World’s Biggest Oil Tanker Sails for Fuel-Storage Zone
- Ultra-large oil carrier stores fuel ahead of IMO 2020 rules
- Vessel, slowly accumulating supplies for months, heads to Asia
Source: Euronav NV
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The world’s biggest oil tanker has begun a 12,400-mile voyage to a fuel-storage zone in Asia, the latest movement of a vessel that’s intrigued the shipping market and fuel traders for months.
More than 1,200 feet long, 16 years old, and able to hold roughly a day of France’s and Britain’s combined oil consumption, Oceania will arrive at Sungai Linggi in Malaysia at the end of September, according to recent signals from the vessel. Its depth in the water and previous movements indicate the so-called ultra-large crude carrier, owned by Antwerp-based Euronav NV, has cargo on board.