A NEW APPROACH TO SUPERTANKER DESIGN

A stalemate between economic and ecologic interests in the movement of crude oil between supply and demand points has been developing over the last few years. To the present, the ship designer has played a minor role in effecting a rational compromise. While the new approach to supertanker design suggested here is obviously not a panacea for all problems that have arisen, it does address itself to a number of the ecologic differences that exist.

• Corporate Authors:

  Gulf Publishing Company

  Box 2608
  Houston, TX  United States  77001
• Authors:
  • Taggart Jr, R
• Publication Date: 1974-3

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 21-25
• Serial:
  • Ocean Industry
  • Publisher: Gulf Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Performance; Propellers; Supertankers; Tankers; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Propeller design; Propeller performance
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054178
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Gulf Publishing Company
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1974 12:00AM