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🚢 Oil Tanker Ships – A Brief Introduction
Oil tankers are specialized merchant vessels designed to transport large quantities of oil and its products in bulk across oceans and seas. They play a vital role in the global energy supply chain, carrying crude oil from extraction sites to refineries, and refined products to distribution centers.
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🔧 Types of Oil Tankers:
1. Crude Oil Tankers
o Transport unrefined (crude) oil from oil fields to refineries.
o Large in size; examples include VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carriers) and ULCCs (Ultra Large Crude Carriers).
2. Product Tankers
o Carry refined petroleum products like gasoline, diesel, kerosene.
o Smaller and more versatile, with multiple segregated tanks.
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📐 Key Features:
• Divided into multiple tanks for safety and separation.
• Equipped with inert gas systems, cargo pumps, and double hulls to prevent pollution.
• Follow strict international regulations (MARPOL, SOLAS, ISGOTT).
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🌍 Importance:
• Essential for global trade and energy transport.
• Efficient and economical way to move massive volumes of oil.
• Account for a significant portion of global shipping traffic.
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