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This document discusses propulsion trends in tankers. It begins by defining tanker types and sizes, ranging from small tankers under 50,000 deadweight tons (dwt) to very large crude carriers (VLCC) over 200,000 dwt. The average hull design and ship speeds are provided as functions of ship size. Propulsion power demand increases with ship size, from small tankers requiring around 5,000 kW up to VLCCs requiring over 50,000 kW. Larger tankers have lower optimum propeller speeds. The double hull design is now r
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- mariodal
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