'Saline' unloading salt after collision outside Delfzijl
Saline passing Rozenburg, 22-07-2007

SALINE

Name:

SALINE
MMSI number:

371551000
IMO number:

9048641
Nat. Official Number:

18266 Z R 1992
Call sign:

PHHH
Flag:

Netherlands
Port of registry:

Rotterdam
Registered owner:

Saltra Chartering & Agencies B.V., Rotterdam
ISM Manager:

Vertom UCS Holding B.V., Rotterdam
Commercial manager:

Vertom Scheepvaart- en Handelmaatschappij B.V., Rotterdam
Shipyard:

Bodewes Scheepswerven B.V., Hoogezand / 565
Keel laid:

05-02-1992
Launch date:

16-01-1993
Delivery date:

09-03-1993
Gross tonnage:

1990
Net tonnage:

1036
Deadweight:

3604
Length overall:

89.90 M
Length between perpendiculars:

84.83 M
Width:

12.96 M
Draught:

5.00 M
Main engine:

Bolnes 9DNL190/600
Power:

1260 kW
Speed in knots:

11
Ship history & data

Ship history data
1993: SALINE
 PHHH
Rotterdam / Netherlands
(04-03-1993)		 Owner: Saltra Chartering & Agencies B.V., Rotterdam
Manager: Vertom Scheepvaart- en Handelmaatschappij B.V., Rotterdam
2009: SALINE
 2CPB7
London / Great Britain
(00-08-2009)		 Owner: Seabess Ltd., London
Manager: HC Shipping & Chartering Ltd., Hull
2010: SALINE
 2CPB7
London / Great Britain
(15-03-2010)		 Owner: Seabess Ltd., London
Manager: CB Marine Ltd., London
2011: ACER
 2CPB7
London / Great Britain
(12-04-2011)		 Owner: Acer Shipping Ltd., Unknown
Manager: Nyki Shipping B.V., Rhoon
2012: CELTIC EXPLORER
 2CPB7
London / Great Britain
(15-06-2012)		 Owner: Acer Shipping Ltd., Unknown
Manager: Tee-Refic Ship Management B.V., Barendrecht
2013: CELTIC EXPLORER
 PHHH
Rotterdam / Netherlands
(15-01-2013)		 Owner: South West Shipping SWS B.V., Barendrecht
Manager: Tee-Refic Ship Management B.V., Barendrecht
2012: CELTIC EXPLORER
 2CPB7
London / Great Britain
(15-06-2012)		 Owner: Acer Shipping Ltd., Unknown
Manager: Tee-Refic Ship Management B.V., Barendrecht
2013: CELTIC EXPLORER
 PHHH
Rotterdam / Netherlands
(15-01-2013)		 Owner: South West Shipping SWS B.V., Barendrecht
Manager: Tee-Refic Ship Management B.V., Barendrecht
2014: CELTIC EXPLORER
 PHHH
Rotterdam / Netherlands
(00-06-2014)		 Owner: Shipping Opportunity Fund I B.V., Rotterdam
Manager: Q-Shipping B.V. and Moerman Kustvaartbedrijf B.V., Ridderkerk
2015: CELTIC EXPLORER
 PHHH
Rotterdam / Netherlands
(23-01-2015)		 Owner: Shipping Opportunity Fund I B.V., Rotterdam
Manager: Moerman Kustvaartbedrijf B.V., Ridderkerk
2015: EXPLORER
 9OMI
Matadi / Congo
(09-12-2015)		 Owner: Conquest Shiptrade Inc., Tirana
Manager: Conquest Shiptrade Inc., Tirana
2017: NS EXPLORER
3ECY7
Panama / Panama R.P.
(00-02-2017)		 Owner: Conquest Shiptrade Inc., Tirana
Manager: Conquest Shiptrade Inc., Tirana

Additional info
02-04-1992: Initial “SALT TRADER” for Vertom Scheepvaart- en Handelsmaatschappij B.V., Rotterdam
00-02-1993: On a ten-year contract used for the transport of salt on weekly schedule from the salt factory of Akzo Nobel in Delfzijl to the electrolysis plant of Akzo Nobel in Rotterdam.
10-02-2001: In dense fog outside Delfzijl near Friesche Gaatje collided with the “BALTIC  SKIPPER” and suffered heavy damage. Immediately started unloading cargo of salt due to danger of sinking. 12-02-2001 docked at Niestern Sander and 13-02-2001 moored between the drydocks.  21-02-2001 left for Frisian Shipyard, Harlingen for repairs. Returned into service on 07-04-2001.
06-02-2009: On the North Sea with a cargo bauxite aluminium ore in the estuary of the Humber, at 03:34 a.m. fire broke out in the engine room. Fire brought under control with CO2. With “LADY STEPHANIE” and “SVITZER MOIRA” towed to the Albert Dock in Hull.
20-01-2013: New Nat. Official Number: 23515 Z 2013

Latest data adjustment: 25-10-2022