Vessel · Marine
Product Tanker
A smaller tanker that carries refined products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, usually on shorter routes and into more ports than crude carriers can reach.
What it does
General purpose and medium range classes move products between refining regions and markets. Coated tanks and separate pipe systems let one ship carry several grades without mixing them.
Basics
| General purpose | About 70,000 to 190,000 bbl of gasoline |
| Medium range | About 190,000 to 345,000 bbl of gasoline |
| Long range 1 | About 345,000 to 615,000 bbl, products or crude |
Common failures
- Grade contamination from poor line and tank cleaning between cargoes
Troubleshooting
- Symptom
- Product off spec at discharge
- Likely cause
- Previous cargo left in lines or tanks
- What to check
- Check tank cleaning records and line segregation before loading