Tankers

1.

Tankers

2.

Tanker is a unique type of
vessel that allows to carry
liquid cargo in special tanks

3.

The history of shipbuilding dates back thousands of
years, while the first tanker was built only in 1877.
The Zoroaster vessel had a deadweight of only 250
tons and was used to transport kerosene in bulk from
Baku to Volgograd

4.

5.

Oil tankers

6.

Chemical Tanker

7.

Gas carrier

8.

SPM system or “single-point mooring”
A single-point
mooring system is
a floating buoy
anchored on the
shelf and allowing
tankers to
overload
petroleum
products.

9.

The largest oil tanker in history
M/T Knock Nevis,
built in 1979 in
Japan. Its
deadweight was
564.763 tons, and
its length was 458
meters