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January 23rd, 2024 :
Ampetco (2) ex. Urania    ( Fourth photo )
Esso Antwerp (2)    ( First photo )
Esso Belgium (1)    ( Third photo )
Esso Belgium (1)    ( Eight photo )
Datum gecorrigeerd on page : De aanvaring met de "Seawitch" 1973 - Part -1

December, 2023 :
Sadly no updates

November 10th, 2023 :
Rearranged pages : Esso Belgium (1) - (1937-1953)  & Some more photos "Esso Belgium (1)" during WW2
Added some new photos on page : Some more photos "Esso Belgium (1)" during WW2    ( Photo 2, 3 & 4 )
Removed wrong photos on page : Ampetco (1) - (1923-1928)    ( They where already on page : Ampetco (2) - (1929-1944 )
Some interresting Documents Belgium Esso tankers, during WW2    ( Index )
Memorandum for Office of Merchant Ship Control
US Coast Guard, Operator's Record
US Coast Guard, Clearance
Radio Inspection Report

July, 2022 - October, 2023 :
Sadly no updates

June 20th, 2022 :
Esso Belgium (1)    ( First photo )
Esso Belgium (1)    ( Second photo )
Esso Belgium (1)    ( Third photo )
Motocarline    ( Fifth photo )
Motocarline    ( Sixth photo )

May - April - March, 2022 :
Sadly no updates

February 28th, 2022 :
Moved 2 photos from Dutch Esso-site to page :
Ampetco (2)
Ampetco (2)

January, 2022 :
Sadly no updtaes
December, 2021 :
Sadly no updtaes
November 22th, 2021 :
Sadly no updtaes

October 31th, 2021 :
Replaced photo : Hainaut    ( Fourth photo )
Replaced photo : Hainaut    ( Fifth photo )
Algemene info / General info "Hainaut"
Algemene info / General info "La Campine"
Rearranged the following pages :
Brabant - (1891-1892) &Hainaut - (1891-1911)
La Campine - (1892-1917)
Ampetco (1) - (1923-1928)
Extra information "Ampetco (1)"
"Ampetco (1)" als "Cities Service Empire"

November, 2021 :
Sadly no updtaes

August 26th, 2021 :
Updated pgaes : Brabant - (1891-1892) t/m "Ampetco (1)" als "Cities Service Empire"
New date and removed double information.

July, 2021 :
Sadly no updtaes

June 1st, 2021 :
Esso Belgium (1)    ( Fourth photo )
Esso Belgium (1)    ( Fifth photo )

May, 2021 :
Sadly no updtaes

April 29th, 2021 :
Belgiesche vloot, oude on-board foto's    ( 5 photos )

March 18th, 2021 :
Esso Ghent    ( Second photo )
Esso Ghent    ( Third photo )
Esso Forth ex. Esso Antwerp    ( Last photo )

February, 2021 :
Sadly no updtaes
January, 2021 :
Sadly no updtaes
December, 2020 :
Sadly no updtaes
November 22th, 2020 :
Belgiesche Scheepvaart -1961    ( Tekst + 3 tekeningen )

October, 2020 :
Sadly no updtaes
September 25th, 2020 :
VERGANE GLORIE VAN DE BELGISCHE KOOPVAARDIJ : ESSO TANKVAART 1891 - 1983    ( Part - 1 )    ( 5 photos )
VERGANE GLORIE VAN DE BELGISCHE KOOPVAARDIJ : ESSO TANKVAART 1891 - 1983    ( Part - 2 )    ( 5 photos )
VERGANE GLORIE VAN DE BELGISCHE KOOPVAARDIJ : ESSO TANKVAART 1891 - 1983    ( Part - 3 )    ( 6 photos )
VERGANE GLORIE VAN DE BELGISCHE KOOPVAARDIJ : ESSO TANKVAART 1891 - 1983    ( Part - 4 )    ( 1 photo )

August 13th, 2020 :
Ampetco (2) ex. Urania    ( First photo )
Replaced photo : Ampetco (3) ex. Calliope    ( First photo )
Ampetco (3) ex. Calliope    ( Second photo )
Ampetco (3) ex. Calliope    ( Last photo )
Esso Antwerp (2)    ( Second photo )

July 23rd, 2020 :
Esso Magazine 1991    ( Centre page )
Replaced photo : Esso 3    ( Second photo )
Replaced photo : Esso IV    ( Last photo )
Replaced photo : Esso 7    ( Fifth photo )
Replaced photo : Standard IV    ( 1 photo )

June 24th, 2020 :
Corrected the name of the photgrapher on the Esso Gent pages in Bernhardt Claude
Crew members on the Esso Ghent : Added names to photo.
Vilvoorde ex Esso 6    ( Ninth photo )
Replaced photo : Vilvoorde ex Esso 6    ( Eight photo )
Replaced photo : Vilvoorde ex Esso 6    ( Seventh photo )

May, 2020 :
Sadly no updtaes

April 20th, 2020 :
Esso IV    ( First photo )
Esso IV    ( Second photo )
Esso V    ( Fourth photo )
Esso 6    ( Sixth photo )
Esso 6    ( Eight photo )
Esso 6    ( Last photo )

February 15th, 2020 :
Esso Antwerp (2)    ( First photo )
Esso Antwerp (2)    ( Last photo )
Esso Belgium (1)    ( Third photo )
Esso Liege   ( Second photo )
Esso Liege    ( Last photo )
Miseno ex. Esso Belgium (1)    ( Last photo )

January 27th, 2020 :
Esso II    ( Second photo )
Esso Ghent van Bernhardt Claude - Part-5    ( 7 photos )
Esso Ghent van Bernhardt Claude - Part-6    ( 2 photos )
Replaced photo : Esso I    ( Second photo )
Replaced photo : Esso I    ( Last photo )
Replaced photo : Esso II    ( Last photo )
Replaced photo : Esso 3    ( First photo )
Removed last (wrong) photo on page : Esso I

December 20th, 2019 :
Esso Ghent van Bernhardt Claude - Part-3    ( 8 photos )
Esso Ghent van Bernhardt Claude - Part-4    ( 8 photos )
Standard 41    ( 1 photo no data )

November 20th, 2019 :
Foto's a/b Esso Ghent van Bernhardt Claude    ( Index )
Esso Ghent van Bernhardt Claude - Part-1    ( 8 photos )
Esso Ghent van Bernhardt Claude - Part-2    ( 8 photos )

October 14th, 2019 :
Ampetco (1)    ( First photo + text )
Esso 3    ( Fourth photo )
Esso 3    ( Last photo )
Esso Belgium (1)    ( Third photo )
Petromar Campana ex Esso Antwerp (1)    ( First photo )

August 30th, 2019 :
Esso Antwerp (2)    ( First photo )
Hainaut    ( Fourth photo )
Hainaut    ( Fifth photo )
Replaced photos : Standard XX    ( All 3 photos )
Replaced photos : Standard XXVII    ( First 4 photos )

March 13th, 2019 :
Esso Antwerp (1)    ( Fourth photo )
Some more photos "Esso Belgium (1)" during WW2    ( 2 photos + text )
Esso Brussels (2)    ( Second photo )

March 6th, 2019 :
Petroitti, ex. Vilvoorde, ex Esso 6    ( 2 photos + text )

July 29th, 2018.
In order to reduce the size off some pages, some new pages has been created :
"Ampetco (1)" als "Cities Service Empire"   ( With 1 older photo )
"Ampetco (2)" als "Urania"   ( With 1 older photo )
"Ampetco (3)" als "Calliope"   ( With 1 older photo )
Esso Antwerp (1)" als "Petromar Campana"   ( With 1 older photo )
"Esso Antwerp (2)"als "Esso Forth"   ( With 1 older photo )
"Esso Belgium (2)" als "Imperial Alberta"   ( With 1 older photo )
"Esso Brussels (2)" als "Petrola 36"   ( With 1 older photo )
Replaced photo : Esso Ghent    ( Last photo )

April 16th, 2018 :
Petrola 36 ex. Esso Brussels    ( Last photo )

March 22nd, 2018 :
Esso: van 'baby standard' tot petrochemie    ( Text )

February 22nd, 2018 :
Vilvoorde ex Esso 6    ( Tenth photo )
Vilvoorde ex Esso 6    ( Eleventh photo )
Vilvoorde ex Esso 6    ( Last photo )

New Pages :
Myrana, ex Esso II    ( New Page with 1 older phooto )
Amacita, ex Myrana, ex Esso II    ( New Page with 4 older phootos )
Margaretha 3, ex Amacita, ex Myrana, ex Esso II    ( New Page with 1 older phooto )
Nereus, ex Margaretha 3, ex Amacita, ex Myrana, ex Esso II    ( New Page with 17 older phootos )
Patrick, ex Esso IV    ( New Page with 3 older phootos )
Wharfdale H, ex Olympic, ex Esso V    ( New Page with 2 older phootos )
Vilvoorde, ex Esso 6    ( New Page with 9 older phootos )
Spaarnestroom, ex Esso 7    ( New Page with 6 older phootos )
Mayon, ex Spaarnestroom, ex Esso 7    ( New Page with 9 older phootos )

December 7th, 2017 : Standard (Nr.) XVI    ( No photo + data )

Op 20 Jui 2017 was ik klaar met de reparatie van deze site. / On July 20th 2017 I was done repairing this site.
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Special Note :
Afgelopen Vrijdag ( 30 Juni 30 )werd ik geconfronteerd met een mailtje van Photobucket.com. Op deze server heb ik ongeveer zo n 80 % van alle foto’s voor de sites geparkeerd.
Ben er 10 jaar geleden mee begonnen en nooit geen problemen. In dit mailtje stond dat men geen toestemming gaf om de daar geparkeerde foto’s voor een web site te gebruiken.
Maar ze geven wel de Embedded HTML code for the foto. Prompt waren de meeste foto’s niet meer zichtbaar. Ben nu begonnen met herstel werkzaamheden en de foto’s op andere
betrouwbare servers te zetten. Zal daar lange tijd mee bezig zijn. Op de plaats waar een foto ontbreekt staat de de vermelding : "plse update yr account to enable 3rd party hosting“.
Ik hoop dat ik er snel in slaag om de zaak weer up to date te krijgen en vraag iedereen even geduld te hebben.
Een X achterr het item in een Index betekend, gerepareerd !!!

Update 19-06-2017 :
New Photos :
Esso Antwerp (2)    ( Third photo )
New Pages :
Motocarline (Nr.) 22    ( No photo + data )
Petrima No. 4    ( No photo + data )
Standard (Nr.) XXII    ( No photo + data )
Replaced / Correction :
Replaced photo : Standard VI    ( Second photo )
Replaced photo : Standard VI    ( Third photo )
Replaced photo : Standard VI    ( Fourth photo )
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Update 15-05-2017 :
New Photos :
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New Pages :
Motocarline 5    ( No photo + data )
Motocarline 7    ( No photo + data )
Motocarline 8    ( No photo + data )
Motocarline 9    ( No photo + data )
Motocarline 11    ( No photo + data )
Motocarline 12    ( No photo + data )
Standard V    ( No photo + data )
Standard VII    ( No photo + data )
Standard IX    ( No photo + data )
Replaced / Correction :
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Update 17-04-2017 :
New Photos :
Amacitia ex. Myrana ex. Esso II    ( Fourth photo )
Ampetco (1)    ( Last photo )
Ampetco (2).ex Urania    ( Third photo )
Ampetco (2) ex Urania    ( Last photo )
Ampetco (3) ex. Calliope    ( Last photo )
Esso 3    ( Third photo )
Esso 3    ( Last photo )
Esso 6    ( Fourth photo )
New Pages :
De aanvaring "Esso Brussels (2)" - "Sea Witch"... verhaal van Etienne Bogaert    ( Text + 2 photos )
Replaced / Correction :
Replaced photo : Esso Ghent    ( Third photo )
Replaced photo : Esso Ghent    ( Fourth photo )
Replaced photo : Esso Liege    ( Seventh photo )
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Update 13-02-2017 :
New Photos :
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New Pages :
Motorcarline 25    ( No photo + data )
Onbekende Esso leurbootje van de Wit    ( 1 photo + data )
Petrima No. 3    ( No photo + data )
Standard XXV    ( No photo + data )
Standard XXVI    ( No photo + data )
Replaced / Correction :
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Update 16-01-2017 :
New Photos :
Ampetco (2)    ( Second photo )
New Pages :
Motorcarline 1    ( 1 photo + data )
Motorcarline 2    ( No photo + data )
Motorcarline 3    ( No photo + data )
Motocarline 4    ( 1 photo + data )
Motorcarline 6    ( 2 photos + data )
Motocarline (Nr.) 20    ( No photo + data )
Petrolea (Nr.) 20    ( No photo + data )
Standard III (1)    ( No photo + data )
Standard XIV    ( No photo + data )
Replaced / Correction :
Added new data for : Gas-Oil Nr. 1
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