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tanker

n. a drinker; a drunkard. When I came into the bar, a few tankers were in the back.

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This state-of-the-art tanker is a welcome addition to our growing fleet and will provide safe, reliable and efficient transportation service to our customers for many years to come," said Robert Kurz, vice president of Kinder Morgan Terminals and president of American Petroleum Tankers, a Kinder Morgan, Inc.

General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers First ECO Class Tanker for American Petroleum Tankers

The construction of the first tanker for American Petroleum Tankers is well underway at NASSCO and we are pleased to begin construction on a second tanker for the company today.

United States : General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction on Second American Petroleum ECO Tanker

The delivery is part of the third phase of the company's plan to revamp its tanker fleet which includes four giant oil tankers, an oil product tanker and four double hull oil product tankers, it added.

KOTC gets delivery of giant tanker

Concurrent with the completion of the transaction between Dorian LPG and Scorpio Tankers, Dorian LPG has also closed its subscription for its private placement of 80,405,405 shares to Norwegian and international institutional investors at a price of NOK 18.

Dorian LPG Ltd. Announces Completion of Acquisition of Scorpio Tankers Inc. VLGC Fleet and $250 Million Private Placement and Declaration of 2 Options

The Chinese tanker, Yuan Yang Hu, was sighted at Kharg on Now Ruz.

China now sends its own tanker to carry Iran oil

A Saudi lady by the name of Umm Salwa told Arab News yesterday that she has been waiting for a water tanker since 9 that morning to no avail after repeatedly asking tanker drivers to deliver a water tanker to her house in the Ruwais area.

Water woes hit Jeddah anew

Sources said these private tanker operators generally extract water from the ground or get it from the DJB through the connivance of local officials, including the police.

At the tanker mafia's mercy

Universal Shipbuilding Corporation manufactured the tanker.

OSC adds 20th vessel to fleet

The chief guest toured the various sections of the tanker that was built in the ship dry dock of Universal Shipbuilding Corporation where the attendees listened to detailed explanation presented by the concerned engineers about the various systems, equipment and controls on board of the ship.

"Saham" Crude Oil Tanker is Launched

Pilots were on board the F/A-18 for safety purposes, but they put their hands up and away from the controls as the plane connected itself to the tanker.

SKY-HIGH REFUELING DRONE FILL-UPS CAN BE DONE IN MIDAIR FIRST-EVER AUTONOMOUS AIRBORNE OPERATION CARRIED OUT WITH NASA F/A-18 FLIGHT

Upon delivery of three Suezmax tankers and one Handymax tanker, the company expects to operate a fleet of 27 tankers.

"TOP TANKERS" TAKES DELIVERY OF M/T STORMLESS

The flight proceeded to the tanker track for post-mission tanking, encountering more clouds along the way.

Botched bailout

It was a routine voyage for the oil tanker Prestige last November--until it glided into a savage storm.

Oil spill! A marine calamity raises the burning question: how to prevent a repeat disaster? (Oil/Oceans)

SNTM-Hyproc has six LNG tankers with a total capacity of 677,900 m[superscript three]; four six LPG tankers of various sides, including two new ones built a Kawasaki Heavy Industries shipyard in Japan and delivered in 1999/2000; and one oil tanker with a capacity of 22,300 dwt.

ALGERIA - Sea Transport

said Tuesday they have agreed to integrate their ocean-going tanker operations for cost reduction.