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                                                                    EXHIBIT 25.1

                                    FORM T-1

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                    UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
                   A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

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                      CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                      ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                            SECTION 305(B)(2) _______

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                     UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

                  New York                                     13-3818954
       (Jurisdiction of incorporation                       (I.R.S. employer
        if not a U.S. national bank)                       identification No.)

            114 West 47th Street                               10036-1532
                New York, NY                                   (Zip Code)
           (Address of principal
             executive offices)
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                           TEEKAY SHIPPING CORPORATION
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

      Republic of the Marshall Islands                             N/A
      (State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. employer
       incorporation or organization)                      identification No.)

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      TK House, Bayside Executive Park
        West Bay Street and Blake Road                             N/A
          P.O. Box AP-59213, Nassau                             (Zip Code)
         Commonwealth of the Bahamas

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                      8.875% Senior Notes due July 15, 2011
                       (Title of the indenture securities)


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                                     GENERAL

1.   GENERAL INFORMATION

     Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

     (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
          it is subject.

          Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2nd District), New York, New York
               (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
          Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
          New York State Banking Department, Albany, New York

     (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

          The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

2.   AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR

     If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
     affiliation.

             None

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15:

     Teekay Shipping Corporation currently is not in default under any of its
     outstanding securities for which United States Trust Company of New York is
     Trustee. Accordingly, responses to Items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
     13, 14 and 15 of Form T-1 are not required under General Instruction B.

16.  LIST OF EXHIBITS



                     
     T-1.1       --        Organization Certificate, as amended, issued by
                           the State of New York Banking Department to transact
                           business as a Trust Company, is incorporated by
                           reference to Exhibit T-1.1 to Form T-1 filed on
                           September 15, 1995 with the Commission pursuant to
                           the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by the
                           Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990 (Registration No.
                           33-97056).

     T-1.2        --       Included in Exhibit T-1.1.

     T-1.3        --       Included in Exhibit T-1.1.



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16.  LIST OF EXHIBITS
     (cont'd)




                     
     T-1.4       --        The By-Laws of United States Trust Company of New
                           York, as amended, is incorporated by reference to
                           Exhibit T-1.4 to Form T-1 filed on September 15, 1995
                           with the Commission pursuant to the Trust Indenture
                           Act of 1939, as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform
                           Act of 1990 (Registration No. 33-97056).

     T-1.6       --        The consent of the trustee required by Section
                           321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended
                           by the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990.

     T-1.7       --        A copy of the latest report of condition of the
                           trustee pursuant to law or the requirements of its
                           supervising or examining authority.


NOTE

As of July 5, 2001, the trustee had 2,999,029 shares of Common Stock
outstanding, all of which are owned by its parent company, U.S. Trust
Corporation. The term "trustee" in Item 2, refers to each of United States Trust
Company of New York and its parent company, U. S. Trust Corporation.

In answering Item 2 in this statement of eligibility as to matters peculiarly
within the knowledge of the obligor or its directors, the trustee has relied
upon information furnished to it by the obligor and will rely on information to
be furnished by the obligor and the trustee disclaims responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of such information.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the trustee,
United States Trust Company of New York, a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of
eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, all in the City of New York, and State of New York, on the 5th day
of July 2001.

UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
   OF NEW YORK, Trustee

By:      /s/Cynthia Chaney
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         Cynthia Chaney
         Assistant Vice President


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                                                                   EXHIBIT T-1.6

        The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

                     United States Trust Company of New York
                              114 West 47th Street
                               New York, NY 10036

March 10, 2000



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990, and subject to the
limitations set forth therein, United States Trust Company of New York ("U.S.
Trust") hereby consents that reports of examinations of U.S. Trust by Federal,
State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities
to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor.

Very truly yours,


UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
        OF NEW YORK


         /s/Gerard F. Ganey
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By:      Gerard F. Ganey
         Senior Vice President


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                                                                   EXHIBIT T-1.7

                     UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION
                                 MARCH 31, 2001
                                ($ IN THOUSANDS)




                                                                  
ASSETS
Cash and Due from Banks                                              $    60,744
Short-Term Investments                                                    61,956

Securities, Available for Sale                                           687,786

Loans                                                                  2,866,204
Less:  Allowance for Credit Losses                                        17,858
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      Net Loans                                                        2,848,346
Premises and Equipment                                                    65,105
Other Assets                                                             264,387
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      TOTAL ASSETS                                                   $ 3,988,324
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:

      Non-Interest Bearing                                           $   635,939
      Interest Bearing                                                 2,338,442
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         Total Deposits                                                2,974,381

Short-Term Credit Facilities                                             383,958
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities                                 300,828
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      TOTAL LIABILITIES                                              $ 3,659,167
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STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

Common Stock                                                              14,995
Capital Surplus                                                          208,551
Retained Earnings                                                        123,254
Accumulated Other comprehensive Income                                   (17,643)
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY                                               329,157
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   TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
   STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY                                              $ 3,988,324
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I, Richard E. Brinkmann, Managing Director & Comptroller of the named bank do
hereby declare that this Statement of Condition has been prepared in conformance
with the instructions issued by the appropriate regulatory authority and is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Richard E. Brinkmann, Managing Director & Controller

April 16, 2001