A NOTE ON NOVEL TYPE VESSELS IN PETROLEUM

Efforts aimed at reducing the marine transportation costs for petroleum products have moved along two paths; radical increases in the sizes of tankers, and the design of novel ships. The authors briefly describe several types of vessels which have been developed in the latter category, and the efforts of their company in this field.

• Corporate Authors:

  Annual Tanker Conference (16th)

  Ponte Verda Club
  Ponte Vedra Beach, FL  United States 
• Authors:
  • Lissenden, A
  • Dahan, P
• Conference:
  • Annual Tanker Conference (16th)
• Publication Date: 1971-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 181-203

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Operating costs; Ships; Tanker shipping; Tankers; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Ship descriptions (Crude tankers); Tanker economics
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00034897
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1972 12:00AM