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Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Very_Large_Crude_Carrier_(VLCC)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:VLCC
gptkbp:beamRange
approx. 60 meters
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
typically 20-30
gptkbp:deadweightTonnageRange
160,000 to 320,000 DWT
gptkbp:draftRange
approx. 20 meters
gptkbp:flag
various countries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC)
gptkbp:introducedIn
late 1960s
gptkbp:length
approx. 330 meters
gptkbp:lowerAward
gptkb:Ultra_Large_Crude_Carrier_(ULCC)
gptkbp:notableFor
economies of scale in oil transport
gptkbp:operatedBy
major shipping companies
gptkbp:operates
gptkb:international_waters
major oil shipping routes
gptkbp:rank
gptkb:Aframax
gptkbp:usedFor
transporting crude oil
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Adrian_Darya_1
gptkb:Super_Tanker
gptkb:Sines_Oil_Terminal
gptkb:Kaombo_Norte_FPSO
gptkb:Kaombo_Sul_FPSO
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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