schedule13ga21309.htm
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.
6)*
International
Shipholding
Corporation
(Name of
Issuer)
Common Stock, $1.00 par
value
(Title of Class of
Securities)
460321 20
1
(CUSIP
Number)
December 31,
2008
(Date of Event Which
Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the
appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule
13d-1(b)
[x] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule
13d-1(d)
Potential
persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this
form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
CUSIP
No. 460321 20
1
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1. Names of
Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above
persons (entities only).
Niels Mercer Johnsen
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2. Check the Appropriate Box
if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
______________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC Use
Only
______________________________________________________________________________
4. Citizenship or
Place or Organization United
States
________________________________________________________________________
Number
of 5. Sole
Voting Power 213,763
Shares
Bene-
ficially 6. Shared
Voting Power 224,622
Owned by
Each
Reporting 7. Sole
Dispositive Power 133,763
Person
With:
8. Shared
Dispositive Power 224,622
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9. Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person 438,385
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10. Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) N/A
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11. Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 6.04%
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12. Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN
Item
1.
(a) Name
of
Issuer International
Shipholding Corporation
(b) Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive
Offices 11
North Water Street
Suite 18290
Mobile, Alabama 36602
Item
2.
(a) Name
of Person
Filing Niels
Mercer Johnsen
(b) Address
of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence One
Whitehall Street
New York, New
York 10004
(c) Citizenship United
States
(d) Title
of Class of Securities Common Stock, $1.00
par value
(e) CUSIP
Number 460321
20 1
Item
3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
Not applicable
Item
4. Ownership.
(a) Amount
beneficially owned: 438,385 .
(b) Percent
of class: 6.04% .
(c) Number
of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole
power to vote or to direct the vote 213,763 .
(ii) Shared
power to vote or to direct the vote 224,622 .
(iii) Sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 133,763 .
(iv) Shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 224,622 .
Item
5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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Not applicable
Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
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Of the securities reported in
response to Item 4 are shares held by a corporation of which the reporting
person is a director and a vice president. The corporation has the sole right to
receive dividends from and the proceeds from the sale of 224,622
shares
which is
less than five percent of the class of subject securities.
Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security
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Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company
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Not applicable
Item
8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the
Group
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Not applicable
Item
9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group
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Not applicable
By signing below I certify that, to
the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not
acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and
were
not
acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the
best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.
2/13/2009
Date
/s/ Niels Mercer
Johnsen
Signature
Niels Mercer
Johnsen
Name
Attention
Intentional
misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (see
18 U.S.C. 1001).