VLCCs

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf oil tanker class
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Cape_of_Good_Hope
gptkbp:builtBy shipyards in China
shipyards in Japan
shipyards in South Korea
gptkbp:capacity up to 2 million barrels of crude oil
gptkbp:commonRoutes Middle East to Asia
Middle East to Europe
West Africa to Asia
gptkbp:deadweightTonnageRange 200,000 to 320,000 DWT
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Liberia
gptkb:Marshall_Islands
gptkb:Panama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VLCCs
gptkbp:introducedIn late 1960s
gptkbp:length 330 meters
gptkbp:lowerAward ULCC
gptkbp:notableFor cannot transit Panama Canal
cannot transit Suez Canal when fully laden
economies of scale in oil transport
gptkbp:operatedBy oil shipping companies
gptkbp:operates gptkb:international_waters
gptkbp:partOf Aframax-Suezmax-VLCC-ULCC tanker size classification
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Suezmax
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:International_Maritime_Organization
gptkbp:standsFor gptkb:Very_Large_Crude_Carrier
gptkbp:subject gptkb:MARPOL_regulations
double-hull requirements
gptkbp:typicalBeam 60 meters
gptkbp:typicalDraft 20 meters
gptkbp:usedFor transporting crude oil
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5