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n: a tanker with a capacity over 100,000 deadweight tons (90,720 dead weight tonnes). Supertankers with a capacity larger than 100,000 deadweight tons but less than 500,000 deadweight tons (45,360 deadweight tonnes) are called very large crude carriers. Those with a capacity over 500,000 deadweight tons are called ultralarge crude carriers.

n: a ship designed to transport oil, LPG, LNG, or SNG. Tankers whose capacity is 100,000 deadweight tons (90,720 deadweight tonnes) or more are supertankers, either very large crude carriers or ultralarge crude carriers. Also called a tank ship.

n: (ULCC) a supertanker whose capacity is 500,000 dead- weight tons or more. Compare very large crude carrier.

n: (VLCC) a supertanker whose capacity is larger than 100,000 deadweight tons (90,720 deadweight tonnes) but less than 500,000 deadweight tons (453,600 deadweight tonnes). Compare ultralarge crude carrier.