FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D. C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the month of June 2007
NORDIC
AMERICAN TANKER SHIPPING LIMITED
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
LOM
Building
27
Reid Street
Hamilton,
HM 11
Bermuda
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F [ X ] Form 40-F
[ ]
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ___
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in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes
[ ] No [ X ]
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“Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): ________.
INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached
to this report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 1 is a press release issued by Nordic
American Tanker Shipping Limited on June 22, 2007 announcing that it has
rescheduled its annual shareholders' meeting.
Exhibit
1
Nordic
American Tanker Shipping Ltd. (NAT)-(NYSE:NAT)
Announces
Rescheduled Shareholders’ Meeting
Hamilton,
Bermuda, June 22, 2007.
Nordic
American Tanker Shipping Limited (NYSE:NAT) today announced that it has changed
the timing for its annual meeting for shareholders, formerly scheduled for
June
20, 2007, to July 31, 2007, at 10:00 AM, New York City Time at the offices
of
Seward & Kissel LLP, One Battery Park Plaza, New York, New
York.
The
timing of the meeting was changed due to technical problems with the
distribution of the Company’s proxy materials for the previously scheduled
annual meeting. These problems were out of the Company’s
control. Updated proxy materials will be distributed to shareholders
for the rescheduled meeting.
Nordic
American Tanker Shipping Limited owns 12 Suezmax oil tankers. The
Company’s common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker
symbol “NAT”.
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Contacts:
Scandic
American Shipping Ltd
Manager
for:
Nordic
American Tanker Shipping Ltd.
P.O
Box 56, 3201 Sandefjord, Norway
Tel:
+ 47 33 42 73 00 E-mail: nat@scandicamerican.com
Web-site: www.nat.bm
Rolf
Amundsen, Investor Relations
Nordic
American Tanker Shipping Ltd.
Tel:
+1 800 601 9079 or + 47 908 26 906
Herbjørn
Hansson, Chairman & CEO
Nordic
American Tanker Shipping Ltd.
Tel:
+1 866 805 9504 or + 47 901 46 291
Gary
Wolfe
Seward
& Kissel LLP, New York, USA
Tel:
+1 212 574 1223
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.
NORDIC
AMERICAN TANKER SHIPPING LIMITED
(registrant)
| Dated: June 25, 2007 | By: /s/ Herbjørn Hansson |
| Herbjørn Hansson | |
| Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President |
SK
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