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The State of Crude Oil Tanker Traffic in Canada
Oil tankers are a persistent presence in Canada’s coastal waters, yet their role in our nation’s oil trade is often misunderstood.
Oil tankers are a persistent presence in Canada’s coastal waters, yet their role in our nation’s oil trade is often misunderstood.
The ports across Canada that handle oil tankers include: Vancouver, Quebec City, Montreal, Saint John, NB, Port Hawkesbury, NS, Come-by-Chance, NF and Newfoundland offshore.
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.