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                                                                     EXHIBIT 21

                     INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORPORATION
                         SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
                            AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002



                                                                            Jurisdiction Under
                                                                             Which Organized
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International Shipholding Corporation (Registrant)                              Delaware
         International Shipholding Corporation (1)                              New York

         Waterman Steamship Corporation                                         New York
              Sulphur Carriers, Inc.                                            Delaware

         Central Gulf Lines, Inc.                                               Delaware
              Enterprise Ship Company, Inc.                                     Delaware
              Grace Shipping, LLC                                               Delaware
              Glory Shipping, LLC                                               Delaware
              Material Transfer, Inc.                                           Delaware
                 Grace Intermodal, Inc. (2)                                     Delaware

         CG Railway, Inc.                                                       Delaware

         Bay Insurance Company Limited                                          Bermuda

         LCI Shipholdings, Inc.                                                 Liberia
              Gulf South Shipping Pte. Ltd.                                     Singapore
              Marco Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd.                                      Singapore
                  Marcoship Agencies SDN. BHD.                                  Malaysia
              Pelican Reef, L.L.C. (3)                                          Marshall Islands
              Shining Star Malta Ltd (4)                                        Malta
              Belden Cement Holding Inc. (4)                                    Panama
                  Belden Shipping Pte Ltd (4)                                   Singapore
                  Echelon Shipping Inc. (4)                                     Panama
                  Yakumo Shipping Inc. (4)                                      Panama
                  Tilbury Shipping Inc. (4)                                     Panama
                  Emblem Shipping Inc. (4)                                      Panama
                  Shining Star Shipping Inc. (4)                                Panama
                  Belden Management Inc. (4)                                    Panama
                  Mattea Shipping, Inc. (4)                                     Panama
                  Minardi Shipping Inc. (4)                                     Panama

         N. W. Johnsen & Co., Inc.                                              New York

         LMS Shipmanagement, Inc.                                               Louisiana
              LMS Manning, Inc. (5)                                             Philippines

         Lash Intermodal Terminal Company                                       Delaware

         Resource Carriers, Inc.                                                Delaware

         Cape Shipholding, Inc.                                                 Liberia
              Bulk Venture, LTD. (6)                                            Liberia
                    Bulk Asia, LTD. (6)                                         Liberia
                    Bulk Europe, LTD. (6)                                       Liberia
         Bulk Africa Shipholding, Inc.                                          Liberia
              Bulk Africa, LTD. (7)                                             Liberia
         Bulk Australia Shipholding, Inc.                                       Liberia
              Bulk Australia, LTD. (8)                                          Liberia


(1)      New York name-holding corporation
(2)      50% owned by Material Transfer, Inc.
(3)      50% owned by LCI Shipholdings, Inc.
(4)      30% owned by LCI Shipholdings, Inc.
(5)      48% owned by LMS Shipmanagement, Inc.
(6)      12.5% owned by Cape Shipholding, Inc
(7)      12.5% owned by Bulk Africa Shipholding, Inc
(8)      12.5% owned by Bulk Australia Shipholding, Inc

         All of the subsidiaries listed above are wholly-owned subsidiaries and
are included in the consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference
herein unless otherwise indicated.