OSG’s 3rd-quarter net income rises 5.2%

OSG’s 3rd-quarter net income rises 5.2%    Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., the New York-based owner and operator of a global fleet of tankers and dry bulk carriers, Thursday reported a 5.2 percent rise in third quarter net income to $72.1 million, from $68.5 million in the same quarter last year.
   OSG’s third quarter operating income declined 28.8 percent to $73.8 million, compared to $103.7 million for the year-earlier period.
   The company's combined shipping revenues from time, bareboat and voyage charters were up 18 percent to $203.2 million from $171.9 million in the third quarter last year.
   “The tactics supporting our expansion strategy in crude, products, U.S.-flag and LNG trades are paying off,” said Morten Arntzen, president and chief executive officer of OSG. “We have diversified our fleet and continue to balance our chartering strategy between spot and time charters, affording shareholders a more stable, long-term investment opportunity in this sector, and at the same time, continue to participate in a buoyant crude transportation market.”
   For the nine month period ended Sept. 30, OSG reported a net income of $351.1 million, up 84.7 percent from $190.1 million after nine months last year. Combined revenues from time, bareboat and voyage charters after three quarters increased 35.2 percent to $716.9 million from $530.3 million.
   In a separate development, OSG has appointed Henry Flinter to the newly created position of vice president, corporate finance.
   Flinter joined OSG in 2002 and was most recently vice president, accounting. In his new role, he will oversee treasury, corporate finance and capital market transactions. He will report to Myles Itkin, OSG’s chief financial officer.