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On this site you'll find over two thousand ships of Shell Tankers built from 1867 to ships that have not even been launched yet! As well as the ships of The Eagle Tanker Company Ltd, built between 1912 and 1959. Now the Oil- and Gas- fleet managed by Shell International Trading and Shipping Comp. London.

Besides that, over nine thousand visitors have registered themselves here, and they added themselves as member of the crew for 29.000 times. No less than 1.500 guestbook messages and 1.200 anecdotes were shared at Helderline. The 5.700 photos and images show the 2.285 ships, which are classified in 79 classes, 17 types of cargo, 308 managing companies, 399 yards and 60 countries. We even have 600 ships of which we know the current location.

I sailed in the sixties on the Abida, Vitrea, Koratia and the Kosicia.

Please enjoy your visit here and send me a comment, Kees Helder

SOLAR RUO YUN

Completed 2021 as "SOLAR RUO YUN" for Shandong Shipping. Build as Solar Michelle. Number 29 from Shell Project Solar, a total of 30 chemical/oil products tankers. All the vessels will be on long-term time charter by STASCo. 2021-2029.

SOLAR NAAMA

Completed 2021 as "SOLAR NAAMA" for J.P. Morgan Management. Number 23 from Shell Project Solar, a total of 30 chemical/oil products tankers. All the vessels will be on long-term time charter by STASCo. 2021-2029.

ASPRELLA (2) ex. SHELL SEAFARER

Completed 1981 as "SHELL SEAFARER" for Shell UK Coastal Shipping. 1993 renamed "ASPRELLA". 1999 sold to FT Everard & Sons and renamed Arduity. 2006 sold to Salina Bay Maritime Valletta and renamed Salina Bay.

RANELLA

Completed 1912 as "RANELLA" for Anglo-Saxon. 1931 sold to Th Andersen Norway. 1940 sold as Ranella to Erling Hansens Norway. 12-6-1941 torpedoed and sunk by German U553. Voyage Glasgow New York.

SOLAR SKYLER

Completed 2020 as "SOLAR SKYLER" for Tristar Transport. Number 14 from Shell Project Solar, a total of 30 chemical/oil products tankers. All the vessels will be on long term time charter by STASCo. Managed by Shell Tankers Singapore.

PACIFIC JULIA

Completed 2017 as "PACIFIC JULIA" for Sinokor. Shell Project Oval, a total of ten LR1-LR2 newbuildings. 2017-2024 in time-charter by STASCo. 2024 to Basic Eternity Line.

DIALA (2)

Completed 1966 as "DIALA" for Deutsche Shell. 1988 sold to Cincia Shipping Monrovia and renamed Lan Shui. 1992 bow and midships converted to a FSO and renamed Bongkot FSO. 2006 renamed FSO Peeti.

SAN FLAVIANO

Completed 1956 as "SAN FLAVIANO" for Eagle Oil. 28-4-1958 sunk by air attack at Balik Papan Indonesian. 27-5-1960 grounded near Manilla while in tow to Hong Kong, re-floated and scrapped Hong Kong.

ALBERT (ex.Samuel Prospect)

Completed 2019 as "SAMUEL PROSPECT" for SCF Mangement. Aframax Crude oil tanker. Powered by LNG. In time charter for 10 years. 2022 sold to Capital Maritime & Trading and renamed "ALBERT".

PARIS KNUTSEN

Completed 2023 as "PARIS KNUTSEN" for Knutsen LNG France. Number 14 of 24 gas-fueled LNG vessels in charter for Shell Singapore. 2023-2030. Capacity 174.000 cbm of LNG.

PACIFIC OPAL

Completed 2021 as "PACIFIC OPAL" for Sinokor. Number 8 from 10 LNG fuelled Aframax Crude Tankers. In long time charter for Shell Tankers Singapore.

SILVER HEBA

Completed 2016 as "SILVER HEBA" for Tristar Transport. Number 43 from Shell Project Silver, a total of 50 newbuildings, including 6 for Tristar Transport. All the vessels will be on long term time charter by STASCo. Managed by Shell Tankers Singapore. 2016-2026.

SOLAR NESRIN

Completed 2020 as "SOLAR NESRIN" for Tristar Transport. Number 6 from Shell Project Solar, a total of 30 chemical/oil products tankers. All the vessels will be on long term time charter by STASCo. Managed by Shell Tankers Singapore.

SOLAR SHARNA

Completed 2020 as "SOLAR SHARNA" for Tristar Transport. Number 3 from Shell Project Solar, a total of 30 chemical/oil products tankers. All the vessels will be on long term time charter by STASCo. Managed by Shell Tankers Singapore.

NORTHWEST SEAEAGLE

Completed 1992 as "NORTHWEST SEAEAGLE" for North West Shelf Shipping. Capacity 125.541 cbm of LNG. 1993 operated by Shell Tankers Australia and manned by STASCo. 2020 to Karmarine Turkey and renamed Karmol LNGT Powership Anatolia. 2020 to Pan-Exp Engineering Singapore and renamed "CNTIC VPower Energy".