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AAffrraam
maaxx is a medium-sized crude tanker with a dead weight tonnage (DWT) ranging between 80,000 and 120,000. The
tanker derives its name from AAFFRRAA which stands for AAvveerraaggee FFrreeiigghhtt RRaattee AAsssseessssm
meenntt.. AAFFRRAA system was created in
1954 by Shell Oil to standardise contract terms.
Though rela8vely smaller than VVeerryy LLaarrggee CCrruuddee CCoonnttaaiinneerrss ((VVLLCCCC)) and the U
Ullttrraa LLaarrggee CCrruuddee CCoonnttaaiinneerrss ((U
ULLCCCC)),,
the tanker has a cargo carrying capacity between 70,000 and 100,000 metric tonnes. The average cargo carrying capacity
of AAffrraam
maaxx is approximately 750,000 barrels.
Due to their favorable size, AAffrraam
maaxx tankers can serve most ports in the world. These vessels serve regions which do not
have very large ports or oshore oil terminals to accommodate very large crude carriers and ultra large crude carriers.
AAffrraam
maaxx tankers are just perfect for short to medium haul crude oil transporta8on.

Adver8sing

AAffrraam
maaxx ttaannkkeerr SSeeaam
maasstteerr
AAffrraam
maaxx tankers are extensively used in areas of lower crude oil produc8on such as in Non-OPEC countries which lack
large harbors and canals to accommodate VVLLCCCC and U
ULLCCCC class of tankers. Their main areas of opera8ons include South
American oil cargo exports to the US Gulf region through the Caribbean, North African exports to Southern Europe
through Mediterranean, exports from former Soviet Union Republics to Northern Europe through the Black Sea and the
North Sea, and South East Asian exports to the Far East. As AAffrraam
maaxx vessels are mainly used in transpor8ng crude oil,
they are some8mes called dirty tankers.

CCoom
mppaarriissoonn ooff TTaannkkeerr ssiizzeess
Teekay Corpora8on of Canada operates a total of 67 AAffrraam
maaxx ships, which makes it the owner of the largest eet of
AAffrraam
maaxx tankers in the world.

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