Ship Knok Nuis is the largest super-tanker in the world. It has a capacity of 565,000 tons and it is 1,502 feet long. However, there was a desire to increase the load of the ship and make it a symbol of sea transportation as well as the largest ship ever built. So it was renovated. When it first appeared outside the shipyard, we could clearly see that its capacity increased by 87,000 tons and that its name was changed to Jahre Viking. However, this boat is extremely difficult to steer since it can enter only in a few ports in the world. It cannot pass through the Suez and Panama Canals. It was anchored in the Persian Gulf and it serves as a storage tank for crude oil. Current capacity is a whopping 647,955 tons or 4.1 million barrels of oil. To get the idea how big it is, we can say that one delivery of that tanker can keep the entire world economy running on fuel for two whole days! That's why many super-tankers are used in the world, but at the same time they are a huge risk to the environment.
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7 comments:
Hope the sea is not going to break this "super tanker" in two!
That is one huge ship. The amount of cargo it carry is just as mind-boggling. I really hope they keep it in tip-top shape. I'd hate to imagine what would happen if something bad happened to it.
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That's indeed a huge tanker. I think it would be better to just use it for it's original purpose. It would take a lot of oil tank cleaning personnel for this big ship.
I find it hard to imagine that something that a ship that big even exists. Even looking at those numbers, I'm having trouble grasping the storage space that giant has.
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For what it's worth, that ship does a big job of ensuring that savannah georgia fall protection for one is executed to the highest levels of safety.
It can't keep the world economy running for 2 days. The world consumes upwards of 90 million barrels of crude a day. Still it can carry a huge load.It could run the entire German economy for 1 day.
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