Ship Finance International Ltd. is a holding company. The company through its subsidiaries engages primarily in the ownership and operation of vessels and offshore related assets, and also involved in the charter, purchase and sale of assets. Its assets consist of oil tankers, twelve dry bulk carriers, container vessels, car carriers, jack-up drilling rig, ultra-deepwater drilling units, offshore supply vessels and chemical tankers. Ship Finance International was founded on October 10, 2003 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.