Castlehill Trading 467 cc is an authorised Shell Marine Lubricants distributor in South Africa.

We supply a wide range of lubricants, greases and oils to marine environments across the country.

We support both bulk deliveries (via road tanker) and packed delivery, including pails, drums and intermediate bulk containers (IBCs). We also provide pumping of drums and IBCs at most ports.

Castlehill Trading 467 cc is an authorised Shell marine lubricants distributor in South Africa.
We supply lubricants, diesel oils, greases and liner prevention treatments for marine vessels.
Castlehill Trading provides pumping services for drums and IBCs at ports.
We supply Shell marine lubricants to all ports in South Africa, including Richards Bay, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Saldanha Bay and Cape Town.
Shell Gadinia S3 is designed to help prevent liner lacquering and therefore reduce oil consumption in modern marine vessel engines.
Shell Argina is specifically designed for four-stroke diesel engines, to keep piston under crowns clean, maintaining cooling performance and preventing hot corrosion.
The Shell Alexia is the brand’s two-stroke diesel cylinder oil that is designed to help companies meet the IMO 2020 global fuel sulphur cap.

Lubricants for marine environments

Castlehill Trading 467 cc offers a vast range of Shell Marine lubricants to help optimise marine operations such as engine oils, hydraulic and gear system fluids, as well as greases.

Our range includes the Shell Alexia, which is Shell’s two-stroke diesel cylinder oil designed to help you meet the IMO 2020 global fuel sulphur cap. The range includes the Alexia 25, Alexia 40, Alexia 70 and Alexia 100.

We also offer the Shell Gadinia S3, which is designed to help prevent liner lacquering and therefore reduce oil consumption in modern engines and can also help reduce operational complexity. Approved for a wide range of non-engine shipboard applications such as reduction gears, it provides a single lubricant solution for smaller vessels.

In many cases, pressure to reduce operating costs is coinciding with increasing demands on engine oils. Shell Argina oils are designed to deliver high performance that can help to reduce costs, increase reliability and, ultimately, give you greater peace of mind.

Oil condition monitoring services

Shell Rapid Lubricants Analysis (RLA) is an oil condition monitoring service that helps you to keep your vessels running smoothly by identifying potential oil or equipment failures before they become critical.

Lubricant analysis will help your business to save money and time on maintenance caused by equipment failures. It is an early warning system that aims to reassure you that your equipment and lubricants are in optimum working order.

Specialised oils for diesel engines

Shell Alexia cylinder oils are suitable for applications in all two-stroke low-speed diesel engines. We offer the Shell Alexia 25, Alexia 40, Alexia 70 and Alexia 100.

Shell Argina is specifically formulated for four-stroke diesel engines, to keep piston under crowns clean, maintaining cooling performance and preventing hot corrosion. We offer the Shell Argina S2 40, Argina S2 30, Argina S3 30, Argina S3 40 and Argina S4 40.

For high-speed four-stroke diesel engines, we offer Shell Rimula R4X 15W-40.

Liner lacquering prevention solutions

Shell Gadinia S3 is designed to help prevent liner lacquering and therefore reduce oil consumption in modern engines and it can also help to reduce operational complexity.

Approved for a wide range of non-engine shipboard applications such as reduction gears, it provides a single lubricant solution for smaller vessels. We offer the Shell Gadinia S3 30, Gadinia S3 40 and Gadinia AL 40.

Hydraulic fluids

The Shell Tellus range of hydraulic fluids provides reliable air release filterability and cleanliness, and the latest technology to help extend pump life even under the most adverse conditions.

Gear, refrigeration and air compressor oils

Every part of your machine or process has been meticulously engineered, so you need a lubricant that will protect and maintain its efficiency.

The Shell Refrigeration Oil range lets you select the oil designed to deliver optimum value to your operation through enhanced equipment protection, and high system efficiency.

The Shell Omala range of gear oils has been developed to enable marine equipment operators to select the oil that will deliver optimum value to their operations through enhanced wear protection and long oil life.

The Shell Corena series of air compressor oils has been developed to enable equipment operators to select the oil that will deliver optimum value to their operations through enhanced wear protection, long oil life and high system efficiency.

Multipurpose greases

The Shell Gadus ranges include multipurpose greases that can help to simplify your product inventory, as well as speciality greases, including advanced polyurea synthetic products designed for the most severe extreme-temperature and long-life applications, and a range of open-gear lubricants.

In addition, Shell Spirax is our high-quality automatic transmission fluid suitable for heavy-duty transmissions.

Turbine oils

Shell’s series of turbine oils has been developed to deliver optimum value to your operation through enhanced protection, long oil life and high system efficiency. Ranging from high-temperature gas turbine systems to combined cycle systems with integral gearing, the Shell Turbo range can protect your equipment from corrosion and minimise the build-up of deposits and lacquer in turbine bearings and control valves.

Heat transfer fluids

Shell Heat Transfer Oil is a heat transfer fluid for use in indirect closed fluid heat transfer systems with bulk temperatures up to 320°C. In addition, Shell Nautilus Premium Outboard is a high-performance lubricant for enhanced protection of all gasoline outboard two-stroke motors.

About Castlehill Trading 467 cc

Based in South Africa, Castlehill Trading 467 cc supplies Shell Marine Lubricants at all ports in South Africa, including Richards Bay, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Saldanha Bay and Cape Town.

Castlehill Trading 467 cc has warehouses based in Durban and Cape Town, which are less than 30km from the port of their respective ports. Our facilities are strategically based in South Africa to meet the growing needs of the marine lubricants market. As customer service is one of our main priorities, we are renowned for our prompt delivery, meeting vessel schedules and delivery requirements.