Tanker Chartering 2016
Foreword by Dr Nikolas Tsakos
President and Chief Executive of Tsakos Energy
Navigation and Chairman of Intertanko
ISBN: 978-1-908833-86-0
Pages: 324
The general impression of a tanker is a huge vessel steaming
from the Middle East to consumer countries full of crude oil to be
refined. But the tanker trade is much larger and much more complex
than that. Crude oil is just a part of it; a large part, but there
are many other elements.
Crude oil is carried in very large crude carriers, or VLCCs, as
well as in Suezmaxes, LR2s and Panamax tankers. This book explains
the characteristics of each type and their typical trades. It also
details other tanker trades. These include clean products such as
petrol or gasoline, diesel, gasoils, jet fuels and all the other
refined products.
Oil is also refined into elements called chemical feedstock
where clean fluids such as naphtha are turned into everyday
chemicals and plastics. These end-products are carried around the
world in chemical carriers. There are also gas carriers, which are
a branch of the tanker sector. These carry natural gases and
petroleum gases. As well as the ships and the trades, Tanker
Chartering describes types of employment and the relevant
contracts.
This book is aimed at those who wish to train as tanker brokers
but will also be useful for those who wish to increase their
existing knowledge of the shipping industry beyond such areas as
dry cargo, ship sale and purchase or the ports sector.
Contributors:
Fiona Palmer, Contributing Editor
Nick de Spon, Technical Reviewer
Philip Wood, Technical Reviewer
Orders:
Students and members: through your account at
www.shipbrokers.org
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Alternatively, send your enquiry to enquiries@ics.org.uk
Members receive a 50% discount on all
books