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VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/VLCC_(Very_Large_Crude_Carrier)
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:Very_Large_Crude_Carrier
gptkbp:beam
about 60 meters
gptkbp:builtBy
shipyards worldwide
gptkbp:cannotTransit
gptkb:Panama_Canal
gptkbp:canTransit
Suez Canal (when not fully loaded)
gptkbp:capacity
up to 2 million barrels of crude oil
gptkbp:category
supertanker
gptkbp:crew
about 20 to 30 people
gptkbp:draught
about 20 meters
gptkbp:flag
various countries
gptkbp:hasDoubleHull
yes (modern VLCCs)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier)
gptkbp:introducedIn
late 1960s
gptkbp:length
about 330 meters
gptkbp:lowerAward
gptkb:ULCC_(Ultra_Large_Crude_Carrier)
gptkbp:mainCargo
gptkb:oil
gptkbp:market
global shipping industry
gptkbp:notableConstructor
gptkb:Hyundai_Heavy_Industries
gptkb:China_State_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkb:Samsung_Heavy_Industries
gptkb:Japan_Marine_United
gptkb:Daewoo_Shipbuilding_&_Marine_Engineering
gptkb:DSME
gptkbp:notableOperation
gptkb:NYK_Line
gptkb:China_VLCC
gptkb:Cosco_Shipping_Energy_Transportation
gptkb:DHT_Holdings
gptkb:Frontline_Ltd.
gptkb:International_Seaways
gptkb:Maran_Tankers
gptkb:SK_Shipping
gptkb:Teekay_Corporation
gptkb:Euronav
gptkb:Bahri
gptkb:Mitsui_O.S.K._Lines
gptkbp:notableRoute
Middle East to Asia
Middle East to Europe
West Africa to Asia
gptkbp:operatedBy
shipping companies
gptkbp:operates
gptkb:international_waters
major oil shipping routes
gptkbp:operatesIn
oil producing regions and refineries
gptkbp:propulsion
piston engine
gptkbp:rank
gptkb:Suezmax
gptkb:Aframax
gptkbp:registeredIn
various countries
gptkbp:regulates
gptkb:International_Maritime_Organization
gptkbp:speed
about 15 knots
gptkbp:subject
gptkb:MARPOL_regulations
gptkb:SOLAS_regulations
gptkbp:typicalDeadweightTonnage
160,000 to 320,000 DWT
gptkbp:usedFor
transporting crude oil
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:AET
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6