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 January 2007

                         Commission File Number: 0-22704

                       Ship Finance International Limited
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

       Par-la-Ville Place, 14 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton, HM 08, Bermuda
                    (Address of principal executive office)

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

Attached  as  Exhibit  1  is a  copy  of  the  press  release  of  Ship  Finance
International Limited (the "Company") dated January 8, 2007, announcing the sale
of one single-hull tanker and the conversion of another  single-hull tanker into
a heavy-lift vessel.






                                    Exhibit 1


SFL - Sale and Conversion of Single Hull Tankers

Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE:SFL) ("Ship Finance" or the "Company"),
today  announced that it has agreed to sell the single hull suezmax tanker Front
Transporter  to an unrelated  third party at a gross sales price of $38 million.
Frontline will receive a compensation payment of approximately $15.4 million for
the  termination of the charter,  and the Company expects the sale to generate a
small book profit.  There are currently no loans relating to Front  Transporter.
Delivery to the new owner is expected to take place in May or June 2007.

As announced by Frontline  Ltd.  ("Frontline")  on December 13, 2006, the single
hull suezmax  tanker  Front  Target will be converted to a heavy-lift  vessel at
COSCO Shipyard in China.  The conversion  will begin in May 2007, and completion
is expected in August  2007.  Ship  Finance is  currently  in  discussions  with
Frontline to structure a new 10 year  time-charter for the converted  heavy-lift
vessel. The alternative is to sell the vessel to Frontline prior to conversion.

Following the sale and conversion, Ship Finance will have 14 single hull vessels
in the fleet,  down from 18 vessels  only three  months ago.  Including  vessels
under  construction and conversion,  the Company's fleet will then consist of 59
vessels.

The  announced  sale  and  the  heavy-lift  conversion  confirms  the  Board  of
Director's  strategy to diversify  and grow the long-term  charter  business and
actively pursue alternatives for the Company's single hull tanker fleet.

January 8, 2007
The Board of Directors
Ship Finance International Limited
Hamilton, Bermuda

Contact Person:
Lars Solbakken: Chief Executive Officer, Ship Finance Management AS
+47 2311 4006

Ole B. Hjertaker: Chief Financial Officer, Ship Finance Management AS
+47 2311 4011 / +47 9014 1243






                                   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.



                                            Ship Finance International Limited



Dated:  January 8, 2007                     By /s/ Lars Solbakken
                                               -------------------------
                                               Name:  Lars Solbakken
                                               Title: Chief Executive Officer





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