China's largest oil tanker put into use
(Xinhua) Updated: 2014-11-05 17:20GUANGZHOU - China's largest oil tanker, with vessel displacement seven times that of the country's only aircraft carrier "Liaoning", was delivered Wednesday in South China's Guangzhou city.
The 333-meter tanker "Kaigui" was built by Guangzhou Shipyard International Co Ltd for the China Merchants Energy Shipping Co Ltd, which is China's largest offshore oil shipping firm.
The vessel, with a dead weight of 320,000 tons, can circle the equator without refueling. It can accommodate helicopter take-off and landing and is equipped with automatic control system, which can enable unmanned navigation.
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