Shuttle tanker

This normally consists of a taut hawser arrangement or dynamic positioning to maintain the position relative to the field, an off-loading arrangement of pipes, and redundant safety systems to ensure that the potentially flammable crude oil is handled safely in a harsh environment.

Shuttle tankers initially started operating in the North Sea.

Trials have been carried out in Gulf Of Mexico.

There are plans to take up such operation in the Arctic Sea, north of western Russia.

This merchant ship article is a stub.