4 Million as compared to $29.0 Million  in  the same period of 1999
primarily  due  to  the commencement of operations of the GREEN DALE and GREEN
COVE as  discussed  above, partially offset by the  sale  of  the GREEN BAY in
June of 2000.

Other Income and Expenses
-------------------------
      Administrative  and  general expenses  decreased  from $18.1  Million in
the first nine months of  1999  to  $16.7 Million in the same period in 2000
due to a continuing  cost reduction program.
      Earnings  in  2000  included a gain  of  $6.1  Million recognized on the
sale of a PCC in June of 2000,  which  was partially offset by a loss of $1.0
Million recognized on the sale  of one of the Company's LASH vessels no longer
needed for  operations.  Earnings in 1999 included a gain  of  $2.4 Million
recognized on the sale of a parcel of land no longer required in the Company's
operations and a  gain  of  $7.8 Million recognized on the sale of a PCC in
May of 1999.
     Interest  expense was $25.6 Million for the first  nine months  of  2000
as compared to $23.4 Million for  the  same period  in 1999.  The increase
resulted primarily  from  the financing  associated  with the  acquisition  of
the  ASIAN EMPEROR early in the second quarter of 1999, the acquisition of the
GREEN DALE at the end of the third quarter of  1999, the  acquisition of the
GREEN COVE at the end of the second quarter of 2000, and higher interest rates
in 2000.
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     Investment income increased from $1.1 Million for the first nine months
of 1999 to $1.7 Million for the first nine months  of 2000 due to a higher
average balance of  invested funds and more favorable interest rates.
     The Company incurred an  extraordinary gain of $242,000, net  of  taxes,
during the first nine months of 2000 related to the early retirement of bonds.

Income Taxes
------------
      The Company provided $286,000 for Federal income taxes in  the  first
nine months of 2000 and $8.3 Million  in  the first  nine months of 1999 at
the statutory rate of 35%  for both periods.


                   THIRD QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
             COMPARED TO THIRD QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999

Gross Voyage Profit
-------------------
     Gross  voyage profit decreased 46.9% from $25.0 Million in  the third
quarter of 1999 to $13.3 Million in the  third quarter  of  2000.  The third
quarter of 1999  included  net revenues of $17.3 Million, which was net of
first and second quarter revenue accruals, for the premature termination of a
coal  transportation contract as discussed in the  Company's December  31,
1999  Form  10-K.  After  excluding  the  net revenue  from  the  contract
settlement from  1999  results, gross  voyage profit increased in the third
quarter of  2000 as  compared  to  the  same period in 1999  by  72.9%.   The
increase  occurred partially in the Company's  TIME  CHARTER CONTRACTS
segment,  where  gross  voyage   profit   before depreciation increased 29.1%
from $12.4 Million in the third quarter  of  1999 to $16.0 Million for the
same  period  in 2000.   The  increase  was  due  primarily  to  supplemental
cargoes   carried  in  addition  to  the  segment's  charter agreements.   In
addition, the acquisition and  commencement of  operations  of the Company's
U.S. Flag PCTC,  the  GREEN DALE, in September of 1999 contributed to the
increase.   In June  of 2000, the Company sold one of its PCC's, the  GREEN
BAY, and replaced it with a newer and larger PCTC, the GREEN COVE.
     The   Company's  LINER  SERVICES  segment  also  showed improved results,
where  gross  voyage   profit   before depreciation doubled from $1.5 Million
in the third  quarter of  1999 to $3.0 Million for the third quarter of 2000.
The increase resulted from the GREEN ISLAND being out of service for  76  days
during the third quarter of 1999 for  repairs related  to a casualty.  This
increase was partially  offset by the cost of bunker fuel, which has risen
significantly in the  past  nine  months.  After adjusting  for  the  hedging
contracts, the Company paid $2.0 Million more for
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fuel for its LINER SERVICES segment during the third quarter of 2000 than in
the same period in 1999.
      The  CONTRACTS OF AFFREIGHTMENT segment's gross profit before
depreciation and after the aforementioned elimination of  the 1999 net revenue
from contract settlement, increased 3.2% from $3.1 Million in the third quarter
of 1999 to $3.2  Million for the same period in 2000 due to a slight increase
in revenue tons carried.
      Vessel and barge depreciation for the third quarter of 2000  was
approximately the same as the  third  quarter  of 1999.

Other Income and Expenses
-------------------------
     Administrative and general expenses decreased from $5.9 Million in the
third quarter of 1999 to $5.1 Million in  the same  period  in  2000  due to
a continuing  cost  reduction program.
     Interest expense was $8.8 Million for the third quarter of  2000 as
compared to $8.1 Million for the same period  in 1999.  The  increase resulted
primarily from  the  financing associated with the acquisition of the GREEN
DALE at the end of  the third quarter of 1999, the acquisition of the  GREEN
COVE  at  the end of the second quarter of 2000, and  higher interest rates
in 2000.
     Investment income increased from $367,000 for the third quarter  of 1999
to $999,000 for the third quarter  of  2000 due  to a higher average balance
of invested funds and  more favorable interest rates.
     The Company incurred an extraordinary gain of $242,000, net  of  taxes,
during the third quarter of 2000 related  to the early retirement of bonds.

Income Taxes
------------
      The Company provided $238,000 for Federal income taxes in  the third
quarter of 2000 and $4.0 Million in the  third quarter  of  1999  at the
statutory rate  of  35%  for  both periods.

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                       LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

      The  Company's  working capital decreased  from  $35.6 Million  at
December 31, 1999, to $25.8 Million at September 30,  2000, after provision
for current maturities  of  long-term  debt  and capital lease obligations of
$32.3  Million.  Cash  and  cash equivalents decreased during the first  nine
months  of  2000  by $689,000 to a total of  $18.0  Million. This  decrease,
which resulted from cash used for  investing activities of $12.6 Million and
for financing activities  of $29.5  Million,  was  offset by cash provided
by  operating activities of $41.3 Million.
     The major source of cash from operations was net income adjusted for the
gain on sale of vessels and other property, as  well  as  non-cash provisions
such as  depreciation  and amortization.   Investing  activities  during  the
period included asset additions of $33.9 Million, substantially all of  which
resulted from the purchase of the GREEN COVE  and $4.7  Million in deferred
vessel drydocking charges.   These additions  were  partially offset by $21.0
Million  received from the sale of vessels and property, substantially all  of
which  resulted from the sale of the GREEN BAY, $4.0 Million from  the  sale
of  short-term marketable  securities,  and returns from investments in direct
financing leases of  $2.7 Million.
      The  net  cash used for financing activities of  $29.5 Million included
reductions  of  debt  and  capital  lease obligations   of  $81.2  Million
stemming  from   regularly scheduled principal payments and repayments of
amounts drawn under  lines  of  credit, and $65.0 Million from  the  early
retirement  of  bonds.   These  reductions  were  offset  by proceeds received
from the financing of the GREEN COVE  for $22.4  Million,  a  sale-leaseback
of two LASH  vessels  for $14.0  Million, a sale-leaseback of a PCTC for $38
Million, and draws against the Company's line of credit totaling 43.0 Million.
      During  the  first  nine months of 2000,  the  Company repurchased
$50.8 Million of its unsecured 9% Senior  Notes due  2003 at a small call
premium, and $14.2 Million of  its unsecured  7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2007 at a
discount.   These repurchases  were made primarily to reduce  interest,  since
the proceeds used to buy back the Notes came from financings entered into
during the year at lower interest rates.  As of September  30,  2000,  the
Company  has  outstanding  $42.6 Million on its 9% Senior Notes and $94.2
Million on its 7 3/4% Senior Notes.
      At September 30, 2000, $7.0 Million was outstanding on the  Company's
$48.0  Million  revolving  credit  facility. Subsequent  to  the quarter's
end, the Company  reduced  its available  credit  facility by $10.0  Million
in  order  to reduce  the  carrying cost for amounts considered  excessive
for current operations.
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     Management believes that normal operations will provide sufficient
working  capital and cash  flows  to  meet  debt service  and  dividend
requirements during  the  foreseeable future.
      The  Company  has  not  been notified  that  it  is  a potentially
responsible  party  in  connection   with   any environmental matters.
      At  a regular meeting held October 18, 2000, the Board of Directors
declared a quarterly dividend of 6.25 cents per Common  Share  payable on
December 15, 2000, to shareholders of record on December 1, 2000.


                           STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

      In  October of 1998, the Company's Board of  Directors approved  a
stock repurchase program to buy up  to  500,000 shares of its common stock.
In October of 1999, the Company completed  the program and the Company's
Board of  Directors approved  another  stock repurchase program  to  buy  up  to
1,000,000  shares of its common stock, based on the  Board's belief  that the
market value of the Company's common  stock did  not  adequately reflect the
Company's  inherent  value. Repurchases are expected to be made in the open
market or in privately negotiated transactions at the discretion  of  the
Company's  management, depending upon financial  and  market conditions.
As of September 30, 2000, 600,000  shares  had been  repurchased under these
two programs for a total  cost of  $7,571,000  at  an average market price of
$12.68  per  share,  of  which 4,300 shares were repurchased  during 2000.


                          NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

     During  1998, the Financial Accounting Standards  Board ("FASB")  issued
Statement of Financial Accounting  Standard ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." SFAS No. 133 establishes
accounting and reporting  standards  for derivative instruments,  including
certain  derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and  for  hedging
activities.  It requires  that  an  entity recognize all derivatives as either
assets or liabilities in the  statement  of  financial  position  and  measure
those instruments  at fair value.  SFAS No. 133 is  effective  for all fiscal
quarters of fiscal years beginning after June 15, 1999.   In  June  of  1999,
the FASB issued  SFAS  No.  137, "Accounting   for   Derivative   Instruments
and   Hedging Activities  -  Deferral  of  the  Effective  Date  of   FASB
Statement No. 133." SFAS No. 137 is an amendment
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of SFAS No. 133  and defers
the effective date of SFAS No. 133 to fiscal years  beginning  after June 15,
2000. The Company  has  not chosen  early adoption and, as it is not possible
to predict the  Company's derivative position at the time this standard will
be applied, it is unknown what effect, if any, SFAS No. 133  will  have  on
its financial statements  once  adopted. While  the Company has not yet
quantified the impact on  its financial statements, the Company does not
believe  adoption will have a material impact on net income, although adoption
is likely to increase volatility of comprehensive income and accumulated other
comprehensive income.

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                                  ITEM 3.
          QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

     In  the ordinary course of its business, the Company is exposed  to
foreign currency, interest rate, and  commodity price  risk.   The  Company
utilizes  derivative  financial instruments  including forward exchange
contracts,  interest rate swap agreements and commodity swap agreements to
manage certain  of these exposures.  The Company hedges only firm commitments
or anticipated transactions and  does  not  use derivatives for speculation.
The Company neither holds  nor issues financial instruments for trading
purposes.
     At  September 30, 2000, there were no material  changes in  market  risk
exposure  for the  foreign  currency  risk described  in  the  Company's  Form
10-K  filed  with   the Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  for  the  year
ended December 31, 1999.
     The fair value of long-term debt at September 30, 2000, including current
maturities, was estimated  to  be  $339.5 Million compared to a carrying value
of $337.3 Million.  The potential   increase  in  fair value  resulting  from
a hypothetical  10%  increase in the  average  interest  rates applicable to
the Company's long-term debt at September  30, 2000,  would  be approximately
$6.3 Million or 2.1%  of  the carrying value.
     The  estimated  fair  value of the interest  rate  swap agreements at
September 30, 2000, discussed in the Company's Form  10-K, based on the amount
that the banks would receive or  pay to terminate the swap agreements taking
into account current  market  conditions  and  interest  rates   at   the
reporting   date,   was  an  asset  of  $2.9   Million.    A hypothetical 10%
decrease in interest rates at September 30, 2000, would have resulted in a
$1.8 Million decrease in  the fair value of the asset.
     The   estimated  fair  value  of  the  commodity   swap agreements at
September 30, 2000, discussed in the Company's Form 10-K, based on the
difference between price per ton  of fuel  at  the  end  of the third quarter
and  the  contract delivery price per ton of fuel times the quantity
applicable to  the  agreements,  was  an  asset  of  $1.1  Million.   A
hypothetical 10% decrease in the price per ton  of  fuel  at September  30,
2000,  would have  resulted  in  a  $348,000 decrease in the fair value of
the asset.
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                         PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)  EXHIBIT INDEX
                      Exhibit Number      Description
                      --------------      -------------------------------------
     Part I Exhibits:      27             Financial Data Schedule

     Part  II  Exhibits:    3             Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
                                          as amended,  and By-Laws  of the
                                          Registrant (filed with the Securities
                                          and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3
                                          to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the
                                          quarterly period ended June 30, 1996,
                                          and incorporated herein by reference)


(b)   No reports on Form 8-K were filed for the three  month period ended
September 30, 2000.



SIGNATURES

      Pursuant  to  the requirements of the  Securities  and Exchange  Act of
1934, the registrant has duly  caused  this report  to  be  signed  on  its
behalf  by  the  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                      INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORPORATION

                             /S/ Gary L. Ferguson
                  _____________________________________________
                               Gary L. Ferguson
                   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Date      November 13, 2000
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