A Chinese shipyard has just delivered the world’s largest shuttle oil tanker to Shanghai North Sea Shipping, according to state-owned news outlet CGTN. The 155k-ton behemoth was built by Dalian Shipping Industry Company and named NS Pioneer. When fully fueled, the vessel can sail up to 22k nautical miles, which is about the distance of two round trips from Shanghai to Dubai, according to the outlet

SOUND SMART- The term “Suezmax” is a shipping term applied to the largest class of vessels that can transit the Suez Canal without being towed. Ships of this class typically have a tonnage of between 120k-200k tons.

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