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the oil tanker is the ship in which there are big tanks for oil and container ship takes the goods packed in the containers which are totally water prof and air tight
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What is the difference between a container ship and a tanker ship?
A container ship carries packet containers that can be loaded or unloaded directly for rail , road or air transport.Tankers carry liquid products such as oil, crude petroleum etc.
Was the Exxon Valdez an oil rig?
No, the Exxon Valdez was an oil tanker ship.
What causes an oil spill?
where an oil tanker collides with another ship at sea... i think
What do you call ships built to transport oil?
You call a ship that is built to transport oil a tanker.
What is a boat that carries oil or petrol called?
It is a ship known generally as a tanker.
What is a description of an oil tanker?
A ship constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil in bulk in its cargo spaces and includes combination carriers and any chemical tanker. --Jayant Negi
What is is the largest ship afloat?
Jahre Viking, crude oil tanker
What does it cost to rent an oil tanker?
only and only 1 billion dollars {criuse ship}
An observer noticed a large oil tanker parked at an oil terminal for 2 days. On the second day more of the hull of the ship was visible. Was the tanker picking up oil or delivering it?
A ship with a cargo rides lower in the water than when it has no cargo. As the cargo is unloaded, the ship rises in the water, revealing parts of the hull which had been below the water level. What the observer was looking at was a ship which was in the process of delivering its oil to the terminal.
What is an auxiliary oiler?
An auxiliary oiler is a naval oil tanker with the ability to perform underway replenishment of fuel oil or ship oil to ships of the fleet.
What is a tanker's cargo?
Normally a Tanker carries some liquid, mostly Oil, therefore the term "Oil Tanker".
Why do you ship oil by ship?
You would ship oil by ship if you had to get it across the ocean. Pipelines have been considered but a pipeline that is large and long enough to transport oil from the middle east to America for example, would cost a ton of money (several billion dollars). Therefore, they load it onto tanker vessels and ship it across the ocean.
