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Exactly, “tanker” refers to several types of vehicles or vessels designed specifically for transporting liquids or gases in bulk.
- Liquid Cargo Tanker (Road):
- On roads, a tanker is typically an enclosed cargo body mounted on a truck chassis, specifically designed for transporting liquid commodities in bulk. These can include petroleum products (like gasoline, diesel, or jet fuel), chemicals, liquid food products (like milk or juice), or other liquids.
- Tankers for road transport often have cylindrical or elliptical tank shapes and are equipped with specialized valves, pumps, and safety features to handle the specific characteristics of the liquid being transported.
- Liquid Cargo Tanker (Marine):
- In maritime transportation, a tanker is a large ship designed to transport liquid cargo in bulk across oceans and waterways. These tankers are primarily used for carrying petroleum products such as crude oil, refined oil, or liquefied natural gas (LNG).
- Marine tankers vary in size and capacity, with some of the largest tankers capable of carrying hundreds of thousands of metric tons of liquid cargo.
- Dry Bulk Tanker (Road):
- While “tanker” typically refers to liquid cargo carriers, in some contexts, it can also refer to specialized trailers designed for hauling dry bulk materials such as grains, cement, sand, or powdered chemicals.
- Dry bulk tankers, also known as pneumatic trailers or air-can trailers, use pneumatic systems to unload cargo by pressurizing the tank and forcing the material out through discharge hoses.
Each type of tanker serves a crucial role in transporting different types of bulk cargo efficiently and safely, whether on land or at sea.
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