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ULTRA LARGE CRUDE CARRIER [4 records]

Record 1 2020-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
DEF

A ship designed for the carriage of oil in bulk, her cargo space consisting of several, or indeed many, tanks.

OBS

Size and capacity range from the ultra large crude carrier(u. l. c. c.) of over half a million tonnes dead weight to the small coastal tanker.

OBS

tanker: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
DEF

Navire-citerne conçu pour le transport, sous forme liquide et en vrac, de pétrole brut [...] ou raffiné [...]

OBS

pétrolier : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Transporte de petróleo y gas natural
DEF

Barco que transporta petróleo y todo tipo de crudos.

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Record 2 2012-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
CONT

Before World War II only 20 per cent of the ocean traffic in petroleum was in crude oil; today 80 per cent is crude oil. The larger size of tanker is the crude oil carrier and these are known as VLCC-very large crude carriers and ULCC-ultra large crude carriers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
CONT

Pétroliers de brut. Dans les pétroliers transportant du pétrole brut, on peut distinguer les pétroliers, et les superpétroliers [...] Ceux-ci sont les très grands navires, qui se sont développés après la fermeture du canal de Suez [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A supertanker whose capacity is 500,000 dwt [deadweight tons] or larger.

CONT

The larger size of tanker is the crude oil carrier and these are known as VLCC-very large crude carriers and ULCC-ultra large crude carriers.

CONT

... Ultra Large Crude Carrier.... those over 400, 000 [tons] are ULCC' s.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Hyperpétrolier, de plus de 400 000 t.

OBS

ultragros transporteur de brut : par analogie avec «très gros transporteur de brut».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte de petróleo y gas natural
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
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Record 4 2001-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A tanker with a capacity over 100,000 dwt.

CONT

Since 1968, the oil companies have put into service twelve ships of 200,000 tons or more - called "oilbergs" - and they have 170 more in order in yards from Bilbao to Yokohama. British, Swedish and West German builders have taken losses on the oilbergs. [Time, 1969, 05-30, p. 63]

OBS

The larger size of tanker is the crude oil carrier and these are known as VLCC-very large crude carriers and ULCC-ultra large crude carriers.

OBS

Supertankers with a capacity larger than 100,000 dwt but less then 500,000 dwt are called very large crude carriers (VLCCs). Supertankers with a capacity over 500,000 dwt are called ultralarge crude carriers (ULCCs).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Navire pétrolier qui figure dans la classe des plus grands navires en fonction.

OBS

superpétrolier : Cette appellation a désigné avec le temps des pétroliers de tonnages variés : 100 000, 200 000, 300 000 et jusqu'à 500 000 tonnes et plus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte de petróleo y gas natural
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
CONT

En la costa oeste de Alaska encalla el superpetrolero Exxon Valdez provocando un enorme derrame de crudo que producirá una de las mayores catástrofes ecológicas de la década.

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