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  2. Oil tanker - Wikipedia

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    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 ] Size categories

  3. Tank truck - Wikipedia

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    Tank trucks are described by their size or volume capacity. Large trucks typically have capacities ranging from 21,000 to 44,000 litres (5,500 to 11,600 US gal; 4,600 to 9,700 imp gal). In Australia, road trains up to four trailers in length (known as Quad tankers) carry loads in excess of 120,000 litres (32,000 US gal; 26,000 imp gal). Longer ...

  4. Tanker (ship) - Wikipedia

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    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. Tankers also carry commodities such as vegetable oils, molasses and wine.

  5. Water tender - Wikipedia

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    Some water tenders carry fire fighting equipment and crew much like an engine. These water tenders are able to operate relatively independently. Some water tenders actually combine a fire engine and water tender. This kind of unit may have seats for up to six firefighters, a water tank of more than 2,900 U.S. gallons (2,400 imperial gallons ...

  6. DC-10 Air Tanker - Wikipedia

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    The turbofan-powered aircraft carry up to 9,400 [2] US gallons (35,583 liters) of water or fire retardant in an exterior belly-mounted tank, the contents of which can be released in eight seconds. Four air tankers are currently in operation, all DC-10-30 aircraft, with the call-signs Tanker 910, 911, 912 and 914 .

  7. Canadair CL-415 - Wikipedia

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    The CL-415 can scoop up to 6,140 L (1,350 imp gal; 1,620 US gal) of water from a nearby water source, mix it with a chemical foam if desired, and drop it on a fire without having to return to base to refill its tanks. [6]

  8. LNG carrier - Wikipedia

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    LNG carriers of increasing size have been built since then, leading to the fleet of today, where giant Q-Max LNG ships sail worldwide that can each carry up to 266,000 m 3 (9,400,000 cu ft). A boom in U.S. natural gas production was enabled by hydraulic fracturing ("fracking"), creating large growth in natural gas production from 2010. [2]

  9. Deadweight tonnage - Wikipedia

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    Maximum DWT is the amount of weight a ship can carry without riding dangerously low in the water. Scale for a 6,000-tonne DWT ship. Deadweight tonnage (also known as deadweight; abbreviated to DWT, D.W.T., d.w.t., or dwt) or tons deadweight (DWT) is a measure of how much weight a ship can carry.