Oil tankers

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An oil tanker is a ship designed for the carriage of oil in bulk; its cargo space consists of several or many separate holds. Tankers load their cargo from the shore by gravity or via shore pumps, and discharge using their own pumps. There are many size categories: handy, panamax, aframax, suezmax, VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) and ULCC (Ultra Large Crude Carrier).

Applications

Although oil tankers are designed to carry crude oil, they are also suitable for other types of cargo, e.g., refined products such as gasoline, aviation fuel, kerosene and paraffin.

Technologies

Oil tankers are designed with several separate holds to carry their cargo. These vessels are subject to many IMO regulations and all new oil tankers must be double hulled. Typically, ballast tanks and cofferdams surround the cargo holds, offering extra protection. Oil tankers are fitted with inert gas systems in order to create a non-explosive atmosphere inside the holds.

How to choose

Many factors must be taken into account: navigational scope and zone, type of cargo and dimensions. As refined products occupy less volume than unrefined oil, smaller tankers are usually used to transport refined petrochemicals, while larger tankers carry unrefined crude oil to the refineries.

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Advantages

- Cargo capacity
- Fast cargo operations

Disadvantages

- Dangerous cargo
- Specialized terminals
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CSBC Corporation
cargo ship : panamax oil tanker (shipyard) 65000 DWT CSBC Corporation
Cargo ship : panamax oil tanker (shipyard) 65000 DWT CSBC Corporation
cargo ship : suez-max oil tanker (shipyard) 150000 DWT CSBC Corporation
Cargo ship : suez-max oil tanker (shipyard) 150000 DWT CSBC Corporation
cargo ship : ULCC oil tanker (shipyard) 445000 DWT CSBC Corporation
Cargo ship : ULCC oil tanker (shipyard) 445000 DWT CSBC Corporation
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cargo ship : coastal oil tanker (shipyard) 3550 DWT Damen
Cargo ship : coastal oil tanker (shipyard) 3550 DWT Damen
cargo ship : coastal oil tanker (shipyard) 1700 DWT Damen
Cargo ship : coastal oil tanker (shipyard) 1700 DWT Damen
cargo ship : coastal oil tanker (shipyard) 5400 DWT Damen
Cargo ship : coastal oil tanker (shipyard) 5400 DWT Damen
Gemak Shipbuilding Industry and Trading
cargo ship : coastal oil tanker (shipyard) 16867 DWT Gemak Shipbuilding Industry and Trading
Cargo ship : coastal oil tanker (shipyard) 16867 DWT Gemak Shipbuilding Industry and Trading
cargo ship : coastal oil tanker (shipyard) 4450 DWT Gemak Shipbuilding Industry and Trading
Cargo ship : coastal oil tanker (shipyard) 4450 DWT Gemak Shipbuilding Industry and Trading
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cargo ship : oil tanker (shipyard) Naval Shipyard Gdynia
Cargo ship : oil tanker (shipyard)  Naval Shipyard Gdynia
cargo ship : oil tanker (shipyard) 5200 DWT Naval Shipyard Gdynia
Cargo ship : oil tanker (shipyard) 5200 DWT Naval Shipyard Gdynia
Desan Shipyard
cargo ship : coastal oil tanker (shipyard) 3500 DWT Desan Shipyard
Cargo ship : coastal oil tanker (shipyard) 3500 DWT Desan Shipyard
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cargo ship : oil tanker (shipyard) STX SHIPBUILDING
Cargo ship : oil tanker (shipyard)  STX SHIPBUILDING
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