Atef Abou Merhi - The Benefits of Transporting Oil by Sea

With their ability to carry liquid cargoes in bulk, oil tankers currently transport most of the world’s energy needs. Oil tankers can be recognized by their long flat deck and the network of ballast pipelines and cargo on top of the accommodation segment of the vessel.

1. Atef Abou Merhi - The Benefits
of Transporting Oil by Sea
With their abilit y to c ar r y liquid c argoes in bulk , oil t ankers cur rentl y transpor t most of the wor ld ' s energy needs . Oil
t ankers c an be recognized by their long flat deck and the net wor k of b allast pipelines and c argo on top of the
accommodation segment of the vessel . This present ation will explore the key benefits and considerations of transpor ting
oil by se a .

2. Product Volume and Economic Factors
Massive Volume Capacity
The key benefit of using t ankers to transpor t oil by se a is
the sheer volume of product that c an be moved this way .
I t would t ake many , many trucks to transpor t the same
amount of oil that a t anker is c ap able of , which could also
potentiall y constitute a hazard to other ro ad users .
Cost-Effective Transportation
Oce an shipping offers , by far , the most competitive freight
costs to shippers – especiall y over long dist ances . As well
as the volume of oil that c an be shipped in this way , it
tends to provide the most economic al choice for
transpor ting oil to consumers .

3. Distance and Flexibility
1
Long-Distance Transport
Producers tend to prefer transpor t ation by se a due to
the often signific antl y large dist ances bet ween
production loc ations and consumers . An overse as
jour ney may cut the travel time considerabl y in some
circumst ances .
2
Global Reach
Water ways make it possible for oil producers to ship
their products to other continents .
3
Border Flexibility
Fur ther more , transpor ting oil by se a overcomes any
b ar r iers an expor ter may encounter when tr ying to cross
the borders of other countr ies .

4. Environmental
Considerations
1
Lower Carbon
Footprint
Industr y exper ts – such as
founding member and
managing director of
Pelagic Par tners , Atef
Abou Mer hi – underst and
that other for ms of
transpor t t ypic all y have a
much gre ater c ar bon
footpr int than se a
shipping .
2
Carbon-Efficient
Transport
Ships tend to provide the
most c ar bon - efficient
mode of transpor t , and
emissions are likel y to
decre ase fur ther over the
coming ye ars as
sust ainable technologies
ad vance .

5. Safety Measures
Specialized Design
Tankers are designed to
c ar r y potentiall y dangerous
mater ials safel y , and the
shipping industr y is he avil y
regulated to ensure the
safet y of crews , vessels ,
c argo , and the environment .
Increasing Maritime
Safety
As mar itime safet y incre ases ,
c argo loss as a resul t of
incidents occur r ing dur ing
transpor t ation are similar l y
decre asing .

6. Types of Oil Tankers:
Large Range
Type De adweight Tonnage ( DWT )
Large Range 1 45,000 - 159,999 metr ic tons
Large Range 2 45,000 - 159,999 metr ic tons
There are different t ypes of oil t ankers . Large Range 1 and Large
Range 2 t ankers have a DWT ( de adweight tonnage ) of bet ween
45,000 and 159,999 metr ic tons .

7. Types of Oil Tankers:
Supertankers
Very Large Crude
Carriers (VLCCs)
Ver y Large Crude Car r iers
( VLCCs ) are known as
super t ankers and have a DWT of
bet ween 160,000 and 319,999
metr ic tons .
Ultra Large Crude
Carriers (ULCCs)
Ul tra Large Crude Car r iers
( ULCCs ) have DWTs of 320,000
metr ic tons and above and are
the largest oce angoing vessels ;
they are as long as some of the
wor ld ' s t allest buildings are high .

8. The Importance of Oil Tankers
1
Volume and Efficiency
Oil t ankers transpor t most of the wor ld ' s energy needs with unp aralleled volume c ap acit y and economic
efficiency .
2
Global Reach
They enable long - dist ance transpor t across continents , overcoming geographic al b ar r iers .
3
Environmental Progress
As the most c ar bon - efficient mode of transpor t , oil t ankers are at the forefront of sust ainable shipping
practices .
4
Safety and Innovation
With ongoing improvements in safet y and technology , oil t ankers continue to be a crucial component of
glob al energy distr ibution .