In the early years of oil and gas transportation, the oil
was carried in barrel in conventional cargo vessel. The majority of chemical
carries are petroleum and natural gas, while others are made for coal or coal
gas and carrying passengers as well. But today, all of these vessels has been modernized
in such a way that every ship are built to it purpose.
On this article , we
will like to list and analyze in summary the types of tanker ships we have presently and there built
purposes. In recent age, tanker ships are divided into four types and which some
maritime students do hear about them, but probably will like to know little understanding about them. Below are listed types of tanker ship,there purpose and proportion type.
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Four Types Of Tanker
Ships
1.
Gas
Tanker: This type of ship falls into two main divisions according to the
two main cargoes concerned i.e ( Liquefied natural gas & Liquefied
petroleum gas carriers ) . they are built with double hull in which the inner
one are either box or cylindrical shape , while the side tankers can serve as ballast tanks which stabilize the ship. These type of ship uses stem engine for proportion.
2.
Oil Tanker:
there are also two types on this category of ship, i.e ( crude oil and product
tankers). They have two longitudinal bulkheads which run through the entire length
of the cargo space, providing three athwart ship compartments. The pump room are been place forward of the
engine room which enables fast and high discharge rate of the cargo. They use
motor engine (diesel engine )for proportion.
3.
Combine
Tanker : Combination tankers are type of tankers designed to carry both dry
and liquid bulk cargoes . these cargoes are ranging from Oil, bulk, ore and
oil/ore. Also been propel by motor engines.
4.
Bitumen
Tanker: this type of ship is specifically built to handle the produce of at
high temperature. The construction or arrangement are done in such a way they
are built to carry double bottom and wing tanks to isolate the bitumen from the
shell, and attached with more elaborate heating coils or tubes than in a normal tankers. They are
also propel by motor or stem engines.
Reference:
Tanker lectures
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