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With the exception of the pipeline, the tanker is the most cost-effective way to move oil today. [38] Worldwide, tankers carry some 2 billion barrels (3.2 × 10 11 L) annually, and the cost of transportation by tanker amounts to only US$0.02 per gallon at the pump. [38]
The class, each ship powered by a single HSD-Sulzer 9RTA84T-D delivering 50,220 brake horsepower (37,450 kW) at 76 rpm, [6] possesses a relatively high service speed (16.5 knots; 30.6 km/h laden, 17.5 knots; 32.4 km/h in ballast), which increases their earning capacity.
A vessel could cost $200 million. [7] Since 2005, Qatargas has pioneered the development of two new classes of LNG carriers, referred to as Q-Flex and Q-Max. Each ship has a cargo capacity of between 210,000 and 266,000 cubic metres (7,400,000 and 9,400,000 cu ft) and is equipped with a re-liquefaction plant.
A tanker (or tank ship or tankship) is a ship designed to transport or store liquids or gases in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker (or petroleum tanker ), the chemical tanker , cargo ships , and a gas carrier .
With the exception of the pipeline, the tanker is the most cost-effective way to move oil today. [60] Worldwide, tankers carry some 2 billion barrels (3.2 × 10 11 L) annually, and the cost of transportation by tanker amounts to US$0.02 per gallon at the pump. [60]
The first commercially successful container ship was Ideal X, [12] a T2 tanker, ... To begin with, geared ships will cost more to purchase than a gearless ship. [34]
On 22 February 2012 an order for four tankers was placed with Daewoo at a contract cost of £452m, plus an additional £150m to be spent in Britain, making a total cost for the four ships slightly over £600 million. [7] Building ships in South Korea caused controversy in Britain, but no British yards tendered for the order. [7]
Worldscale was established in November 1952 by London Tanker Brokers' Panel on the request of British Petroleum and Shell as an average total cost of shipping oil from one port to another by ship. A large table was created as result. The same scale is used today, although it was merged with the American Tanker Rate Schedule (ATRS) in 1969.