Normally a Tanker carries some liquid, mostly Oil, therefore the term "Oil Tanker".
Truck tankers can be classified based on their design and the type of cargo they transport. Common classifications include liquid tankers, which carry liquids such as fuel or chemicals; dry bulk tankers, designed for transporting bulk materials like grains or powders; and specialized tankers for specific fluids, such as food-grade or hazardous materials. Additionally, tankers can be categorized by their size and configuration, including single-compartment and multi-compartment designs.
Tankers and liners are types of ships designed for transporting goods over water. Tankers are specifically built to carry liquid cargoes, such as oil, chemicals, or liquefied natural gas, using specialized tanks to ensure safe and efficient transport. Liners, on the other hand, refer to cargo ships that operate on a regular schedule along established routes, primarily carrying general cargo, containers, or bulk goods. Both play crucial roles in global trade, but they serve different purposes and cargo types.
Freeboard on Oil Tankers have less freeboard than General Cargo ships of similar length for several reasons, six of them being: 1. Smaller deck openings in the Upper Deck. 2. Greater sub-division by transverse and longitudinal bulkheads. 3. Density of cargo oil is less than grain cargo. 4. Much larger and better pumping arrangements on tankers to control any ingress of bilge water. 5. Permeability for an oil-filled tank is only about 5% compared to permeability of a grain cargo hold of 60-65%. Hence ingress of water in a bilged compartment will be much less. 6. Larger Transverse Metacentric Height (GMT) values for an Oil Tanker, especially for modern wide shallow draft tanker designs.
A merchantman is a vessel that is non naval. This includes cargo ships, tankers and freighters. There was also an ST Merchantman tug boat that was in service from 1946 to 1962 when it was retired.
If you consider the "most cargo" to be by weight or volume then the answer would be a Supertanker. VLCC stands for Very Large Crude Carriers. These tankers can carry up to 400,000 tons of crude oil and are over 1,000ft in length.
These ships are built expressely for the carriage of liquid cargos. The cargo compartments are called tanks instead of holds, and their internal structures is designed for this purpose. Moreover, these tanks are serviced by a system of pipes and pumps in order to load, discharge and/or shift the cargo.
Tankers can come in various colors, but many are typically painted in shades of white, gray, or black to reflect sunlight and reduce heat absorption. Some may also feature bright colors like red or blue for visibility or branding purposes. The specific color often depends on the company, the type of cargo they carry, and regulatory standards. Overall, there's no single color for tankers; it varies widely.
Tankers transport liquids, These maybe motor vehicles or ships.
It depends on their purpose. Some are Tankers, they hold liquid cargo. Some are Container ships, they hold cargo that is already in steel contaners that can also be transported by rail or truck. RO-RO is a ship that is designed with a large ramp that can be lowered so that the cargo ( things that are drivable ) can be driven on and off the vessel. Bulk Cargo ships carry grain or other granular materials that can be dumped into large holds. Argosy
There are 3 Eddie Stobart Petrol Tankers but this will change to 6 when they Commision the 3 Scania Tankers that they are getting
It is piping system design, found specially on product tankers, where segregation of cargo is required. It is if circular or square layout. This system is expensive as more valves & piping is required for its construction. This layout also gives much more combinations & segregation's within cargo tanks.
Pipelines, Oil tankers (Ships), Oil Drums, Road Tankers.