oil tanker
Seagoing petroleum vessel
An oil tanker is a large ship designed to transport crude oil or petroleum products in bulk.
These vessels carry liquid cargo in massive internal tanks rather than in containers or holds.
Oil tankers range from small coastal vessels to supertankers among the largest ships ever built: The oil tanker ran aground, spilling millions of gallons into the bay.
Enormous petroleum cargo ship
- VLCCHuge petroleum transport vessel
- tankshipVessel transporting liquid cargo
- single-hullOne-bodied boat design
- deadweightInert, unproductive mass
tonnage · displacement · draught · ballast tanks · bulkhead · engine room · deck · bow
Smooth or craftily adept
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- cleanupRestoration of order
- ecosystem damageHarm to natural communities
coastguard · salvage · Exxon Valdez · boom · dispersant · skimmer · wildlife rescue · marine pollution
Unpolished, raw state
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- jet fuelAircraft turbine propellant
hydrocarbons · fossil fuels · bitumen · refinery · flammable · hazardous cargo · inert gas · volatile
Cylindrical storage vessels
- shipmentGoods being transported
- bulkMain mass or size
- commodityFungible traded good
- exportForeign-bound sale
import · freight · consignment · storage · distribution · supply chain · transshipment · goods
supertanker
Enormous petroleum cargo ship
- VLCCHuge petroleum transport vessel
- tankshipVessel transporting liquid cargo
- single-hullOne-bodied boat design
deadweight · tonnage · displacement · draught · ballast tanks · bulkhead · engine room · deck · bow · stern
slick
Smooth or craftily adept
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- cleanupRestoration of order
ecosystem damage · coastguard · salvage · Exxon Valdez · boom · dispersant · skimmer · wildlife rescue · marine pollution · bilge
crude
Unpolished, raw state
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
jet fuel · hydrocarbons · fossil fuels · bitumen · refinery · flammable · hazardous cargo · inert gas · volatile
barrels
Cylindrical storage vessels
export · import · freight · consignment · storage · distribution · supply chain · transshipment · goods · loading
helm
Vessel's steering mechanism
GPS · radar · sonar · buoy · lighthouse · pilotage · sea lane · shipping channel · strait · Suez Canal
- boatsboat, ship, canoe, kayak, yacht
- tankerssupertanker, fuel truck, crude carrier, gasoline truck, VLCC
- oil tankerssupertanker, VLCC, crude carrier, double hull, pump room
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- watercraftboat, sailboat, kayak, canoe, ships
- shipsship, vessel, freighter, cargo ship, container ship
oil tankercontainer ship
Vessel carrying standardized freight boxes
cargo ship · freighter · passenger ship · cruise ship · ferry
oil tankerrowboat
Oar-propelled small vessel
canoe · kayak · dinghy · paddleboard · inflatable raft