Maritime Research, Inc.




                                                     September 3, 1998


TO: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF:

Millenium Seacarriers, Inc.
Oakmont Shipping and Trading Limited        Rapid Ocean Carriers, Inc.
Topscale Shipping Company Limited           Conifer Shipping Company Limited
Ivy Navigation Ltd.                                  Millenium Aleksander, Inc.
Millenium Elmar, Inc.                       Millenium II, Inc.
Millenium III, Inc.                                  Millenium IV, Inc.
Millenium V, Inc.                                    Millenium VI, Inc.
Millenium VII, Inc.                                  Millenium Amethyst, Inc.
Millenium Yama, Inc.                        Millenium Majestic, Inc.



Re:   Registration Statement offering 12% First Priority Exchange Ship Mortgage
      NOTES DUE 2005 BY THE ABOVE REFERENCED REGISTRANTS ON FORM F-4.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of the
above captioned Registration Statement to be filed on Form F-4, of this firm's
name in the form and context in which
the same appears.

                                                     MARITIME RESEARCH, INC.
                                                     499 Ernston Road
                                                     P.O. Box 805
                                                     Parlin, NJ 08859

                                                     By: /s/ Jay Allan, V.P.
                                                         -------------------
                                                     Name: Jay Allan
                                                     Title:   Vice President