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EXHIBIT 4.19

                               Dated 30 April 2001

                      ANANGEL-AMERICAN SHIPHOLDINGS LIMITED

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                         THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

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                               FACILITY AGREEMENT

                       in respect of an overdraft facility
                             of up to US$50,000,000

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THIS AGREEMENT is made the 30th day of April 2001

BETWEEN

(1)   ANANGEL-AMERICAN SHIPHOLDINGS LIMITED as Borrower; and

(2)   THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc as Lender.

BY WHICH IT IS AGREED

1.    PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS

1.1   This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions upon which The Royal Bank
      of Scotland plc will make available to Anangel-American Shipholdings
      Limited of the Cayman Islands an overdraft facility of up to US$50,000,000
      to provide the said company with working capital.

1.2   In this Agreement the following words and expressions specified below
      shall, except where the context otherwise requires, have the following
      meanings:

      "AVAILABILITY PERIOD" means the period commencing from the date of this
      Agreement and expiring on 31 May 2001 (or such later date as the Lender
      may, in its discretion, agree following a request in writing from the
      Borrower);

      "BORROWER" means Anangel-American Shipholdings Limited, a company
      organised and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands and having its
      registered office at The Huntlaw Building, PO Box 1350, George Town, the
      Cayman Islands;

      "BUSINESS DAYS" means days on which banks and foreign exchange markets are
      open for business in London and Piraeus and, additionally, if a payment is
      required to be made hereunder, on which banks and foreign exchange markets
      are open for business in New York City;

      "DOLLARS" (and the sign "$") means the legal currency, at any relevant
      time hereunder, of the United States of America;

      "FRONT SHIPHOLDING" means Front Shipholding Inc. of Liberia;

      "INTEREST RATE" means, subject to the provisions of Clause 10, the annual
      rate of interest which is conclusively certified by the Lender to the
      Borrower to be the aggregate of (a) the Margin, (b) the Mandatory Cost
      Rate and (c) the rate (rounded upwards to the nearest one sixteenth of one
      per centum) quoted by the Lender as the London Interbank Offered Rate on
      Wednesday each week for seven-day Dollar deposits from time to time or at
      any time;

      "LENDER" means The Royal Bank of Scotland plc a company incorporated in
      Scotland and having its registered office at 36 St. Andrew Square,
      Edinburgh, EH2 2YH, Scotland and acting for the time being through its
      branch at 61 Akti Miaouli, Piraeus 185 36, Greece (Telex No. 212055
      Answerback RBS GR, Fax No. (301) 429 4147), or any branch through which
      the Lender may be acting from time to time pursuant to Clause 8.2(b) and,
      where the context so admits, its successors and any other bank or
      financial institution to which the Lender may assign some or all of its
      rights or obligations under this Agreement pursuant to Clause 8.2(a);

      "LONGVIEW" means Longview Shipholding Inc. of Liberia;

      "MANDATORY COST RATE" means the percentage rate, which represents the cost
      to the Lender, relative to the Overdraft Facility, of compliance with the
      requirements of the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority or
      any other regulatory authority, as determined by the Lender in accordance
      with the formula detailed in the Schedule thereto;

      "MARGIN" means One per centum (1%) per annum or (in the case of any amount
      accrued due for payment but unpaid hereunder during the period of such
      non-payment) Two per centum (2%) per annum;

      "MONTH" means a period beginning in one calendar month and ending in the
      next calendar month on the day numerically corresponding to the day of the
      calendar month on which it started provided that (i) if the period started
      on the last Business Day in a calendar month or if there is no such
      numerically corresponding day, it shall end on the last Business Day in
      such next calendar month and (ii) if such numerically corresponding day is
      not a Business Day, the period shall end on the next following Business
      Day in the same calendar month but if there is no such Business Day it
      shall end on the preceding Business Day, and "MONTHS" and "MONTHLY" shall
      be construed accordingly;

      "NEGATIVE PLEDGE" means the negative pledge in respect of each Vessel
      executed or to be executed by Front Shipholding and Longview in favour of
      the Lender in such form as the Lender shall require;

      "OVERDRAFT ACCOUNT" means the overdraft account opened or to be opened by,
      and in the name of, the Borrower with the Lender in Piraeus and designated
      "Anangel-American Shipholdings Limited-Overdraft Account";

      "OVERDRAFT BALANCE" means, at any relevant time hereunder, the amount of
      the balance standing to the debit of the Overdraft Account at such time;

      "OVERDRAFT FACILITY" means the overdraft facility of up to (but not
      exceeding) Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000), made or to be made
      available by the Lender to the Borrower by way of debiting the Overdraft
      Account subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement;

      "PERSON" means any person,  firm, company,  corporation,  unincorporated
      body of persons, state or government or any agency thereof;

      "RECEIVING BANK" means State Street Bank International of 61 Broadway, 2nd
      Floor, New York City, New York 10006, U.S.A. or such other bank or banks
      as may be notified by the Lender to the Borrower;

      "SECURITY PERIOD" means the period commencing on the date hereof and
      terminating on the date upon which all moneys payable or to become payable
      to the Lender at any time and from time to time pursuant to the terms
      hereof and pursuant to the Security Documents shall have been paid in
      full;

      "TAXES" means any present or future taxes, levies, duties, charges, fees,
      deductions or withholdings of any nature now or hereafter imposed, levied,
      collected, withheld or assessed by any country or any political
      sub-division or taxing authority thereof and "TAX" and "TAXATION" shall be
      construed accordingly; and

      "VESSELS" means, together, the following Greek flag 2000-built 170,000 dwt
      bulk carriers:

      (a)   "ANANGEL MILLENIUM" owned, and registered in the ownership of,
            Longview; and

      (b)   "ANANGEL CENTURY" owned, and registered in the ownership of, Front
            Shipholding.

1.3   Clause headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall
      be ignored in the interpretation of this Agreement. References to Clauses
      are to be construed as references to clauses of this Agreement. Words
      importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice
      versa. References to any document are to be construed as references to
      such document as from time to time amended.

2.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

2.1   The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender that:

(a)   the Borrower is duly formed and is validly existing and in good-standing
      under the laws of the Cayman Islands and the Borrower has full power to
      carry on its business as it is now being conducted and has complied with
      all statutory and other requirements relative to such business and has no
      place of business in the United Kingdom;

(b)   the Borrower has full power to enter into and perform its obligations
      under this Agreement and any necessary consents and authorities for the
      Borrower to enter into, and perform its obligations under, this Agreement
      and for the Borrower to borrow, repay, re-borrow and pay interest on the
      Overdraft Facility, have been obtained and, as of the date of this
      Agreement, no further consents or authorities are necessary for the
      repayment of or payment of interest on the Overdraft Facility by the
      Borrower or for the performance by the Borrower of its obligations
      pursuant to the aforesaid documents; (c) this Agreement constitutes the
      legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in
      accordance with their terms subject to any applicable bankruptcy,
      insolvency re-organisation, moratorium or other laws relating to the
      enforcement of creditors' rights;

(d)   the execution and delivery by the Borrower of, and the performance by the
      Borrower of the provisions of, this Agreement do not, and will not during
      the Security Period, contravene any applicable law or regulation existing
      at the date of this Agreement or any contractual restriction binding on
      any party thereto or any of their constitutional documents;

(e)   no action, suit or proceeding is, to the Borrower's knowledge, pending or
      threatened against the Borrower before any court, board of arbitration or
      administrative agency which could or might result in any material adverse
      change in the business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
      Borrower;

(f)   the Borrower is not in default under any agreement by which it is bound,
      and has no financial commitment or obligation (including obligations under
      guarantees) whether actual, contingent, present and or future other than
      as disclosed to the Lender;

(g)   all financial and other information relating to the business and financial
      affairs of the Borrower furnished to the Lender in connection with the
      negotiation of the terms of this Agreement was and remains true and
      correct in all respects and to the best of the Borrower's knowledge and
      belief there are no further facts or considerations the omission of which
      would render any such information misleading; and

(h)   the Borrower is the legal and beneficial owner of all of the shares of and
      in Longview and Front Shipholding.

2.2   The representations and warranties of the Borrower in Clause 2.1 shall
      survive the execution of this Agreement and the making available of the
      Overdraft Facility and shall be deemed to be repeated by the Borrower at
      the date of each further drawing with respect to the circumstances
      existing at each such time.

3.    OVERDRAFT FACILITY

3.1   The Lender, relying (inter alia) upon each of the representations and
      warranties set out in Clause 2.1, hereby agrees, subject to and upon the
      terms and conditions of this Agreement and, in particular, the fulfilment
      of the conditions precedent set out in Clause 4.1, to make available to
      the Borrower an overdraft facility in a maximum amount of Fifty million
      Dollars ($50,000,000) by way of debit of the Overdraft Account.

3.2   Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Borrower shall be entitled to
      make withdrawals during the Availability Period from the Overdraft Account
      provided always that:

(a)   at no time shall the Overdraft Balance exceed $50,000,000; and (b) the
      Borrower shall only be permitted to make withdrawals from the Overdraft
      Account for working capital purposes, including payment of dividends to
      its shareholders of up to $3.00 per share.

3.3   The Borrower shall pay interest on the Overdraft Balance at the prevailing
      Interest Rate from time to time. Such interest shall be payable monthly in
      arrears commencing with a first such payment one month after the date of
      the first withdrawal from the Overdraft Account and the Lender shall, on
      each date for the payment of such interest in respect of the Overdraft
      Balance debit the Overdraft Account with the amount of such interest then
      accrued and unpaid provided always that the Lender shall not be obliged to
      debit the Overdraft Account as aforesaid with any such amount of interest
      in respect of the Overdraft Balance if, and to the extent that, such debit
      will result in the Overdraft Balance exceeding $50,000,000 (or such
      reduced amounts in accordance with the terms of Clause 3.2). No interest
      shall accrue and be payable by the Borrower in respect of any period
      during which the Overdraft Account is in credit.

3.4   The Borrower shall repay to the Lender the full amount of the Overdraft
      Balance, all interest accrued thereon and all other sums owing by the
      Borrower to the Lender hereunder upon the earlier of:

(a)   31 May 2001 (or, if such date is not a Business Day, the immediately
      preceding Business Day); and (b) first demand made by the Lender,
      whereafter the Borrower's right to make withdrawals from the Overdraft
      Account under this Agreement shall in all respects cease.

3.5   The Lender shall be entitled (but not bound) to debit any amount owing to
      the Lender under this Agreement or any of the Security Documents to the
      Overdraft Account.

3.6   The Borrower shall, throughout the Security Period, maintain the Overdraft
      Account with the Lender in Piraeus and shall complete such mandates and
      other documents relating to the opening and maintenance of the Overdraft
      Account as the Lender shall reasonably require.

4.    CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

4.1   The obligation of the Lender hereunder to make a first advance available
      to the Borrower in respect of the Overdraft Facility shall be expressly
      subject to the condition that the Lender shall have received the following
      documents or evidence in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender and
      its legal advisers:

(a)

      (i)   a Certificate of Incumbency executed by the Secretary or other
            appropriate officer of the Borrower, specifying the names of the
            directors and officers of the Borrower and having annexed thereto
            copies, certified as true and complete by the secretary or a
            director of the Borrower, of its constitutional documents and of the
            resolutions passed at a meeting of its Board of Directors evidencing
            approval of this Agreement and authorising its appropriate officer
            or officers or other representatives to seal or otherwise execute
            the same on its behalf; and

      (ii)  the original of any power of attorney issued by the Borrower
            pursuant to such resolutions; and

(b)   certified copies of all documents (with a certified translation if an
      original is not in English) evidencing any other necessary action
      approvals or consents with respect to this Agreement (including, but
      without limitation, all necessary governmental and other official
      approvals and consents in such pertinent jurisdictions as the Lender deems
      appropriate); and

(c)   the Negative Pledges duly executed by Front Shipholding and Longview
      together with evidence that there is no lien, charge or encumbrance of any
      kind whatsoever on either Vessel or her earnings, insurances or
      requisition compensation; and

(d)   the fee due under Clause 9.1; and

(e)   valuations from an independent broker appointed by the Lender, in form and
      substance satisfactory to the Lender, in respect of the Vessels showing an
      aggregate value of no less than $71,500,000; and

(f)   such legal opinions on such matters of foreign law as the Lender shall
      require; (g) evidence that the persons named in Clause 12.2 have consented
      to their appointment as agents for service upon the terms set out in such
      clause.

5.    PAYMENTS; TAXATION

5.1   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, all
      payments by the Borrower hereunder whether in respect of principal,
      interest or otherwise, shall be made without set-off or counterclaim and
      free and clear of any Taxes and without any deduction or withholding
      whatsoever, as follows:

(a)   in Dollars, in funds which are for same day settlement in the New York
      Clearing House Interbank Payments System or in such other Dollar funds as
      shall for the time being be customary for the same day settlement of
      transactions of this nature, not later than 10:00 a.m. (local time) on the
      Business Day (in New York City) on which the relevant payment is due under
      the terms of this Agreement; and

(b)   to the account of the Lender with the Receiving Bank. 5.2 The Borrower
      agrees that it will pay to and/or indemnify the Lender for such additional
      amounts as may be necessary in order that the net payments of principal
      of, and interest on, the Overdraft Balance and each part thereof and all
      other payments under this Agreement after deduction or withholding for, or
      on account of, every present or future Taxes imposed by any competent
      authority in any relevant jurisdiction shall be no less than such payments
      would have been had there been no such Taxes. The Borrower shall promptly
      deliver to the Lender duly authenticated official receipts, certificates
      or other proof of all the relevant Taxation and other authorities
      involved, evidencing the amounts (if any) paid or payable in respect of
      any deduction

5.3   All interest and other payments hereunder of an annual nature shall accrue
      from day to day and be calculated on the actual number of days elapsed and
      on the basis of a 360 day year.

6.    COVENANTS

6.1   The Borrower hereby covenants and undertakes with the Lender that,
      throughout the Security Period:

(a)   the Borrower will duly perform and observe the terms of this Agreement;

(b)   the Borrower will promptly inform the Lender of any occurrence of which
      the Borrower becomes aware which, in its reasonable opinion, might
      adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this
      Agreement;

(c)   the Borrower will promptly inform the Lender as soon as the Borrower
      becomes aware of the same, details of any litigation, arbitration, or
      proceeding which, if it had been pending, current or threatened at the
      date of this Agreement, would have rendered the representations contained
      in Clause 2.1(e) incorrect;

(d)   it will deliver to the Lender promptly, such other information relating to
      the business, undertaking, assets, liabilities, revenues, financial
      condition or affairs of the Borrower as the Lender from time to time may
      require including (without limitation) in relation to the Vessels and
      their employment; and

(e)   it will, if the Overdraft is not repaid on or prior to 31 May 2001, on the
      Lender's first demand, procure that there are executed and registered in
      favour of the Lender, first preferred Greek ship mortgages over the
      Vessels in such form as the Lender shall require;

(f)   the Borrower will not, without the prior written consent of the Lender
      (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld in the case of
      sub-paragraphs (vi) and (viii) hereof):

      (i)   create, assume or permit to exist any mortgage, pledge, lien,
            charge, encumbrance or any security interest whatsoever upon any of
            its property or other assets, real or personal, tangible or
            intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired otherwise than
            under, or in accordance with, the Security Documents;

      (ii)  make any loans or advances to, or any investments in, any person,
            firm, corporation, joint venture or other entity (including, without
            limitation, any loan or advance to any officer, director,
            stockholder, employee or customer of the Borrower) other than in
            connection directly with the ownership, operation and trading of any
            vessel;

      (iii) after the date hereof borrow any money other than the Overdraft
            Facility; (iv) assume, guarantee or endorse or otherwise become or
            remain liable in connection with any obligation of any person, firm,
            company or other entity;

      (v)   change the nature of its business as presently conducted;

      (vi)  declare dividends or make other distributions of any kind to its
            shareholders or pay out any funds to any company or person except in
            connection with the administration of the Borrower the repayment of
            and payment of interest on the Overdraft Facility or as otherwise
            permitted or required by or pursuant to the Agreement;

      (vii) dissolve or consolidate with, or merge into, any other corporation,
            or merge any other corporation into the Borrower; (viii) issue any
            further shares or dispose or agree to dispose of any assets; (ix)
            open any bank accounts in its name or with any other person at any
            bank or other financial institution except the Lender;

7. SECURITY AND APPLICATION

7.1   It is declared and agreed that (i) the security created or to be created
      by or pursuant to this Agreement shall be held by the Lender as a
      continuing security for the payment of all moneys which may at any time
      and from time to time be or become due and payable to the Lender under
      this Agreement, (ii) the security so created shall not be satisfied by any
      intermediate payment or satisfaction of any part of the amount hereby and
      thereby secured, (iii) the security so created shall be in addition to and
      shall not in any way be prejudiced or affected by any collateral or other
      security now or hereafter held by the Lender for all or any part of the
      moneys hereby and thereby secured, (iv) every power and remedy given to
      the Lender hereunder shall be in addition to, and not a limitation of, any
      and every other power or remedy vested in the Lender hereunder or
      thereunder and (v) all the powers so vested in the Lender may be exercised
      from time to time and as often as the Lender may deem expedient.

7.2   All moneys received by the Lender after the Overdraft Balance shall have
      become repayable pursuant to Clause 3.4 and which are therein expressed to
      be applicable in accordance with the provisions of this Clause shall be
      applied by the Lender in or towards payment of all sums which may be owing
      to the Lender under this Agreement or any of them in such manner as the
      Lender shall in its sole and absolute discretion deem fit, and the surplus
      (if any) shall be paid to the Borrower as it shall direct to the Lender by
      tested telex or in writing by an authorised signatory of the Borrower
      named on the Overdraft Account mandate form submitted by the Borrower to
      the Lender or to whomsoever else may be entitled thereto.

8.    ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS

8.1   This Agreement shall be binding upon, and enure to the benefit of, the
      Borrower and the Lender and their respective successors and assigns except
      that the Borrower may not assign any of its rights or obligations
      hereunder without the prior written consent of the Lender. In giving
      consent as aforesaid to any such assignment by the Borrower, the Lender
      shall be entitled to impose such conditions as it shall think fit.

8.2

(a)   The Lender shall be entitled to assign, transfer or sub-participate the
      whole or any part of its rights or obligations under this Agreement (i) to
      any subsidiary or holding company of the Lender or to any subsidiary
      company of any holding company thereof or to a central bank or monetary or
      regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Lender or (ii) to any
      other bank or financial institution whatsoever. The Lender shall be
      entitled to disclose to any such assignee, transferee or sub-participant
      as is referred to at (i) above or to any such assignee, transferee or
      sub-participant pursuant to (ii) above such information in relation to the
      Borrower and the Overdraft Facility and the security therefor.

(b)   The Lender shall be entitled at any time to perform its obligations under
      this Agreement through a branch of the Lender (not being a separate legal
      entity) other than the branch specified in the definition of "Lender" in
      Clause 1.2, and, in such case, the benefit of this Agreement shall enure
      in favour of the Lender at such branch.

9.    FEES AND EXPENSES

9.1   The Borrower shall pay to the Lender:

(a)   on the date of execution of this Agreement a non-refundable facility fee
      in an amount of $50,000;

(b)   upon demand, all costs, charges and expenses (including all out-of-pocket
      expenses and legal fees and V.A.T. thereon) incurred by the Lender in
      connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and (if required)
      registration of, or the preservation of rights under and enforcement or
      attempted enforcement of, this Agreement or otherwise in connection with
      the Overdraft Facility or any part thereof (including, but not limited to,
      any variation, amendment or supplement to any of the terms of this
      Agreement); and

(c)   upon demand, all stamp, registration or other duties (including any such
      duties payable by the Lender) imposed by any relevant jurisdiction (or any
      taxing authority therein or thereof) on this Agreement or otherwise in
      connection with the Overdraft Facility or any part thereof.

9.2   The Lender shall be entitled (but not bound) to debit the Overdraft
      Account on account of any legal fees and expenses incurred by the Lender
      under Clause 9.1(b) or in respect of the facility fee due under Clause
      9.1(a) and the Borrower hereby authorises the Lender to make any such
      debit.

10.   INCREASED COSTS, ETC.

10.1  If any applicable law, regulation or regulatory requirement or any change
      therein or in the interpretation thereof, or if compliance by the Lender
      with any applicable direction, request or requirement (whether or not
      having the force of law) of any governmental or other authority, shall:

(a)   subject the Lender to any Taxes with respect to the Overdraft Facility
      (other than corporate Taxation on the Lender's overall net income), or

(b)   change the basis of Taxation to the Lender of payments of principal or
      interest or any other payment due or to become due pursuant to this
      Agreement, or

(c)   impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve requirements or require the
      making of any special deposits against or in respect of any assets or
      liabilities of, deposits with or for the account of, or loans by, the
      Lender, or

(d)   impose on the Lender any other condition affecting the Overdraft Facility
      (including, without limitation, any capital adequacy requirements), and
      the result of the foregoing is either to increase the cost to the Lender
      of making available or maintaining the Overdraft Facility or to reduce the
      amount of any payment received by the Lender, then and in any such case if
      such increase or reduction in the opinion of the Lender materially affects
      the interests of the Lender:

      (i)   the Lender shall notify the Borrower of the happening of such event;
            and

      (ii)  the Borrower shall forthwith upon demand pay to the Lender such
            amount as the Lender shall from time to time certify to be necessary
            to compensate the Lender for such additional cost or such reduction.

11.   INDEMNITIES AND SET-OFF

11.1

(a)   The Borrower shall indemnify the Lender against any loss or damage which,
      consequent upon any judgment being obtained or enforced in respect of the
      non-payment by the Borrower of any amounts due under or pursuant to this
      Agreement, arises from any variation in rates of exchange between the
      currency in which such amount was due and the currency in which judgment
      is obtained or enforced between the date of the said amount becoming due
      (or the date of the said judgment being obtained as the case may be) and
      the date of actual payment thereof.

(b)   The Borrower shall indemnify the Lender on demand against all costs and
      expenses arising out of the role of the Receiving Bank in relation to the
      Overdraft Facility.

(c)   The indemnities contained in this Clause 11.1 shall apply irrespective of
      any indulgence granted to the Borrower or any other person from time to
      time and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any
      payment in favour of the Lender and any amount due from the Borrower under
      this Clause 11.1 will be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected
      by judgment being obtained for any other sums due under or in respect of
      this Agreement or the Security Documents.

11.2  The Borrower irrevocably authorises the Lender, at any time and from time
      to time (and without notice), to apply any credit balance to which the
      Borrower is then entitled on any account of the Borrower with the Lender
      or at any of its offices in satisfaction of any sum due and payable from
      the Borrower to the Lender under this Agreement. For this purpose, the
      Lender is authorised to purchase with the moneys standing to the credit of
      such account such other currencies as may be necessary to effect such
      application. The Lender shall not be obliged to exercise any right given
      to it by this Clause 11.2.

12.   LAW AND JURISDICTION

12.1  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
      English law.

12.2  For the exclusive benefit of the Lender the Borrower agrees that any legal
      action or proceeding arising out of this Agreement may be brought in the
      High Court of Justice in England and irrevocably submits to the
      jurisdiction of that court. The Borrower hereby irrevocably designates,
      appoints and empowers Agelef Shipping Company (London) Ltd. whose
      registered office is at 22 Carlisle Place, London SW 1P, England to
      receive for and on behalf of the Borrower service of process in England
      provided that such designation shall not affect the ability of the Lender
      to serve any such process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
      The submission by the Borrower to such jurisdiction shall not (and shall
      not be construed so as to) limit the right of the Lender to commence any
      proceedings arising out of this Agreement in whatsoever jurisdiction shall
      to it seem fit.

13.   NOTICES, ETC.

13.1  Every notice or demand under this Agreement shall be given or made by
      telex or fax or, in the event of breakdown of telex communications, by
      letter.

13.2  Every notice or demand shall be sent to the Lender at its address or telex
      or fax number specified in Clause 1.2. Notices or demands shall be sent to
      the Borrower care of Anangel Shipping Enterprises S.A. of 354 Syngrou
      Avenue, Athens, Greece (fax no. (301) 946 7317). Any notice sent by telex
      or facsimile shall be confirmed by prepaid airmail letter posted as soon
      as practicable thereafter but the failure of the addressee to receive such
      letter shall not prejudice the validity or effect of such telex or
      facsimile notice.

13.3  Every notice or demand shall, except so far as otherwise expressly
      provided by this Agreement, be deemed to have been received in the case of
      a telex or facsimile at the time of dispatch or transmission thereof
      (provided that, if the date of dispatch or transmission is not a Business
      Day in the country of the party to whom such notice or demand is sent, it
      shall be deemed to have been received on the next following Business Day
      in the country of the addressee) and, in the case of a letter, upon actual
      receipt.

14.   MISCELLANEOUS

14.1  Time is of the essence of this Agreement but no failure or delay on the
      part of the Lender to exercise any power or right under this Agreement or
      a Negative Pledge shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single
      or partial exercise by the Lender of any power or right hereunder or under
      a Negative Pledge or any of them preclude any other or further exercise
      thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies provided herein
      and in the Negative Pledges are cumulative and are not exclusive of any
      remedies provided by law.

14.2  In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or
      the Negative Pledge should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
      respect under any law, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
      remaining provisions herein or therein contained shall not in any way be
      affected or impaired thereby.

14.3  The provisions of this Agreement and, where relevant, of the Negative
      Pledge shall be read together but, in event of any conflict between the
      provisions herein and therein contained, the provisions of this Agreement
      shall prevail.

14.4  A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the
      Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or to enjoy the
      benefit of any term of this Agreement.

                                   SCHEDULE

The Mandatory Cost Rate will be calculated in accordance with the following
formula:

            F x 0.01
            --------
              300

where on the day(s) of application of the formula:

F.    is the rate of charge payable by the Lender to the Financial Services
      Authority pursuant to paragraph 2 of the Fees Regulations (but where for
      this purpose, the figure at paragraph 2.02b/2.03b shall be deemed to be
      zero) and expressed in pounds per (pound)1 million of the Fee Base of the
      Lender.

For the purposes of this Schedule:

Fee Base has the meaning ascribed to it for the purposes of, and all be
calculated in accordance with, the Fees Regulations.

Fees Regulations means, as appropriate, either the Banking Supervision (Fees)
Regulations 1998 or such regulations as from time to time may be in force,
relating to the payment of fees for banking supervision in respect of periods
subsequent to 31 March 1999.

Any reference to a provision of any statute, directive, order or regulation
herein is a reference to that provision as amended or re-enacted from time to
time.

If alternative or additional financial requirements are imposed which in the
Lender's opinion make the formula set out above no longer appropriate, the
Lender shall be entitled to stipulate such other formula as shall be suitable to
apply in substitution for the formula set out above.

IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their authorised officers or other representatives the day and year
first above written.

SIGNED by                                 )
for and on behalf of                      )
ANANGEL-AMERICAN SHIPHOLDINGS             )
LIMITED in the presence of:               )

SIGNED by                                 )
for and on behalf of                      )
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC            )
in the presence of:                       )EXHIBIT 4.20

                            STOCK TRANSFER AGREEMENT

This Agreement was made this 29th day of May 2001 between ANANGEL-AMERICAN
SHIPHOLDINGS LIMITED of Cayman Islands ("AASL") and MARAN HOLDINGS LIMITED OF
CAYMAN ISLANDS ("Maran").

1.    AASL is the owner and holder of all the five hundred (500) bearer shares
      of the issued and outstanding capital stock of TITAN MARITIME LTD. of
      Monrovia, Liberia ("Titan") as well as of ALPHA BAY & INVESTMENT INC.
      ("Alpha Bay").

2.    Titan is the Buyer of Daewoo Hull No. 5205 under the shipbuilding contract
      dated 1st May 2001 made between the Builder, i.e., Daewoo Shipbuilding &
      Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. of Korea and Titan. Alpha Bay is the buyer of
      Daewoo Hull No. 1150.

3.    Now, for value received U.S. Dollars Four Million and Two Hundred Thousand
      (US$4,200,000), AASL hereby sells, transfers and assigns to Maran free and
      clear of all claims, liens, charges and encumbrances and Maran acquires
      from AASL all the Five Hundred shares of Titan and Alpha Bay represented
      by one bearer share certificate numbered 1 for 500 shares without par
      value for each of the Buyers, which have been validly issued pursuant to a
      Board of Directors' resolution and are outstanding, fully paid and non
      assessable.

4.    Maran hereby grants to AASL the right to exercise an option of acquiring
      an additional twenty six per cent (26%) of the stock of ACOL TANKERS
      LIMITED of Cayman Islands ("Acol") at the price based on Acol's net asset
      value at the time of exercise of the said option. Such option to be
      exercised by AASL by 31st December 2001.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement is signed by the parties herein as follows:

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FOR ANANGEL-AMERICAN SHIPHOLDINGS LIMITED

By: /s/ Dimitri Stylianon
   ---------------------------
        Dimitri Stylianou
       Director/Treasurer

FOR MARAN HOLDINGS LIMITED

By: /s/ John Angelicoussis
   ---------------------------
       John Angelicoussis
       Director/President

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