very large crude carrier

ship
Also known as: VLCC

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    Very large crude carriers (VLCCs). These ships, with a length of some 330 metres (1,100 feet), have capacities between 200,000 and 320,000 dwt. They carry in the area of two million barrels. Suezmax. The largest ships that can transit the Suez Canal, these tankers are…

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