Sentence examples for crude carriers from inspiring English sources

Very large crude carriers (VLCCs).

Ultralarge crude carriers (ULCCs).

Common tanker designations, in descending order by size, are: Ultralarge crude carriers (ULCCs).

Reuters reported that as many as 13 Iranian crude carriers were on course to be fully loaded and prepared to leave for India and Europe.

Rates for transporting oil in very large crude carriers (VLCCs) hit an average of $86,000 a day in 2004, more than twice their level in 2001-03.

The first table shows examples of the deadweight (dwt), main dimensions, speed, and power for gas carriers, ultra large crude carriers (ULCCs), passenger liners and container ships.

Then, there are the crude oil carriers which extend to the 500000 tonnes deadweight range.

Tankers are used for the transport of liquids, and include crude oil carriers, product tankers, gas tankers, and chemical carriers.

We use crude oil carriers as our illustrative example; these represent nearly a quarter of international sea cargo movements.

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, New York, an international ship owner, said it would buy two crude oil carriers from Bergesen, Oslo, for $156 million.

DOT has proposed that crude oil carriers retrofit the cars with thicker shells, tighter valves, or additional brakes.