China's largest oil tanker delivered in Guangzhou

[aimarraul]

China's largest oil tanker delivered in Guangzhou
China's largest self-developed supertanker has been completed in south China's Guangdong Province and was expected to set sail in late January.

Xin Pu Yang, the most sophisticated supertanker ever designed and built
by a Chinese shipyard, docks at Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong
province, January 22, 2010. The ship was delivered to its buyer China
Shipping (Croup) Company on Friday at Nansha port in Guangzhou. It
marks a milestone that the tonnage of China's oil tanks finally
breaks through 300,000 tons. [Photo: Xinhua/Chen Yehua]

The 333-meter-long and 60-meter-wide oil tanker, named Xinpuyang, was designed and built by the Guangzhou Longxue Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and the Marine Design and Research Institute of China.

The tanker was handed over to the buyer, China Shipping (Group) Company, in Nansha Port in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong on Friday, said a spokesman of Longxue.

The tanker is designed to have a service speed of 15.7 knots (equal to 30 km per hour) with a loading capacity of 308,000 tonnes of crude oil.

The ship is equipped with satellite navigator, radar and monitoring alarm system. China is the third largest oil importer in the world and 80 percent of its oil transport relies on foreign tankers.

 

[azfar]

good decision to built own oil tankers.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Thats awesome, considering the shipbuilder of Guangzhou is not even the large one like Jiangnan/Hudong/Dalian, imagine what other bigger shipbuilders can do.

 

[azfar]

is it operational now?

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Yes, i think it has been put in operation recently.

 

[grey boy 2]

China's largest oil tanker set to sail Jan 14 2010

The most sophisticated supertanker ever designed and built by a Chinese shipyard, Xin Pu Yang, is about to start its maiden voyage from Guangzhou later this month, media reports said.

The ship is believed to be the largest oil tanker in the world, three times the size of an aircraft carrier.

The maiden voyage marks a milestone that "the tonnage of China's oil tanks finally breaks through 300,000 tons", the China National Radio said.

Captain Feng Wanyuan said the tanker is equipped with the world's most advanced automatic navigation system, which enables it to sail 24 hours a day without manual operation.

"Xin Pu Yang is by far the most advanced super-large oil tanker with a high level of automation and reliability in performance, featuring independent technology in design and construction," Feng said.

The high efficiency of the tanker will safeguard oil security in China, experts said.

The vessel can sail at 30 km per hour even when it is fully loaded. That means it will only take 20 days for it to arrive at oil terminals in the Middle East from Guangzhou.

Also, the tanker is able to unload its 300,000 tons of oil within 24 hours.

Liu Yijun, an energy strategy specialist at China University of Petroleum, told China Daily that foreign tankers are shipping more than 80 percent of China's crude oil imports.

"For a country importing more than 50 percent of its crude oil, to develop its own shipment will make the oil industry cheaper and safer," he said.

 

[xuxu1457]

Inside

 

[xuxu1457]

landing zone for Helicopter

 

[xuxu1457]

is it operational now?

Yes,it has went to the Middle east
http://www.tudou.com/v/fHtskGmKJW4

 

[xuxu1457]

http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTQ3ODc4NjM2/v.swf

 

[TaimiKhan]

Stay on Topic

 

[conworldus]

Nice ship! Mighty and modern.

 

[Rank]

Beast but i have doubt over 3 times of Aircraft carrier.

 

[xuxu1457]

Beast but i have doubt over 3 times of Aircraft carrier.

it can load 308000 tons oil.It is normal oil tankers and cruise ships bigger than Aircraft carrier~~

 

[azfar]

Ok so you are using foreign tankers to transport 80+ percent of oil to you, how much the figure will change by this tanker (one tanker) or by few of them?