Translations for „supertanker“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

super·tank·er [ˈsu:pəˌtæŋkəʳ] N NAUT

supertanker

supertanker m

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English

Some supertankers are too large to traverse the canal.

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Modernisation of the shipyards took place in the 1960s allowing construction of supertankers.

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The danger of supertanker accidents also increased in the heavily trafficked strait.

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Supertankers are one of the three preferred methods for transporting large quantities of oil, along with pipeline transport and rail.

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Consequently, the lock-to-lock movement of the steering wheel seems to take longer to negotiate than turning a supertanker.

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It's more complicated to captain than a supertanker.

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More than half of the world's supertanker traffic, by tonnage, passes through the region's waters every year.

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Crude oil of the same value would require 17 supertanker ships that can hold about 2 million barrels of oil each.

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A supertanker's routes are generally long, requiring it to stay at sea for extended periods, up to and beyond seventy days at a time.

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Shortly after, he inherited his father's fleet of 30 ships, including the world's five largest supertankers.

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