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Tanker Sizes and Capacities
There are five principle sizes of oil tankers. In ascending order based on size, the smallest is the Panamax, Aframax, Suezmax, VLCC and the ULCC.
There are five principle sizes of oil tankers. In ascending order based on size, the smallest is the Panamax, Aframax, Suezmax, VLCC and the ULCC.
Oil tankers are very easy to spot and identify compared to other ships that are sailing the seas and visiting Canada’s ports.
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Canada’s top regions for international shipping of various cargo types are the Pacific, Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River and the Atlantic.