It is shown that a semigroup of Shatten p-class operators is simultane
ously triangularizable if each pair of operators in the semigroup is t
riangularizable. Several sufficient conditions for triangularizability
of semigroups are obtained as corollaries. A ''block triangularizatio
n'' theorem for algebras of compact operators is established, conseque
nces of which include a number of necessary and sufficient conditions
for triangularization of such algebras. (C) 1997 Academic Press.